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Sciennes Parent Council2015 Annual General Meeting
Sciennes Parent Council2015 Annual General Meeting
• Welcome• Apologies • Approval of last year’s minutes• Finance Report• Subgroup reports• School reports• Election of Office Bearers• Thoughts on the year ahead
Post AGM drinks at Summerhall
Sciennes School Council AGMTreasurer’s Report
18th June 2015
Report for 2014-15 School Year
Current bank balance: £2,447Current available funds: £1,960
Annual Income : £23,921
Parent Council fundraising profit£15,135
Annual Expenditure: £23,774
Expenditure on school trip subsidies £1,725*Profit transferred to school playground £12,987
* A further £1,092 provided by FSS
Income School Year 2014-15Combined net income from Parent Council (PC) and Friends of Sciennes
School Trust (FSS) events & activities: £58,438 v £26,500 Last Year
Key fundraising activities:•Triathlon Dads £12,719 (new event)•Swimathon £12,550 v £7,404 Last Year•Christmas Fair £10,411 v £6,171 Last Year•Summer Fair £7,534 v £4,239 Last Year
Social events:•Camera Obscura £1,151 (new event)•Wine Quiz evening £1,001 v £432 Last Year•Ceilidhs x 2 £801 v £818 Last year•Discos x 2 £324 v £197 Last Year
Expenditure School Year 2014/15Combined PC and FSS expenditure
Playground, playground, playground! £54,927
Also, very importantly -
•Trips and residential subsidies £2,817Cycling lessons £2,970•Swimming lessons £800 Parent Council Club subsidies £205 Music Concert £200 Water Cooler £330
Eco Group £100
City of Edinburgh Council Guidance
•Monies are raised on understanding that they will be spent to benefit the children•Best way to manage is to get input from teaching staff on things they would like•Decision on how money is spent lies with the School Parent Council•BUT School Parent Council buys things the school actually wants
SPTC Membership•Charity who provide help, information and support to parents and carers who want to be involved in their child's education•Membership paid for by CoE Council
Provides public liability insurance for School Council, Chess & Football Clubs & home baking events
•Growing range of information and training sessions for our members all over the country eg. PVG guidance•Signpost other places to go for information and advice on a wide range of education and parenting issueshttp://www.sptc.info/about-sptc/
Treasurer NotesAccounts:•Financial Year 2014-15 successfully audited – copies available for information on School Parent Council website. •Consolidation of main Parent Council, Football and Chess Clubs•Thanks to Iain Mackintosh for auditing the accounts
Partnership working:•Continued use of Wisepay for PTA events’ ticket sales •Use of BT mydonate for sponsored event via FSS makes easier collection of Gift Aid and sponsor money
Treasurer team:•Treasurer & 2 Co-Treasurers model has worked well – thanks to Jacqui for supporting the new team through it´s transition•Volunteer money-counters at events have been a great help
Sciennes Parent Council2015 Annual General Meeting
Subgroup reports:ECO GROUP
Eco group
Parent Council AGMJune 2015
Phoebe Cochrane
P3 and the raised beds
• Involving P3 children in looking after the area behind the huts where we have 3 raised beds and a greenhouse.
• Every P3 child has a session in the raised beds area or in the strip of land opposite the school.
• We work with P3s as it fits most closely with their curriculum.
Autumn term
• Harvesting what had been planted the previous year
• Raking up leaves and jumping on the compost heap
• Planting
Spring term
• Planting in pots for children to look after in classrooms
• Further planting in the raised beds
• Keeping the area weeded
Summer term
• Clearing areas and sowing wild flowers opposite the school
• More planting in the raised beds
• Weeding and keeping the garden tidy
Other
• Although we offered, we did not get involved in the eco-reps this year.
• Thinking ahead, the new playground developments might be an opportunity to try and get different classes/year groups to be responsible for looking after various aspects of the playground – including keeping growing things alive!
Sciennes Parent Council2015 Annual General Meeting
Subgroup reports:COMMUNICATIONS GROUP
Sciennes Parent Council2015 Annual General Meeting
Subgroup reports:CLUBS GROUP
Sciennes Parent Council Clubs
• 18 different kinds of club on offer• Continued to work in partnership with Active
Schools • All timetables and all club related information
is published on our webpage
Selection of SPC Club Achievements
Congratulations to :• Ruyuan for winning Second Prize in the Tesco Bank art
competition;• All of the Acappella kids for their successful performances
throughout the year;• The Guitar Club pupils for their continued practicing, almost
all have reached Grade 1 level with performance pieces; & • All new Karate Club members for achieving their first belts.
Sciennes Chess Club 2014/15
• 60 children P2-P7 • 21 new members and 3 on waiting list• 3 coaches and 7 assistant coaches• 27 sessions (34 hrs) plus competition days (40hrs or more)
External Competitions• Lothian Junior Chess League (Team and Individual)• Delancy UK Chess Challenge (Individual)• Scottish Primary School Team Championships
• 4-5 teams of four players in two age categories • SCC consistently wins medals in each category• Sciennes players show great sportsmanship even when not
getting medals
Team Competitions
21 14 Manchester 11-12 July 2015
Club Competition (19)
Megafinal (12) Northern GigafinalLast Chance Saloon (2) …
Blackhall Heriots
Watsons S Morningside
East Craig Flora Stevenson
Kingsland Nether Currie
St Ninians Perth
St Thomas Wardie
Low Port Earlston HS
Fettes Nigel Short
Bonaly Sciennes
42 East Scotland Gigafinal qualifiers by Club
Sciennes (12)
Bonaly (5)
Nigel Short Soc(4)
Fettes (4)
S Morningside (1)
Sciennes Primary School Football Club
Parent Council Annual Report14/15 Season
14/15 Achievements• Over 190 players involved in 9 teams (6 boys + 3 girls teams)• Around 45 regular parent / carer coaches, PVG’d and 80%
completed SFA level 1• Annual income over £4,500 – account in surplus for 14/15• New face book site and newsletter started• Registration and kit orders fully transferred to Wise pay • New constitution, Executive Committee, Club Committee,
membership structure, financial regulations and AGM processes• Kit room and kit cleared out and replenished• New complaints, coaching and selection policies agreed • Inclusive and participative ethos embedded, except for
tournaments and festivals…..
Coaching and Selection Policy
Mental Technical
Physical Tactical
Development and Progression
Sometimes competition can be good !
Challenges
• Increasing the number of girl players and women coaches
• Kit room refurbishment and technical kit purchase• Improving coaching standards – SFA level 2 • Improving links to local football club structures• Support to new Executive and Club Committee and
succession planning over the next 2 to 3 years• Improving the approach to selection and
competitions
Sciennes Parent Council2015 Annual General Meeting
Subgroup reports:SCIENNES PLAYGROUND IMPROVEMENTS GROUP
“SCIENNES ACTIVE PLAY EXPERIENCE”SCIENNES PLAYGROUND
Presented by Stuart Sheehan on behalf of the Playground Group
BELIEVE
ACHIEVE
The Idea….!
• The aspiration was to improve the quality, safety and interest of Sciennes Playground while recognising our limited space.
• Utilise available grants to activate and deliver.• Beg, borrow and ….the raise the funds!
The Process
– Utilising Parent skills and time we produced initial plans for school consultation and initial grant applications.
– Harrison Stevens Architects appointed after funding raised from the South Central Neighbourhood Partnership
– Appointment to take plans to Stage D design to support an application for Commonwealth Games Legacy match funding.
– Application submitted 2nd February.
The Process continued
• SportScotland funding announced Mid April 2015.
• Design work tendered through City of Edinburgh Council. Harrison Stevens appointed.
• Construction work tendered by City of Edinburgh Council with the aim of work being completed summer 2015!
Design Evolution and Precedent
• The current playground at Sciennes and its surrounds are limited. Tarmac everywhere.
• The playground and the landscaped strip to the South of Sciennes Road offer the potential to enhance play experience for school children and for the benefit of the wider community.
• Active play is at the heart of our thoughts. Through play, research suggests that children learn socially, physically and mentally.
Active Play - Climb, run, jump!
• Using different materials and textures we can create a interesting canvas for kids to :-- Jump- Climb- Run- Innovate and inspire!
Landscaped Area to the South of Sciennes Road
• Currently underutilised area to be reworked to create valuable community area.
• The plan is to use much of the existing, incorporating the trees and natural vegetation to maintain a woodland feel.
• The space would include an activity trail using raised logs with ropes, balancing logs, sawn off timber steps and even a ball pit of pine cones!
• Space could be used by all of the community and utilised as an outdoor classroom and for Eco Classes.
The Plans for the Playground
• Create interest / height.• Utilise different materials and textures including
wood, grass, compacted sand and pea gravel.• Create platforms (tyres and wooden) to jump
off / climb from.• Create an interesting canvas which will be
further energised by loose play materials.
Conclusion and thanks!• Although the project is not built yet we are
almost there.• Projects like this don’t happen on their own.
There has been huge input from everyone across the school family to make this happen.
• Ps……. Next job…..Closing Sciennes Road and nabbing some of the Sick Kids…..!!
Sciennes Parent Council2015 Annual General Meeting
Subgroup reports:FUNDRAISING AND EVENTS GROUP
A Year Of Celebration
Fundraising and Events 2014/15Aileen A Nimmo 18 June 2015
Engage
• As many people as possible• Doing or giving as much as they are able• To raise funds and increase opportunities• For the Pupils of Sciennes in accordance with
the School’s aims and objectives
Autumn Learning !
• Comedy Quiz• Camera Obscura
Christmas Fair
All Years helped !!!!
• P1-3 Ceilidh Kids• P4/5 and P6/7 Discos• Ceilidh with the fantastic Macallisters and
June Underwood
Celebration of Bilingualism and Diversity
Providing hospitality
Thank You Fruit Group
Community helping school
• Grange Association• Savills• Sainsburys• Grateful thanks to parent graphic designer Jimmy
Chow for superb artwork in the Science Fair leaflet and poster and for kind sponsorship from the Grange Association, Papa John's Pizza, Macsween's, Gift Experience Scotland, Sainsbury's, Homebase, Edinburgh University and Fan Duel as well as many other generous contributors. Thank you!
School Helping Community
• Nepal Bakesale• Marie Curie Bakesale• Grange Fair• Care Homes !
Swimathon
Science Fair
Fundraising
Quiz
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14,000
2012/132013/142014/15
Totals: 2012/2013 - £7,845 2013/2014 - £ 26740 2014/2015 - over £59, 670
Finally
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School Reports:Head Teacher ReportBusiness Manager Budget ReportMusic Improvement Gp Report
Sciennes Parent Council2015 Annual General Meeting
Head Teacher ReportMrs Alison Noble
Priorities 2014 - 2015
• Literacy• Numeracy• Health & Wellbeing• Science• Music
Priorities 2015 - 2016
Literacy • Reading• Curriculum EveningMaths & Numeracy • Active Maths• Financial Careers EducationHealth & Wellbeing• Healthy Schools Accreditation• Emotional Health & Wellbeing• Better Relationships, Better Behaviour, Better learning• 1+2 Languages
MUSICImprovement Group:
Claire Ford, Ruth McVicker, Samanda Campbell, Lucy Gallagher, Alison Noble in partnership with Sciennes Parent Council
Parent Council Action Plan
PARENTAL SURVEY FEEDBACK
• Increase awareness of Music opportunities• Expand Music opportunities• Free Instrument Tuition
SCOPE FOR IMPROVING MUSIC PROVISION
•Music Policy• Revise Music Programme and Resources
INCREASE AWARENESS OF EXISTING MUSIC PROVISION
INCREASE AWARENESS OF MUSIC PROVISION
EXPAND MUSIC PROVISION
EXPAND MUSIC PROVISION: BBC TEN PIECES
PARENT COUNCIL MUSIC SHOWCASE
INSTRUMENT TUITION AND MUSIC POLICY
• Revised Music Programme• Online resources• Potential ABC Music pilot• BBC Ten Pieces in 2015/16
MUSIC PROGRAMME
• Instruments Audited•Wishlist • Online resources
MUSIC RESOURCES
Increase awareness of Music provisionExpand Music provisionFree Instrument TuitionMusic Policy•Music Programme and Resources
IMPROVING MUSIC PROVISION
Sciennes Parent Council2015 Annual General Meeting
Election of Office Bearers
Sciennes Parent Council2015 Annual General Meeting
Thoughts for next year
Sciennes Parent Council2015 Annual General Meeting
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