St John's Church of England School

St. John’s Parent Forum

Purpose

Regular, open communication and consultation is highly valued at St. John’s Primary School. The parent forum aims to represent the views of all parents and to be a voice to inform our school of the needs of children and families. It facilitates communication between parents/carers and staff and governors. The forum works to provide feedback on provision, offer a parent's perspective on current policy and practice and input into decision making and planning for future provision.

This takes place by:

Regular communication with parents/carers

Ensuring a diverse forum membership and representation of views from parents/carers from all backgrounds and sectors of society

The forum is not in place to address specific concerns about an individual child or issues relating to individual members of staff. Parents who need to discuss these issues should approach their class teacher or the Deputy/Head teacher.

Main Aims

• To support and promote children's learning
• To help the school find out what parents and carers think about important issues
• To involve parents and carers actively in school decisions
• To make plans that support the ways the school wants to develop and improve outcomes for our children

Membership

The parent forum's membership is made up of parents and carers of children attending St. John’s Primary School. We aim to have two representatives per year group and ideally one for each class. Members of the senior leadership team and a representative of the governing body also attend meetings.

Meetings

Parent forum meetings are held every half term. The agenda is prepared in advance of the meeting and circulated by email. A typical agenda includes:

Items identified by the governing body and leadership team for discussion

Items identified by parents and carers for discussion

All meetings start at 9.00am and will be held in the Lower School Hall.

Please check weekly newsletter for details of forthcoming meetings.