Park Mains High School, Erskine Park Mains High School, Erskine

PARK MAINS HIGH SCHOOL
PARENT COUNCIL
Adrian Stevenson (Chair)
35 Dennistoun Road
Langbank
PA14 6XH
0770 256 7339
info@parkmainsparentcouncil.org.uk
Office Bearers
Chair: Adrian Stevenson
Treasurer: Ghael Paterson
Secretary: Alan Nicholson
Meeting Minutes
Monthly meeting
11 th January 2010, 7.30 pm in the Staff Room
Park Mains High School
ERSKINE
Renfrewshire
PA8 6EY
0141 812 2801
1. Opening remarks, welcome and apologies
The meeting was opened at 7.30pm and those in attendance were welcomed by the Chair.
2. Apologies for absence
Apologies were relayed to the meeting.
3. Appointment of Secretary
Alan Nicholson was appointed Secretary.
4. John Rooney (Director of Education) – HMIe Report
John Rooney provided the council with an account of the recent HMIe inspection report,
contextualising its findings from the council’s perspective. In both the presentation and
subsequent discussion, areas of commendation and areas for further improvement were
highlighted. Emphasis fell on the successes of the school’s Bridge Base unit and the means
of ensuring continuity and progression from S4 into S5 in terms of exam successes. The
council were informed of the poor percentage response of sampled parents to the HMIe
parent questionnaire.
The opportunity was also taken to discuss progress made on the new school build. The
possibility of a parent representative becoming involved in the planning process was raised
with John Rooney; the intention being that the representative could report back to the
council on developments. It was also suggested that the Parent council may wish to invite
the Business Manager to a future meeting to discuss the project further and help insure their
continued involvement in the process.
5. Head Teacher Report
The Head Teacher issued council members with reports for October 2009, November 2009
and December 2009.
6. School Aims / Values