{"id":2411,"date":"2025-09-24T09:46:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T09:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orkney.co\/glaitness\/?page_id=2411"},"modified":"2025-11-13T12:03:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T12:03:11","slug":"what-does-friends-of-glaitness-school-do","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.orkney.co\/glaitness\/what-does-friends-of-glaitness-school-do\/","title":{"rendered":"What does Friends of Glaitness School do?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>FoGS are the formal representative body for parents \/ carers of children attending Glaitness School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a parent of a child in our school you automatically become a member of the Parent Forum, and if you wish, you can have greater involvement by becoming a member of the smaller group known as the Friends of Glaitness School (FoGS), which works together with everyone involved in school life &#8211; parents, learners, teachers, school staff and the wider community &#8211; to support the school. Elections are held once a year at the AGM.&nbsp; FoGS meets around once per term, with additional meetings when there are special events, e.g. preparing for a fundraiser or helping out at parents\u2019 evenings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As automatic members of the Parent Forum, all parents can expect to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Receive information about the school and its activities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hear about what partnership with parents means in our school.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be invited to be involved in ways and times that suit you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identify issues you want the parent council to work on with the school.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be asked your opinion by the parent council on issues relating to the school and the education it provides.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Work in partnership with staff.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enjoy taking part in the life of the school in whatever way possible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Parent Forum decides how its representatives on the Parent Council are chosen and how the Parent Council operates. Parents \/ carers are encouraged to volunteer or put themselves forward to be chosen as representatives on the Parent Council if they wish.&nbsp; A list of the current parent representatives is available from the school office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The main aims of FoGS is to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Support the school in its work with pupils.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Represent the views of parents.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promote contact between the school, parents, pupils, providers of nursery education and the community.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Report to the Parent Forum.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be involved in the appointment of senior promoted staff.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Raise funds for the school for the benefit of pupils.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is our Constitution for FoGS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orkney.co\/glaitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Glaitness-PC-Constitution-Amended-Sept-2017.docx\">Glaitness PC Constitution-Amended Sept<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orkney.co\/glaitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Glaitness-PC-Constitution-Amended-Sept-2017.docx\"><strong> 2017<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Further Information<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on parental involvement and to find out about parents as partners in their children\u2019s learning, please contact the school or visit the Parentzone website at <a href=\"https:\/\/education.gov.scot\/parentzone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/education.gov.scot\/parentzone<\/a>. Information on parental involvement is also available on Orkney Islands Council\u2019s website through the following link: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orkney.gov.uk\/Service-Directory\/P\/Parental-Involvement.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.orkney.gov.uk\/Service-Directory\/P\/Parental-Involvement.htm<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Parent Forum of Scotland is the national organisation for Parent Councils, and each local authority has a representative on the Forum. For further information about this please contact Education, Leisure and Housing by telephoning (01856) 873535 or emailing <a href=\"mailto:education.leisure@orkney.gov.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">education.leisure@orkney.gov.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More details can be found on the Parentzone pages linked below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-national-parent-forum-of-scotland wp-block-embed-national-parent-forum-of-scotland\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"PdCmRXN91P\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npfs.org.uk\/\">Frontpage<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Frontpage&#8221; &#8212; National Parent Forum of Scotland\" src=\"https:\/\/www.npfs.org.uk\/embed\/#?secret=XActrwfFxZ#?secret=PdCmRXN91P\" data-secret=\"PdCmRXN91P\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/education.gov.scot\/parentzone\/getting-involved\/National%20Parent%20Forum%20of%20Scotland\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FoGS are the formal representative body for parents \/ carers of children attending Glaitness School. 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