Partnership With Parents

At Paible, we feel that a partnership with parents is essential. Most people now believe that if parents and teachers work together with children, then the chances of success in school are greatly enhanced. Every opportunity is taken to establish parents’ views on issues including, most recently, the Anti-Bullying Policy, the Behaviour Code, Dress Code, Holiday Dates, and Menu options in the Dining Room. Our aim is to strengthen links with parents and to work together for the benefit of the child and the school. More formal links are made through:

Parent Council

Parent Council has now replaced School Boards. Parent reps are: Tracey Froughi, Nina Thompson, Mairi MacRitchie

Staff Rep: Vacancy

Co-opted Members:

Clerk -

The role of the Parent Council is to

• support the school in its work with pupils
• represent the views of all parents
• encourage links between school, parents, pupils, pre-school groups and the wider community
• report back to parents

School Volunteer

Paible School actively encourages and welcomes volunteers to participate in school activities. We feel this support generates substantial benefits and is valued by all concerned.

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar’s policy is that to ensure the protection of both pupils and volunteers, voluntary helpers in schools are checked through Disclosure Scotland (on an ”enhanced disclosure” basis) if they:

• have one to one contact with children/vulnerable people
• are in an isolated situation with the child/vulnerable person
• have regular and ongoing contact (including group leaders)
• will be supervising children/vulnerable people alone
• will be involved in activities where there is an overnight stay(s) away from home.

If you currently participate in school activities as a volunteer and wish to continue, or if you wish to start volunteering, you will be asked to complete a Disclosure Scotland application form.
New volunteers will also be asked to complete an application form for volunteers.