Every school in Scotland, primary and secondary, should now have a Parent Council, carrying out some of the work which a School Board used to do, and other jobs too.  At Clermiston, parents decided to merge the former PSA with our Parent Council, so here, our Council looks after both the official parental liaison with the school and the fundraising and event activities.

We were one of the first two schools in Edinburgh to have our Parent Council up and running.  Recently, we have campaigned on a number of issues, such as city-wide school budget proposals, local road safety issues, dog fouling near the school, and also Scotland-wide policy areas.  We are currently in dialogue with the Council about the school's available classroom accommodation, given our growing school population.  We work to make sure parents have a say in the appointment of senior staff at the school, including the appointment of our Head Teacher and Deputy Head Teacher, and we represent the views of parents to the school on school policy matters which affect us all. 

It’s not all about campaigning though!  We’ve worked with the school on a number of funding projects, such as the hall floor, hall audio-visual system, playground equipment funding, funding for iPads and sports kit for various teams.  Meanwhile, we’ve forged links with the other four Parent Councils in our cluster (Blackhall, Cramond, Davidson’s Mains and the Royal High School) and keep in regular contact with our three local councillors and with our MP and MSPs. 

We have a dedicated team of fundraising and events volunteers, a campaign-based research group, and a Wildlife Garden Group, and we’re always happy for more parents and carers to become involved.  Details of some recent and forthcoming events are available on the school website.

CONTACT US - Any queries about the Parent Council can be raised by contacting us at clermistonPC@outlook.com 

Currently the Council consists of various parents and carers and it’s not too late to join.  We would be very happy to hear from any parents new to the school. 

The following parents have volunteered to undertake specific roles on the Council:

• Sandra Dargie Chair
• Fern Findlay-Greene Treasurer
• __________________  Secretary 

As of 1^st August 2023, Clermiston Primary Parent Council is a registered charity. Our registration number is SC052722.

• Funding Strategy 2023 [pdf 120KB]
• HT Corona Virus Q&A June 2020 [pdf 156KB]
• The Pupil Council Constitution [pdf 137KB]
• HT report Jan 2017 [pdf 157KB]