Sciennes Parent Council
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Sciennes Parent Council is a voluntary group of parents and carers who aim to represent the views of all parents and carers of children at Sciennes Primary School.
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Parents and carers of children at Sciennes can attend Parent Council meetings, become a member or give your views in other ways, such as by emailing us at sciennesparentcouncil@gmail.com or speaking with your Class/Year Reps.
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Our Head Teacher (Sharon McGhee) and senior school staff attend meetings, and we also occasionally invite representatives from the wider community - such as local councillors - to give their views.
School Council Meetings
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There are six Parent Council meetings throughout the academic year, including an annual general meeting (AGM) in June.
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The role of Sciennes Parent Council is to:
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support the school in its work with pupils.
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represent the views of parents.
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promote contact between the school, parents, pupils, and the community.
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The aims of the Council are to advance education by working in partnership with the school to:
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create a welcoming school that is inclusive for all pupils and parents.
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promote partnership between the school, pupils, parents, and the wider local community.
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develop and engage in activities that support the education and welfare of pupils.
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identify and represent the views of parents on the education provided by the school and other matters affecting the education and welfare of pupils.
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Who is involved?
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As a school, we are fortunate to have the support of Sciennes Parent Council and our charity, Friends of Sciennes School (FSS), who both raise funding to help us achieve our shared aim of enhancing the educational growth and experience of our children, aligned to the School’s Quality Improvement Plan.
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Fundraising activities run by the Parent Council Fundraising Group include:
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Winter and Summer Fairs
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Celebration cards designed by the children
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Sponsored events e.g. a swimathon
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Second-hand uniform and badge sales
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Halloween Trail
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Parent Quiz Night
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P1/P7 commemorative tea towels
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Sciennes Primary School branded merchandise
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The FSS, as a charitable trust, has also benefitted from the generosity of families and the community through charitable donations and grants from charitable trusts and funding bodies.
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What are our funding priorities?
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Working with the School, we have set a number of ambitious fundraising targets for the year ahead with an overall aim of enhancing the educational growth and experience of our children as summarised below.
How can you help?
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Support the FSS Fundraising Campaign
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In previous years, staff, pupils and parents have taken part in a variety of organised events (e.g. Edinburgh Marathon) and have kindly donated part or all of the donations received to FSS. Your employer may also have a charity match funding scheme in place which the FSS would be delighted to receive. If you have an event in mind and would be willing to support FSS please contact John Armstrong (Chair of FSS) in the first instance.
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FSS welcomes charitable donations at any time and these can be made via the FSS JustGiving campaign site or by contacting John Armstrong. If you are a UK taxpayer please tick the gift-aid box to enable FSS to reclaim an additional 25% of your donation in tax from the government.
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Support the Parent Council events-based fundraising
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Get involved with fundraising activities, as a participant or as a helper. We hope that our combined efforts will provide families with the opportunity to support the school in a way that is financially accessible and achievable in a safe manner at the current time. The school and all of our pupils greatly appreciate your continued time and generosity in supporting these activities.
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Finally, if you have any ideas for fundraising or are able to help with these activities, please get in touch with the Fundraising Group at sciennesfundraiser@gmail.com. They would be delighted to hear from you.
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Sciennes Primary Parent Council
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Trustees of Friends of Sciennes School
