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Parent council

The Parent Council contains a small number of parent representatives across EYFS, Key Stages 1 and 2; meetings are held half termly. It provides an effective forum in which members of the Senior Management Team and Mrs Barker our LPPA Lead, can consult with representatives of the parental body. It provides the opportunity for parents to raise any concerns that they may have.

Aims

Our aim is to meet, share ideas and feedback to the school; give parents a voice and enable them to contribute to school decision-making and help develop a partnership between parents and school.

How to get in touch

You can contact one of the parent representatives listed below who will raise your questions at the next Parent Council meeting. 

Rationale

Benefits for parents

Benefits for the school
  • Parents are able to express their views and know that they can make a difference;
  • They develop a sense of ownership;
  • They receive advice about how to support their children’s learning;
  • They learn more about how the school operates.
  • A better understanding of parents’ views and experiences;
  • A way of drawing new and different parents into active involvement;
  • A way of demonstrating that the school is engaging with parents;
  • Improved pupil behaviour and results, as parents have the biggest influence on the success of their children;
  • A chance to work with parents to find solutions to difficulties.

What a Parent Council is…

… and what it is not!
  • a group for parents to work in partnership with the school;
  • a group that is clear about its purpose and decides its own agenda;
  • a group that can advise the school on parental views;
  • a forum through which school can consult parents.
  • a body that makes decisions for the school;
  • a replacement for the governing body;
  • a replacement for other groups such as the Parent Teacher Association;
  • a forum for complaints about individual teachers, pupils or parents.

Parent Council Representatives 2026 - 2027

EYFS and KS1 Class KS2 Class
No representative ND Diana Nickless 3D
Suzanne Crank NP Lucy Stanley 3P
Sarah Bharat RD Emma Welsh 3S
Serena Gahir RP No representative 4D
No representative RS No representative 4P
No representative 1D Sarah Copeland 4S
Katie Rudge 1P Alison French-Carr 5D
Sarah Copeland 1S Clare Taylor 5P
Farrah Megee 2D Emma Richards  5S
Suzanne Crank 2P Katie Rudge/Kelly Powell 6D
Serena Gahir 2S No representative 6P
    No representative 6S

Meeting Details

Next meeting: 10th November 2026 

An archive of agendas and minutes for Parent Council meetings is available >>here.