Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Act 2006 (from the Scottish Executive web site - click here to go there directly)

Because parents have such a vital role to play in their children's education, the Scottish Parliament has passed a new law called the Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Act 2006 - to encourage and support more parents to become involved.

Most schools are already working very hard to involve parents, but the Act makes it a top priority for every education authority and every school to support the involvement of parents:

• at home - by providing them with information on what their children are learning at school and how this can best be supported at home
• through school - by providing them with opportunities to contribute to the life of the school e.g. by helping out in the classroom, on school trips and at school events
• in a more formal way - by helping them to decide what kind of parent group the school should have.