3 September 2025: Many thanks to those who joined the Parent Council meeting this week.
Meeting agenda
- Welcome
- Active Schools – Lorraine Burn
- Brief introduction to the Parent Council – Hilary Snaith
- Report and updates from the Parent Council
- Headteacher’s update – Neil McCallum
- Q&A
Meeting documents
A summary of the meeting, taken from the meeting transcript is available, along with the slides presented by the Parent Council. and by Lorraine Burn about Active Schools. A recording of the full meeting can also be viewed in YouTube.
Meeting summary (opens as a pdf)
Active Schools presentation (Lorraine Burn, opens as pdf)
Parent Council presentation (Hilary Snaith, opens as a pdf)
Recording of meeting (opens on YouTube)
Mobile phones policy
There was considerable discussion at the meeting about the mobile phones policy at JGHS.
The Headteacher confirmed that the school is moving towards a “no mobile phone” campus, asking students not the bring phones to school, or if they do, to keep phones off and in bags. However, a comprehensive policy was delayed due to council consultation and advice.
Presentations have been given to students since the start of this session, and the policy is being enforced gradually, with positive compliance observed.
City of Edinburgh Council policy
Policy around mobile phones in schools was also discussed at the City of Edinburgh Council’s Education and Families Committee on 2 September. The webcast of this item can be viewed on the Council website:
Education, Children and Families Committee 2 September 2025 – item on mobile phones in schools
The Council is now undertaking a 12-week consultation about a policy on mobile phone use in schools across the city, with a view to coming to a decision in January 2026.
Full details of the Education, Children and Families Committee meeting 2 September
