The Parent's Forum was set up in December 2020 to provide an additional space for parents and carers to have the opportunity to feedback on school provision, offer a parent/carer perspective on current policy and share ideas about future projects.
A message from our Chair:
Hello. I’m Genevieve Wardle, new Parent Governor and Chair of the Parent’s Forum with my son currently in Year 7.
The Parent’s Forum meets virtually once every half term on Teams and is an opportunity for parents and carers to engage with school staff in a relaxed and informal setting. We discuss different topics and issues ranging from behaviour policy, curriculum, enrichment activities and fund-raising and we welcome your input on how we can work with the school to improve and enrich the education of our children. If you are unable to attend the meeting, a survey is routinely sent out each half term asking for feedback and any suggestions and which is fed into the Parent’s Forum agenda.
The Parent’s Forum is not like a PTA you typically find at primary school so there won’t be any calls for volunteers for events. It does however have a pre-loved uniform shop which is a vital source of additional funds for the school. We would also welcome any other ideas how we could raise further funds. If anyone would like to discuss further about how the Parent’s Forum could be used or developed, please feel free to reach out to me. I look forward to meeting / hearing from you.
Some of our achievements:
- A second uniform supplier
- The selling of pre-loved uniform
- Discussion on supporting less able students
- Dsicussion on raising student aspirations
- Our very own facebook page
We have a parent who is kindly going to lead on fundraising – we’d love some more volunteers and more parents on the committee.To join the Forum, volunteer for fundraising, or suggest a theme for a future meeting, email:
The date of the next meeting in 2025/26 will be announced. The meeting agenda will be available in the documents section of this page a week before the meeting. Please email if you would like details to join the Teams meeting.
Requests:
- School Uniform: Please donate your outgrown school uniform, PE kits, football boots, etc., to us! The Parent Forum is selling Abbey College Pre-loved uniform. All clean donations of reusable school kit can be bagged up and left at Reception.
- Used Revision Guides: No matter how old, we’ll find a home for them. Please drop these off in Reception.
- Please help us raise money whenever you shop online, every donation makes a difference! There are 1000's of retailers who will donate for free. Please sign up here: https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/ramseyabbeycollege/
Parent Forum Minutes
Parent Forum Minutes
Parent Forum Letters
