PARENT HELPERS

Parents contribute to the success of the school by voluntary activities:

• Helping with an educational outing or visit - volunteers are asked, if required, from parents of the class involved.
• Contributing to the educational life of the school - by talking or showing something of interest to the pupils in the classrooms, or at assembly. Please contact the school if you have something of interest to offer!

LOCHARDIL SCHOOL PARENT FORUM &  SCHOOL BOARD

Parents have agreed to combine the function of a P.T.A. along with a structure of the School Board.  The prime purpose to provide added value to the working of the school.  The Forum organises fund-raising and social events for the school and the pupils.

The School Board, when fully constituted, consisting of four parent members, one staff member, and two co-opted members. The purpose of the School Board is to establish close links between schools and parents. A School Board's duties and functions include :-

• Keeping in touch with parents' views and reporting to parents;
• Encouraging links between the school and parents;
• Receiving reports from the head teacher and the education authority and making representations to them;
• Taking part in the appointment of senior staff;
• Approving the head teacher's plans for buying books and materials;
• Helping to set dates for occasional holidays;
• Monitoring the use of the school out with normal school hours.

The names and telephone numbers of Parent Board Members are included in the information sheet on the notice-board. Meetings are open to the public, and dates, times and agenda of meetings are sent home in the schoolbag mail. Correspondence should be sent to the Clerk of the School Board, c/o Lochardil Primary School.

SCHOOL FUND

The Highland Council allocates an allowance to the school for everyday expenditure on books, jotters, stationary and supplies. The School Fund helps to meet the cost of additional expenses and equipment that normally cannot be met by the local authority's funding.

Most income for School Funds comes indirectly from parents. The main sources are, photograph sales, and parental contributions for extra-curricular visits and events. Parents are also asked for a voluntary contribution of £5 per family to School Fund at the beginning of the session.

School Funds cover the cost of many items e.g.

• The Christmas Parties - decorations, ice cream, drinks, and presents etc;
• The School Sports - extra sports equipment, athletic and sports strips,
• Affiliation and entry fees, and travel costs to sporting events;
• Extra items of classroom equipment including computers and library books;
• Subsidising the cost of theatre visits, school visits and music, puppet and drama performance costs in school.

School Funds are audited annually and copies submitted to the Education Finance Department. 

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