Parent Chat – minutes 11.6.25
Staff: Susie Betley & Adele McMurrough
Governors: Chair Colin Wilson + 2 parent governors
Parents: x9 across year groups, including FOLS and class reps
Focus: parental engagement & communication
-SB shared a PowerPoint showing the proposed 2 page Parental Engagement Policy and action plan.
-Y3 class rep expressed that many parents would like to attend parent chat but because they work it is difficult. Could we consider an online log in via teams for example?
-Class reps sharing links and information via class WhatsApp groups is really helping. Thanks to class reps.
-parent asked if additional emails be sent out as reminders for key events, not just put in head’s letter?
-AMc shared the school website link for phone home screen and calendar sync. Parents were unaware this could be synced to phones so this will be focus of head’s letter this week.
-Parents suggested a noticeboard for playground.
-JD suggested governors have parent communication post at fayres such as Christmas and mummer for parents to share their ideas.
Actions:
-SLT to consider how to set up remote link for Parent Chats to include working parents.
-Request for paper copies of Parental Engagement Policy.
-Minutes to be shared to class reps to share via WhatsApp & put on website.
-SB to provide audio to PPt from her talk this morning to put on website.
-Additional emails be sent out as reminders for key events, not just put in head’s letter.
-AMc share instructions in head’s letter for how to get website on phone home screen and sync calendar.
-SB to explore signposting on website to make it more parent friendly.
-ND & KG to follow up on noticeboard for playground.
-Gov to have parent communication post at fayres such as Christmas and summer for parents to share their ideas.
