Welcome to SPTC!
Looking for information about Scottish education from a parent or carer’s viewpoint, have a query about the role of the Parent Council or PTA, or an existing SPTC member with a burning question? Or maybe you run a club or group for children? You’ve come to the right place!
SPTC is a parents’ organisation dedicated to sharing information and advice to make parental involvement in Scottish schools as good as it can be. On this site you’ll find information we hope will be useful to you, and signposts to many other organisations. There’s information, too, about membership of SPTC for PTAs, PCs or other parent-led groups, and about how you can be involved in the biggest parents’ group in Scotland.
You can subscribe to our e-newsletters or join our parents’ on-line survey group. There are lots of ways to be involved and to find out more… welcome to SPTC!
Get involved
Join our on-line survey group, attend one of our information and training sessions, join our board – there are lots of ways to be involved. You chose!
Parents' Voice
Make your voice heard by joining our on-line survey group. You’ll receive a short on-line survey every few months. You chose which ones to respond to and we promise not to share your details, ever.
Info and training sessions
Our team of regional advisers are out on the road with information and training sessions designed just for you.
Upcoming Events
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20 June 2013
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18 September 2013
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23 September 2013
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04 October 2013
Backchat
Members of SPTC receive the regular SPTC newsletter, Backchat, by post or email. Backchat shares news and information about what’s happening in Scottish education, as well as events and organisations we think will be of interest to parents and carers.
Popular resources
A User’s Guide to a Parent Council
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Top Tips for Parent Councils
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Curriculum for Excellence – a brief guide
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Latest news
Parents’ Voice Bullying Survey, June 2013
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Summer issue of Backchat, June 2013
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May’s media issues
Interesting news items for the month of May. Schools The SSTA teaching union is calling for cri...