At Dochgarroch Primary School we have an active, enthusiastic and well supported Parent Council (PC). The PC aims to support the school and to help provide a wider and richer experience for the pupils at Dochgarroch.

What is a Parent Council you may be asking? A Parent Council is a group of interested parents or carers who have children at a specific school. All parents at a school are automatically members of the Parent Form. The Parent Council is there to voice the views of the wider parents, to pass on information that is relevant to parents and to support the school in a variety of ways such as by providing feedback, ideas, skill sharing, organising events and fundraising. Parent Councils’ key focuses are Communication, Support and Fundraising.

Dochgarroch Parent Council officially meets once a term, meaning four times per academic year. There are four committee members: Chair, Treasurer and Secretary. The Head Teacher attends each meeting and we occasional have invited guests. We are always pleased to see new faces at the meetings and any parent or carer can attend any meeting – you do not have to be an official member of the Parent Council to do so. The meetings are normally held in the school building but have switched to virtual meetings at the moment.

We are involved in fundraising and normally run events such as our Summer Sports BBQ and Christmas parties, and a visit to the pantomime which are a highlight of the winter and summer terms for the school community. They are always looking for new faces so please get in touch if you would like to get involved in the future.

The easiest way to contact the Council is by email to dochgarroch.primary@highlandpc.co.uk

You can find out details on what a parent council is from the Parent Zone website here.

Our latest PC minutes are below: