Research shows that when parents and carers are involved in and engage with their children's learning, and when children and young people live in a supportive home learning environment, it improves children and young people's attainment and achievement.
Parental involvement ensures that parents can help to shape the ethos, activity and priorities for the school in partnership with school leaders. Parental engagement is building, supporting and improving parents' and families' interaction with their child's learning and the positive impact that it can have. Family learning encourages family members to learn together, fostering positive attitudes to lifelong learning.
The Scottish Government wants to improve and increase the ways in which parents, carers and families can work with teachers and partners to support their children and young people. We also want to increase the voice of parents and carers in leading improvements within schools.
To achieve this ambition the Scottish Government, in partnership with local government, developed the Learning Together National Action Plan on Parental Involvement, Parental engagement, Family learning and Learning at home. The plan has a number of actions and goals designed to improve the support and information available to all parents.
In order to ensure that the Scottish Government and local authorities are meeting the commitments made in the National Action Plan it is important that we gather the opinions and feedback of parents to evaluate the progress we are making.
The parental Involvement and engagement census will help us with this evaluation, providing the information that both national and local government need to assess the progress of the work currently being undertaken and to identify areas for further improvement based on the direct feedback of parents.
Responses to the PIE Census questions will remain confidential to protect all parents/carers, and access to any data will be severely restricted to those on a strict need to know basis. Any additional information that would directly identify a parent/carer, are kept separate from the data generated by the responses given in the Census.
Responses to the PIE Census questions will remain confidential to protect all parents/carers, and access to any data will be severely restricted to those on a strict need to know basis. Any additional information that would directly identify a parent/carer, are kept separate from the data generated by the responses given in the Census.
We will be promoting across our schools and nurseries to encourage as many of Glasgow's parents and carers to take part and let us know your views.
Please click of the link below of use the QR code which will direct you to the survey:
https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/PIECensus/
You can access the council's PIE privacy statement here for more information Parental Involvement & Engagement Census (PIE) Privacy Statement
Currently under review by the Council & Glasgow City Parents' Group (GCPG)
We have a strong relationship with parents and carers in Glasgow. We recognise the vital role that parents and carers play in the education of their children and the life of our schools. This strategy will set out the ways in which the Council will support and encourage parental involvement in children's learning and the work of our service.
It will build on the work done since the Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Act was introduced in 2006.
The current Parent Involvement Strategy is being discussed and reviewed with the help of Glasgow City Parents Group, along with further consultations planned with parents/carers and parent councils.
Glasgow City Parents' Group (GCPG) are a group of parental volunteers who advocate on behalf of school parent councils. They work closely with GCC Education Services and other departments. They also work in partnership with the National Parent Forum of Scotland, representing the view and concerns of Glasgow parents and carers through consultation.
GCPG regularly hold online information sessions and webinars to support parents and carers with their child's learning and wellbeing. These sessions are advertised through their social media channels and recordings can be found on YouTube here.
You can contact them by email at GCParentsGroup@gmail.com
Or via their social media channels
We have Parent Councils in almost all schools. They have a key role to play in promoting more parents to become involved in the life of the school and their child's learning. Glasgow City Council aims to have a Parent Council in every school. The support offered includes:
Specific training to allow Parent Council members to be involved in the recruitment of head teachers and deputes
All staff and parents should work in partnership to develop appropriate opportunities for effective parental involvement in the learning of children and young people. This partnership working should continue to seek new ways of encouraging and developing parental interest, leading to more effective home-school communication.
An action plan will be prepared in consultation with parents and school staff to ensure that our strategy makes a difference. Occasional surveys and focus groups will be used to monitor progress of the plan. The strategy will be reviewed on an annual basis.