Family Involvement


Supporting Learning at Home

All Falkirk Council schools welcome parental involvement as research has shown that when parents are involved children do better in school. Education Scotland have published helpful general tips for supporting learning at home.

Familial Representation

At Larbert High School parents are represented in many ways. The main way is through the parent council. 

Parents are welcomed to be:

All parents / carers are automatically members of the Parent Forum at this school. As a member of the Parent Forum all parents can expect to –

Parent Councils are the formal representative body for parents / carers with children attending school. Parent Councils are different in each school to enable them to meet the needs of parents / carers locally.

The Parent Forum decides how their representatives on the Parent Council are chosen and how the Parent Council operates. Parents / carers are encouraged to volunteer or put themselves forward to be chosen as representatives of the Parent Council if they wish.

The main aims of the Parent Council are:

Support for Families

In order to support parents we provide you with as much information as possible to keep you involved in your child's learning.

Parents receive the following communications throughout the session:

a. calendar of key dates and events

b. tracking & monitoring reports

c. various Family information Evenings during the course of the year

There will also be a range of other communications dealing with particular issues as they arise, whether of a curricular, extra-curricular or emergency nature. 

 In Addition

The school calendar can be accessed online and is updated regularly to keep families up to date. 

The LHS app can be downloaded to receive updates and announcements direct to your smartphone.

Information on parent information evenings can be found online.

Our dedicated LHS Learner Journeys site provides helpful information for parents supporting their child through course choices.