Family Forum

Meetings run BY Parents and Carers FOR Parents and Carers to develop Communication with the School

Our Family Forum is…

• a group led and run by parents, for parents
• a group that can advise the school on parental views
• a forum through which the school can consult parents
• a place for parents to learn more about the school
• a place for the school to learn more about parents

Our Family Forum is not…

• a body that makes decisions for the school
• a replacement for the governing body, FOSS or the School Council
• a forum for discussions about individual teachers, pupils or parents

At the first meeting to set up the Family Forum, the following was decided:

• All parents and carers are welcome to any meeting, including members of a child’s wider family who have a part to play in caring for them, such as grandparents.
• Meetings will be held three to six times per year; once or twice every short term.  The times and dates for meetings will be put on to the school calendar.
• Each meeting will be chaired by a parent who volunteers at the previous meeting. A member of school staff will be present.
• The items for discussion will be partly generated by the school – there may be issues that the school would like parents’ views on – and partly from parents and carers via a suggestions/comments box. 
• The items for discussion will be communicated via a newsletter prior to the Family Forum meeting. 

If you would like further information email familyforum@southfieldprimary.info