Minutes of the Broxburn Academy Parent Council
Meeting held in the Broxburn Academy Board Room
on 3rd December 2014 at 7:00pm
Present
Steve Bordwell (SB), Colin Hilditch (Chair – CH), Sharon McDowall (SMD), Avril McLean
(AML), Ann Pyper (AP), Peter Reid (Headmaster – PR), Rachel Robinson (RR), Steve Salvini
(Secretary – SS), Carolyn Wilson (CW).
Apologies
Andy Duncan (AD), Evelyn Russell (ER), Louise Rooney (LR), Shirley Park (SP), Liz Sims
(LS), Samantha Wyllie (SW), Collette Ritchie (CR), Lesley Armstrong (LA), Liz Stevens (LS)
Actions
1.0 Welcome and
apologies
Colin Hilditch, Chair, welcomed everyone to the meeting and noted the
apologies received.
2.0 Minutes of
previous meeting
Accepted as an accurate record of the meeting. Spelling of two surnames to
be corrected.
3.0 Matters
arising
None.
4.0 Actions log
1.05, 3.01 to 3.06, 3.08 to 3.12 – all completed.
3.07 – PR to provide SS with address and then SS to send card as soon as
possible.
PR & SS
SB and CH reported that a submission had been made to the “Better
Outcomes” exercise on behalf of the Parent Council as part of action 3.06.
5.0 Fundraising
RR reported that the school fundraising group of the Pupil Activities Fund
and the Charities Commission had now been joined by Project Romania so
from now on all funds raised will be split three ways. Over £3000 has been
raised since August. One of the items bought from this is a defibrillator for
use in the school. The EasyFundraising website was described. SS agreed to
investigate its possible use on the new school website in conjunction with SS
Mark Kohler.
It was agreed to reschedule the Ladies Night for 27th March 2015. CH to
provide details of licensing to CW.
CH
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6.0 Topics for
Future Meetings
SMD made the following suggestions for agenda items on future PC
meetings:

Financial position of the school including funding sources, level of
local discretionary budget, financial planning

School management structure

School governance – internal and external

School ethos – including discipline, learning

Role of Parent Forum, Parent Council

Top five challenges for the school

Overview of the academic qualifications on offer to pupils

Non-academic activities on offer to the pupils
SS was actioned to develop a schedule for these talks at future meetings in SS
conjunction with potential speakers.
7.0 Social
Evening
CH explained that this had been postponed until the New Year. He will CH
identify a suitable alternative date.
8.0 Constitution
SS reported that he had had comments from two PC members and it was All
agreed to leave discussion for another meeting to allow more PC members
to provide their input.
9.0 Report from
the Head Teacher
The school has received a positive letter explain that the HMIE will be
disengaging given the excellent progress made.
Interviews for two PTCs (Principal Teacher Curriculum) are being held and CW
CW agreed to attend on behalf of the PC.
The school roll is now 849.
The Christmas Concert will be held on the evening of 16th December. All PC
members are invited to pre-concert refreshments in the Headmaster’s
study.
A visit to the school by Graham Hope (Chief Executive WLC) and Moira Niven
(Depute Chief Executive WLC) was reported as having been particularly
positive.
The academic results have been very good this year and are expected to be
even better in 2015.
10.0 Notices &
Correspondence
All received in electronic form and forwarded to all PC members as agreed at
previous meeting.
11.0 AOB
None.
12.0 Date of Next
Meeting
The next meeting will be held at 7pm in the Broxburn Academy Board Room
on 18th February 2015.
13. Close
The meeting was closed by the Chair.
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