MEET OUR PARENT FORUM

 

At Birchington C E Primary School, we are proud to have a Parent Forum. The Parent Forum is the representative body for all parents of pupils at Birchington C E Primary School. It is a great opportunity to become more involved in, and more informed about, the decisions which affect your child's school.

WHEN DO MEETINGS TAKE PLACE AND WHAT ARE OUR AIMS?

Meetings are held on a Tuesday at 9am towards the end of every term, led by Mrs Highsted.

The aim of our Parent Forum is:

• to enhance links between home and school, giving parents and carers a better understanding of their child’s education

• to meet in a mutually supportive environment

• to seek the views of parents and develop stronger partnerships

• to assist the school leadership by commenting on new initiatives, drawing attention to areas of concern and contributing to solutions.

At our Parent Forum meetings we expect everyone to remain respectful towards each other. Discussions should be kept general and not specific to individual children/parents/teachers/non-teaching staff or Governors. We have a strong belief that we should value other people’s ideas.

HOW DO I CONTACT THE PARENT FORUM?

If you have a topic that you would like raised during a Parent Forum meeting, there are various ways of doing this:

• offer to join the forum (contact Mrs Highsted (sarah.highsted@birchington.kent.sch.uk)

• speak to one of the current Parent Forum members who will ensure the issue is raised at the next meeting

• write your concern down and hand it to the school office in an envelope addressed to Parent Forum

• email the Parent Forum members using the email address parentforum@birchington.kent.sch.uk. Emails sent will be discussed at the next forum meeting. Emails will not be responded to, but you will see the item on the agenda of the next meeting.