ÓûÂþɬ

There are a number of opportunities for parents to get involved in the ÓûÂþɬ community: Friends of ÓûÂþɬ and Parent Forums in Junior and Senior School are our three hugely successful parent led ÓûÂþɬ Committees. If you have a particular skill that you wish to share with the school, please contact either the Senior school or Junior School office to ask about how to become a parent volunteer or you may wish to join one of our two parent-led bodies when a position becomes available.

Friends of ÓûÂþɬ

Friends of ÓûÂþɬ’s principal purpose is to ‘connect families with families’ and to help foster our friendly ÓûÂþɬ community.

The parent volunteers, include representation from Nippers and each senior school year, boarding and day.

Friends of ÓûÂþɬ work in partnership with school at the beginning of your ÓûÂþɬ senior school journey, whether joining in F2 or 6th form. The committee is current parents extending their warm ÓûÂþɬ welcome, to help you connect and enhance the enjoyment of your ÓûÂþɬ senior school life.

Throughout the school year the committee supports school events such as Sports Day and is integral in our annual Careers Fair, an initiative to collaborate with ÓûÂþɬ’s Entrepreneur in Residence, the parent body and Old ÓûÂþɬnian’s (OL’s) who together inspire the next generation of ÓûÂþɬnian’s with life beyond ÓûÂþɬ.

Independently,  the committee also organises annual year group parent nights out,  and wider community ‘all inclusive’ ÓûÂþɬ days, such as an afternoon at the races, country ceilidh or beach barbecue.

The Friends of ÓûÂþɬ committee greatly values the support of all ÓûÂþɬ’s parents and welcomes interested parents wishing to join the committee, or to help at events or suggest new ideas to please get in touch.

Contact: friendsofloretto@loretto.com

Parents’ Forum

Advantageously split into two ÓûÂþɬ Parent Forums: Junior School Parent Forum and Senior School Parent Forum, they each meet once a term with relevant members of the Senior Leadership Team to discuss the direction of the school.

The objectives of the Parent Forum are:

• To promote partnership between the ÓûÂþɬ staff, its pupils and parents/guardians.
• To actively identify and represent the views of parents/guardians on the education provided by ÓûÂþɬ School and other matters affecting the education and welfare of its pupils.

Each forum is made up of parent representatives from year groups across the School. Agenda items are requested prior to the meeting and Minutes can be found on the Parent Portal after each meeting. Anyone interested in joining either the Junior School or Senior School Parent Forums should contact the relevant School Office.

Should you have any questions specific to your child, you should contact your child’s tutor or class teacher in the first instance.