Parents as Partners in Learning
Parents as Partners in Learning
Involving parents in school education
| Themes | Links to other legislation/policy |
| Involving parents in school education | |
| The Act requires education authorities to promote the involvement of parents in their children’s school education. School education includes the provision of facilities for social, cultural and recreative activities and for physical education and training. | Under the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (the '1980 Act'), parents must ensure that their children of school age receive efficient education suitable for their age, ability and aptitude. (s30(1)) Education authorities must provide adequate and efficient school education within their area. (s1(1)) The Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (the '2000 Act') places education authorities under a duty to secure that the education provided by them is directed towards the development of the personality, talents and mental and physical abilities of the child or young person to their fullest potential. (s2) |
| The effective involvement of parents in their children’s education and learning is a crucial element in Ministers’ overall programme for Ambitious Excellent Schools. | Ambitious Excellent Schools was launched in November 2004. This framework for improving schools includes giving more choice to parents for their children and encouraging schools to engage fully with parents in the education they provide. |
Successful involvement of parents can help education authorities to deliver on their priorities for education. | The 2000 Act requires that Scottish Ministers set out the long-term strategic direction for improvement in Scotland’s schools by way of national priorities in education. (s4) Five National Priorities in Education underpin the Scottish Executive’s education policies. These are: Achievement and Attainment; Framework for Learning; Inclusion and Equality; Values and Citizenship; and Learning for Life. More information and examples of practice for authorities and schools are available from the National Priorities website http://www.nationalpriorities.org.uk/ |