9 June 2023: Connect, the national group supporting parental engagement with schools has just published their monthly newsletter for June 2023. Read it at the link below:
Topics discussed include:
You can find out more about Connect on their website:
9 June 2023: National Parent Forum of Scotland have received a number of comments in recent weeks regarding the rise in reports of concerning behaviour in our schools. They have launched a survey to gather real life experiences from parents across Scotland.
Feedback from this survey will be used to inform the NPFS contribution to the upcoming conversations around school behaviour with Scottish Government, as well as future policy discussions.
The survey will run until Thursday 22 June 2023. Please feel free to complete the survey multiple times to reflect the experiences of all the children/young people you care for, but please keep your feedback focussed on incidents during this school year – 2022-2023.
2 June 2023 (updated 12 January 2024): Many thanks to all those who were able to attend the Parent Council meeting on 31 May.
Attendees heard presentations about the Pupil Equity Fund, attendance at JGHS and supporting pupils in gaining qualifications, the Headteacher’s report, an update on the work supporting mental health in the school, information about the JGHS Trust and a review of Parent Council finances.
Links to presentations and updates made on the night are now available, and a copy of the minutes are available below
Attendance at JGHS and support for pupils
Summary of parent survey on equity
Mental Health and Well-Being at JGHS
Minutes of the meeting on 31 May 2023
Links to information about management of Parent Council finances can be found on our Useful Files page
This was the final Parent Council meeting of the 2022/23 session. The first meeting after the summer will be held online on 5 September.
Updated 30 May 2023: The last meeting of the JGHS Parent Council for this school year will be on Wednesday 31 May at 7 pm in the school library.
More information about the JGHS Trust, and details of the financial guidance provided to Parent Councils can be found below.
Information about the JGHS Trust
JGHS Trust Annual Report 2021/22
Financial guidance provided to Parent Councils by Connect
JGHS PC Money Matter finance health check May 2023
JGHS PC completed finance health checklist May 2023
Finance report for Parent Council meeting 31 May 2023
If you have any questions or issues that you would like to raise at the meeting, please contact the Parent Council by email:
This is the last meeting of the Parent Council for this school year. Details of the previous Parent Council meetings are available on our website:
Parent Council meeting on 1 February 2023
Parent Council meeting on 21 March 2023
You can read the minutes of all parent council meetings back to 2015/16 here:
The provisional dates for meetings in 2023/24 are below:
Reminder – 23 May 2023: The Scottish Government has recently sent out a consultation paper for parents and carers asking for their opinion about the number of learning hours that should be set in law for young people in Scotland.
Prescribing the minimum annual number of learning hours: consultation
It is proposed that a specific number of hours of education should be provided by all local authorities in schools they have in their area. This will not include breaks, lunch or after school clubs. Currently in most schools, 950 hours of teaching time is provided in primary schools, and 1045 hours of teaching time in secondary schools.
The National Parent Forum of Scotland has opened a survey to gather parent views on these proposals.
You can access the NPFS survey. The survey will be open until 26 May 2023 and the results will be shared with Scottish Government.
23 May 2023: The Education Children and Families Committee (ECF) committee met on 27 April 2023.
ECF committee papers and webcast
The City of Edinburgh Council Consultative Committee with Parents (CCwP) met on 10 May 2023. The webcast is available to listen again.
19 May 2023 update: A note that the next meeting of the JGHS Parent Council will be on Wednesday 31 May in the school library.
The agenda will include:
If there are any questions or issues you would like to raise at the meeting, please contact the Parent Council by email:
We look forward to seeing you!
11 May 2023: Intercultural Youth Scotland (IYS) is Scotland’s leading charity for Black and People of Colour youth.
They have recently developed some new resources that can be shared with anyone who might benefit – click the links below view flyers with more information:
Find out more about the work of IYS on their website:
Antiracism actvities at JGHS, including a presentation by Grace Dempsey from IYS were discussed at the Parent Council meeting on 1 February 2023 – you can find more details at the link:
10 May 2023: The latest update from the National Parent Forum of Scotland is now available, with information on a range of topics including:
19 April 2023: The April edition of the Connect newsletter is now out with information and useful links! Topics featured include:
JGHS Parent Council 
