27 October 2023: There will be an interactive workshop about How to Respond to Children’s Reports of Racism, organised by the School of Social and Political Science at the University of Edinburgh.
The event is at 6 pm on Wednesday 7 November, Macdonald Road Library, Edinburgh.
More information and registration is available on the event’s Eventbrite page:
27 October 2023: Healthy Respect – NHS partners who provide training on relationships, sexual health and parenthood (RSHP) – are setting up a new parental engagement project looking to find out what parents and carers want and need to support their child’s learning around RSHP.
A coalition of NHS Boards commissioned independent research to explore with parents and carers a number of themes, including:
The new project that has been developed from this is called The Chat:
There are a number of ways that parents/carers can get involved. The first opportunity is to be part of a group conversation about this area of learning. Please see the Chat website for more information.
12 October 2023: Many thanks to everyone who was able to attend the Annual General Meeting of the JGHS Parent Council on Wednesday 11 October.
We were very pleased to welcome several new members onto the PC for the coming year, as well as appointing the PC office bearers (see below).
However we were very sorry to see Sarah Scott step down as Chair, and Ros Ingle come to the end of her term as Treasurer. They have both made huge contributions to the work of the PC over the past years, and we are extremely grateful for all they have done. Thankfully both will remain members of the PC, and will continue to share their wisdom and experience.
We are also very grateful to Kirstin Leighton who has agreed to step into Ros’s shoes as Treasurer, and to Aileen Nimmo who will continue to coordinate the fundraising refreshment stalls.
Office bearers elected for 2023-24
PC Members 2023-24
*New members. At present the PC is without a Chair or Secretary, so if anyone from the wider parent body is interested in taking on either of these roles, please do get in touch
The meeting discussed annual reports from outgoing Chair and Treasurer, as well as updates on school activities and on Active Schools from the Headteacher Neil McCallum. The meeting also approved the minutes for the last in-person PC meeting on 31 May 2023.
Our next meeting will be held online via MS Teams on Tuesday 28 November at 7 pm. Further information will be available nearer the date.
All parents and carers are warmly invited to join us.
9 October 2023: The NE/SE Parental Engagement Locality Meeting for City of Edinburgh Council and representatives from area Parent Councils, met on 27 September 2023. Copies of the presentations made are available below, along with minutes from the meeting:
Learning for Sustainability (opens as pdf)
Celebrating Success (opens as pdf)
NE/SE Locality Meeting minutes 27 September 2023 (opens as pdf)
Bonus item – you can also read the October edition of the Connect newsletter below:
JGHS Parent Council 