IMPORTANT - Membership Insurance details have been updated

The SPTC Membership Insurance Scheme details have been updated.

22 Nov 2004

New leaflet published

Another leaflet is available in the Publications / Leaflets section called Office Bearers and their roles.

This leaflet is also available in PDF format in the downloads section.

22 Nov 2004

The 2004 convener's report is now available .

The 2004 Convener's and 2004 Treasurer's reports are now available in the Publications section under AGM reports.

We have also updated the SPTC members list which is now shown in the main menu.

17 Nov 2004

No rest for anyone at the SPTC Conference!

On Saturday 13th November we held our 56th Annual Conference and AGM at Moray House in Edinburgh. The conference title was “Kids Behaving Badly” and the aim of the day was to look at whether indiscipline and bad behaviour is really as bad as some would have us believe.

16 Nov 2004

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Road Safety Education - what do parents think?

In August 2003 the Scottish Executive commissioned research to look into parental attitudes to road safety education in Scotland. The final report has now been published.

03 Nov 2004

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Ministers Question time

In the current edition of our newsletter “Backchat” you can read a parent’s letter to the Minister for Education, Peter Peacockfollowing his article in Backchat 79. Well, now you can get the chance to ask Peter Peacock, the Minister for Education, took part in an online question and answer session after his announcement on the future of parental involvement on Tuesday 24th August.

20 Sep 2004

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SPTC welcomes the ruling in the House of Lords on smacking...

20 Sep 2004

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The Green Cross Code for the Internet

Are you concerned about the safety of the Internet? Why do your children want to go in chat rooms? Do you want to know how to guide your child to go on the World Wide Web?

20 Sep 2004

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Where Schools Meet (WSMS)

Does the front of your school look a bit drab? Is it a welcoming sight for visitors? Well, if not then Grounds for Learning is currently recruiting schools to take part in a project aimed at transforming the part of the playground at the front of the school, the part most visible and connected to the local community.

20 Sep 2004

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Have you heard of the Disability Discrimination Act? (DDA)

Thanks to the Disability Rights Commission we can provide all the information you will need….

14 Sep 2004

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Dear Mr Peacock…

Jennifer Stewart, a mother of three, takes Peter Peacock to task for his view on parental involvement (see also Newsletter Backchat 79 on our website)

20 Aug 2004

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