18 August 2024: Parent and carers may have seen the recent information on “Learning Together” – the City of Edinburgh Council’s strategy for engaging parents and carers in learning and school life.
You can read a copy of the document below:
Learning Together framework summary
The CEC is currently reviewing the strategy – if you have comments on the issues raised, that you would like to share with the Parent Council, please get in touch:
23 June 2024: The JGHS Parent Council meeting on Wednesday 5 June and discussed a number of issues, including:
Copies of all the presentations are now available (all links open as pdfs):
Report from the Parent Council June 2024
Presentation from Laura Stewart on Digital Learning at JGHS
Headteacher’s update by Neil MacCallum
If you have any comments, please get in touch with the Parent Council via email:
Many thanks to all parents and carers for your support and engagement over the past year. We hope that you have a restful and restorative break over the summer, and look forward to welcoming you our meetings again next session. Dates and further details will be posted here once confirmed.
17 June 2024. It was great to see so many of the parents of the incoming S1 students at the P7/S1 transition event at JGHS today.
A copy of the slides presented by our co-chair Hilary Snaith are available below. They give information about the role of the Parent Council at JGHS, some details about the activities we have been engaged with over the past year, and information about how you can get invovled.
Welcome to the JGHS Parent Council (opens as pdf)
Our first meeting of the new session will be Tuesday 3 September – we hope to see you there!
If you have any questions at all, or if you have feedback you would like to share, please get in touch by email:
3 June 2024: All parents and carers are warmly invited to attend the last meeting of the James Gillespie’s High School Parent Council for this academic year on Wednesday 5 June. The meeting will be held in the school library at 7 pm.
We look forward to seeing you there!
24 March 2024: Many thanks to everyone who was able to attend the meeting of the JGHS Parent Council on March 19th.
The recording of the meeting is now available on YouTube:
JGHS Parent Council 19 March 2024
You can also download an update from the JGHS PC Chair, a presentation about the teaching of the English curriculum, an update on the A+ Group’s activities to support pupils of colour and their families, and the headteacher’s report. There is also a supplementary report on lesson plans for Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenting (RSHP) that the headteacher shared, after interest was shown in the meeting.
Teaching the English Curriculum at JGHS
N.B. For more information about the A+ Group, please see this recent PC Post, from November 2023. The next A+ meeting will take place on March 27th. Please contact A+ Group Coordinator Zaki El-Salahi if you are interested in participating.
The next meeting of the JGHS Parent Council will be held online on Tuesday 19th March at 7 pm. We warmly welcome all parents and carers to join with us.
If you have any questions or issue that you would like to have addressed at the meeting, please get in touch with the PC by email:
The MS Teams link will be shared by the school on the day of the meeting.
Links to the current JGHS improvement plans and the JGHS Standards and Quality report from 2022/23 can be found below:
JGHS School Improvement Plan 2023/24 (opens as pdf)
JGHS School Improvement Plan 2023/24 Priorities (opens as pdf)
JGHS Standards and Quality Report 22/23 (opens as pdf)
2 February 2024: As was mentioned at the PC meeting on Wednesday 31 January, the Parent Council is launching Fundraising February!
The Parent Council’s Small Sums Fund distributes funds raised by the school back to the School Community. More information about the Small Sums Fund is on our website.
Last year, the projects we supported included:
This fund is made up primarily by donations by parents and carers so we are asking you all to consider supporting important educational projects at JGHS, and providing help to our pupils who need it most.
Whilst we normally request donations to the Fund around Christmas time, the Parent Council acknowledges that December is often a difficult month for families so this year we are having a Fundraising February. If you can, please consider playing a donation via Parent Pay:
Look for the “Parent Council Fundraising” button at the bottom of the list of payment items for your JGHS student(s).
All funds raised during the Fundraising February go directly to the Small Sums Fund.
Thank you!!
9 February 2024: Many thanks to everyone who was able to join the meeting of the Parent Council on 31 January. It was a full and fruitful session.
You can now access copies of the presentations given via the links below (links open as pdfs).
As always, if you have any questions or comments, please get in touch
The next meeting of the Parent Council will be on Wednesday 31st January 2024. The meeting will be held in the school library at 7pm.
If you have any questions or issue that you would like to have addressed at the meeting, please get in touch with the PC by email:
Links to the current JGHS improvement plans and the JGHS Standards and Quality report from 2022/23 can be found below:
JGHS School Improvement Plan 2023/24 (opens as pdf)
JGHS School Improvement Plan 2023/24 Priorities (opens as pdf)
JGHS Standards and Quality Report 22/23 (opens as pdf)
7 December 2023: Many thanks to those who attended the parent council meeting held last Tuesday 28 November.
The recording of the meeting is now available, along with the introductory slides from the PC acting chair, the presentation from Mr Cockcroft about Support for Learning activities in the school, and the headteacher’s report.
Recording of the meeting on 28 November 2023 – opens link on YouTube
Opening comments by PC Acting Chair – opens as pdf
Support for Learning at JGHS November 2023 – opens as pdf
Headteachers’ report – opens as pdf
Our next meeting will be held in the school on Wednesday 31 January 2024 at 7 pm.
JGHS Parent Council 