Firstly, a warm welcome from myself, Richard Imlach, the new Chair of the Parent Community Council (PCC). Chair I may be, but the last thing I want to do is sit down. We have a strong PCC membership this year, and we are all keen to make a difference. The PCC is here to support the Community, the School, and the Children. While not all of our Community wants to get too involved, we do want to ensure you are all fully aware about what is going on, and we may seek input on important decisions. We also want to promote a few more Community events such as the upcoming House Hill Climb (Sunday Nov 26th) so parents & children have the opportunity to get together outwith the school environment.
As always, we are more than happy to help any parent or carer if they have any matters they require assistance with relating to their child’s education or wellbeing at the school. Being stuck in a 9-5 work environment, I can’t personally profess to being at the school gates on a regular basis, but i am happy to arrange to meet outside school hours if it helps, converse on email, talk on the phone, message on Facebook. Or I can point you in the direction of another member of the PCC who may be able to meet during school hours.
Read on for information about the new Community website, Communications, Fundraising, House Hill Climb, and more….
There has been some press interest from the Sunday Post in the last few days around the fire safety of PFI schools. The ex-chair of the Oxgangs PCC, Crerar Christie, was heavily involved in understanding the detail of the Cole Report around the whole wall collapse & PFI issues. As such, it was prudent to seek his comments & inputs on the nature of the questions from the press. His comments are as below. If any parents have any further concerns, either from the below, or subsequent to this, please do get in contact so we can look to get any further information.