Parent council meeting 13th may 2015

Bishop John Robinson

Church of England Primary School

Parent Council Meeting

13th May 2015

Opening prayer

AgendaTime Item Detail

2:00 Welcome/Apologies  2:05 Opening Prayer Parent Governor2:05 Aims of Parent council Parent Governor

Recap aimsRecap agreed code of conductTalk through agenda

2:10 Minutes from last meeting

Parent GovernorMatters arising from the last meetingAgreement of minutes as an accurate record

2:15 Class representatives Parent GovernorIdentifying class representatives 

2:30 Volunteering Parent GovernorIdentifying parents wanting to be involved with fund raisingChristmas Fair

2:45 Behaviour in school Head TeacherUpdates on work done in school to improve behaviourSharing of behaviour policy

3:00 Discussion point from suggestions

Parent GovernorWhat is going wellWhat are our concernsWhat school might doWhat the community might do

3:15 Setting date for next meeting

Parent GovernorWithin ½ term

3:15 Closing PrayerFinish

Parent Governor 

AimsRecap on aims and code of conduct

for Parent CouncilAddress any matters arising from

previous meetingEstablish Parent Council

RepresentativesEstablish Friends of BJRUpdate on behaviour improvement

initiativesDiscussion topic from suggestions

Matters arising from previous meeting

What parents were invited to and what was intended

What Parent Council IS (Terms of reference)

A Parent Council is a body of parents which represents parents and provides a forum for them to put forward their views to the head teacher and the governing body of their children’s school via the Parent Governors. Parent Councils are a more accessible way to involve more parents in decisions about the school. A Parent Council can be less formal and require a lesser commitment than being a member of the governing body. It also enables more parents to make a real contribution to their child’s school

The Bishop John Robinson Primary School Parent Council will focus initially on three key roles

 Providing a route through which parents as a group advise the governing body and school leadership of their views and for the governing body and school leadership to consult and discuss issues with parents

 Reaching out to parents and bringing parents together

Enabling parents to get involved in the life of the school, including supporting learning activities inside and outside of school hours

Agreed behaviour for Parent Council

We focus on finding solutions for continued improvement for our school

We behave in a respectful way toward each other

We listen to each otherWe wait our turn to speakWe only use language appropriate to

a primary school settingWe understand that not all matters

can be dealt with in one session

A Parent Council Meeting will be stopped if…

Members behave in a way contrary to the agreed behaviours (previous slide)

Members begin to shout over each other

Inappropriate language is usedThe agenda is not followed

Matters arising from last meeting

VolunteeringClass Representatives –

IdentifyingFriends of BJR (Fund Raising)

Letter sent home to parents of older children who go home unsupervised

Staff to review and update behaviour policy early in Summer term with a view to consistency

Collective Worship to focus on improving behaviour early in Summer Term with class assemblies focussed on the ‘Golden Rules’

Family Friendly Guide to the Behaviour Policy to be written and sent to families to explain rewards and consequences

Additional staff employed and trained to promote play and positive behaviour at break times

Involve parents through volunteering

Explanation of the school’s values and links to behaviour to be made available through the website

Long term aim to introduce ‘Self Discipline’ and ‘Behaviour’ lessons into the curriculum.

Improving Behaviour at Bishop

John Robinson

House pointsClass Dojo

Head Teacher Awards

Class of the week

Joining the PathsPlus

Programme in September

Collective Worship and

Class Assemblies

linked to Golden Rules

Supporting children who

need additional help with behaviour

Behaviour linked to Christian

Values and Celebrated each week

TAG

Postcards sent home for ‘Proud’

moments

Adapted Behaviour

Policy

Sanctions for misbehaviour strengthened and agreed by

all staff

Red and Yellow cards logged

with consequence

Increased number of

children with Individual Behaviour Plans or on

report

Involving parents more

when

Immediate sanction for

misbehaviour in the

playground

House Points - Class DojoHead teacher awards;Bronze – 100Silver – 250Gold - 500

Paths Plus Programme Intervention: Barnardo’s PATHS Plus PATHS has been used widely with children from 5 to 11-years-old in

mainstream school settings, working across the whole of the school. Friendship Groups target higher-risk children displaying emotional,

behavioural or social problems in school or community settings.. The programme will address social and emotional learning, resilience

and skills development in children on a universal and targeted basis. Inspired by the Fast Track approach in the USA, schools will be supported with training, implementation and technical assistance.

PATHS is provided by teachers to their whole class, from Reception to Year 6, through approximately two 25-40 minute lessons per week. It is developmental and comprised of scripted lessons addressing five conceptual domains:

self-control emotional understanding positive self-esteem relationships interpersonal problem-solving skills

Main topic TBC

What is going well?

What are our concerns?

What might school do to

make improvements?

What contribution

might families and the

community make?

Date of next meeting

Closing Prayer