Success Stories
This is the Success Stories section where you can tell other parent groups about your activities. If you have a project or Parent Council/PTA activity you’d like to share, then just fill in the template and decide which theme your story comes under – Parenting, Communicating, Volunteering, Learning at Home, Decision Making or Collaborating with the Community – and we’ll do the rest.
We’ve chosen these six themes because they are the Six Types of Involvement we use in the Partnership Schools Scotland framework. We’ll also be posting Success Stories from schools involved in the Partnership Schools Scotland project.
Eco Shop Success - Kinnaird Primary School, Falkirk
Kinnaird Primary School's Eco Shop is a uniform exchange which is run professionally and uses social media to display stock
Grant application successes - Kinnaird Primary School Parent Council, Falkirk
Kinnaird Primary School Parent Council has been successfully applying for grants
The Pride of Kinnaird Tartan & School Badge are Registered: Kinnaird Primary School Parent Council, Falkirk
Parents and school staff work together to register the school tartan and its badge, to create a legacy for pupils
Warddykes Christmas Fayre - Warddykes Primary School, Angus
The whole school community works together to create a wonderful event which is improved each year by involving everyone in evaluating the fayre
Parent Council Chair Support Group - Angus
Connect works with local Parent Councils and Angus Council to establish a group for Parent Council chairs
Charity Shop - Webster's High School Parent Council, Angus
Webster's High School Parent Council ran a charity shop to raise funds
Kindness Challenge: Promoting Wellbeing
A whole school community came together to promote kindness and to tackle bullying behaviour
A Winter Reading Night to Encourage a Love of Reading
An American primary school hosts a family event with the support of community businesses and social enterprises
A Parent Council creates a cookbook - Edzell Primary School Parent Council, Angus
Creating a fundraising cookbook was easy using a specialist publisher
Fundraising - St Columbkille’s Primary School Parent Council, Rutherglen
St Columbkille Primary School parents fundraise with the community and bring everyone together
School Grounds and Gardening Club - Dunbar Primary School Parent Council, East Lothian
Partnership-working has produced great results for Dunbar Primary School
School Calendars - Dunbar Primary School Parent Council, East Lothian
A school calendar is produced with support from parents
Parent Council Facebook Page - Giffnock Primary School Parent Council, East Renfrewshire
A Facebook Page helps a Parent Council to share information with parents
Parent Council Facebook Page - Middleton Park Primary Parent Council, Aberdeen
Setting up a Facebook page helps with communications
Getting Parents Involved in Parent Councils - Glamis Primary School, Angus
Glamis Primary School sets up a new Parent Council and encourages involvement
International Day - Flora Stevenson's Primary School, Edinburgh
The school community takes part in a day-long celebration of different cultures and countries
Parental Involvement - Earlston Primary School Parent Council, Scottish Borders
Earlston PS Parent Council holds a marketplace-type event to share information
Sports Day - Cortachy Primary School, Angus
A school community comes together to enjoy a school event
Pupil Equity Fund - Levenmouth Academy, Buckhaven
Levenmouth Academy consult parents about spending their Pupil Equity Fund
Bereavement Support Initiative - Meldrum Primary, Aberdeenshire
A parent group looks to the wider community for advice on bereavement
STEM Family Activity Day - St Francis Primary School, Glasgow
A family Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths day brings together the whole community
Tesco’s #BagsofHelp Initiative - Meldrum Parents in Partnership, Aberdeenshire
Meldrum Parents in Partnership (MPiP) receives funding from the Tesco’s #Bagsofhelp initiative
Do you have your own Success Story you want to share? Send it in by using our online form to tell us about your project.