Parent Council Conference - Saturday 31st October 2009

Parents are welcome to sign up for the forthcoming Parent Council Conference which will take place at Meldrum Academy on 31st October.

This event will give an insight into how parents can get involved with school, for the benefit of their children.

There will be a range of workshops during the conference, covering a variety of topics around parental involvement including:

- Parental Access to GLOW

- Parental Involvement : Leading Learning Experiences

- Additional Support Needs : An interactive seminar where you can get advice and support from Enquire and Aberdeenshire about Additional Support for Learning.

- Young Engineers – South Park Sparks : How the parents, pupils and staff worked together to build a racing car.

- P7 – S1 Transition through ICT

- Active Schools – How We Can Help : This workshop will provide you with a brief overview of Active Schools and how we involve many people to make sure children and young people have the opportunity to be healthy and active.

- Alford Primary Culture Vultures – Growing Doric Roots

- What can a Parent Council Achieve?

- Keeping Aberdeenshire’s Children Safe and Protected : An opportunity to hear how schools ensure that children are safe and an overview of school staff guidance and training. How parents and staff can work together to keep all children protected.

- A Curriculum Framework 3-18 for Aberdeenshire : The workshop will share with parents good practice in taking forward the Entitlements and developing the Aberdeenshire Curriculum Framework strategy.

- Are You Ready to Rock? : This workshop will demonstrate how technology is used to motivate and engage learners.

For full details and a registration form please contact the school reception on 01224 740111.