Plan to get parents involved in education

Councillors have agreed a revised parental engagement strategy subject to the launch of the Action Plan to Support Parental Involvement from the Scottish Government.

Councillor Yvonne McNeilly said: ‘It’s vital that parents take an active interest in their child’s education. Evidence shows that pupils behave better, achieve more and have better attendance when their parents are involved in their schooling.’

The strategy was drafted with input from parent councils across Argyll and Bute.

Ensuring high quality partnership working through increased parental engagement and participation is one of the key objectives of the council’s education vision and strategy – Our Children, Their Future.

The six objectives of the strategy are as follows:

❚ Develop strong partnerships with parents.

❚ Promote and support effective communication between schools and parents. ❚ Provide support and encouragement for learning at home.

❚ Support and promote the role of Parent Councils.

❚ Provide a clear route for parents’ concerns and complaints to be resolved.

❚ Seek views and respond to feedback from parents about this policy.