SCP Letters
Monday 2nd June 2025
School Community Partnership Proposal
Introduction: Filton Avenue Primary School is committed to fostering a strong sense of community and
collaboration among its parents/carers, pupils, and staff. To achieve this, we propose the
establishment of the School Community Partnership (SCP), which will build on the work
already done at the Community Parent Advisory Group (CPAG) and the existing sub-groups
(Sustainability and EDIB), which are focused on specific areas of interest.
Aim: The aim of the School Community Partnership is:
- To create a collaborative platform that enhances the educational experience of our school
community by actively involving parents/carers and pupils in meaningful discussions and
activities focused on key areas of interest that will support our school improvement
priorities. - To raise awareness of what matters to the different communities that make up our school
community, and to boost parental engagement.
Rationale: The rationale behind this initiative is to leverage the diverse perspectives and expertise within
our school community to address important topics that impact our pupils’ learning and
development. By fostering a collaborative environment, we can ensure that our educational
practices are inclusive, sustainable, and effective in promoting essential skills such as
communication and cultural awareness.
Objectives: 1. Enhance Parental and Community Engagement: strengthen the relationship between the
school, its families and the wider community.
- Promote Collaborative Learning: encourage collaborative learning experiences between
parents and pupils. - Address Key Areas of Interest: focus on important topics such as sustainability, Equality,
Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (EDIB), and Oracy to enrich the educational experience
of our children. - Enhance Pupil Agency and Leadership: Filton Avenue Primary already has a strong offer of
pupil agency and leadership, and we want to build on that.
Structure: (see diagram below for detail)
- The School Community Partnership: the SCP will meet three times a year. These will be
attended by representatives of the School Council and will feature feedback from the subgroups, on a rolling basis. - Sub-groups: the partnership will have a number of sub-groups, dedicated to specific areas
of school improvement interest. These sub-groups will consist of both parent/carer and pupil
representatives and be facilitated by a member of school staff. The sub-groups will also
meet three times a year. - Currently, the CPAG meet after school; we aim for this arrangement to continue. We would
like the sub-groups to meet during school hours to facilitate the involvement of as many
children as possible.
Sub-groups and focus areas
- Currently, we have two sub-groups set up: Sustainability and EDIB – members of the SCP
sit on these groups. These groups will be part of the new structure, as set out below. - Our current pupil leadership groups are: School Council, Pupil Advocates, Oracy
Champions, O-Pals, Librarians, Digital Leaders, Mental Health Champions, the Eco-Team,
and most recently Belonging Champions. - We will create sub-groups that these areas of pupil leadership link to.
School Community Partnership
Proposal - Initially current members of the CPAG/SCP will be asked to lead/champion one of the subgroups, so we will need to gain expressions of interest.
- The whole-school community will be invited to express their interest following this activity.
- We also aim to ensure the engagement of people and organisations from the wider
community. - Each group will define its ‘key objective’ for the year and then decide on the ‘activities’ that
will enable them to achieve the objective.
Implementation plan:
- Raise profile: write to whole-school community with the new SCP (and sub-group) plan.
- Grow membership: from both the school community and the wider community.
- Scheduling meetings: set dates for the three annual SCP meetings and ensure they are
well-publicised within the school community. - Formation of sub-groups: identify and recruit parent/carer and staff and pupil
representatives for each sub-group. - Planning activities: each sub-group will develop a plan of activities and initiatives to be
carried out throughout the year. - Evaluation: regularly assess the effectiveness of the partnership and its activities, making
adjustments as needed.
Summary: The School Community Partnership at Filton Avenue Primary School aims to create a
collaborative and inclusive environment that benefits all members of the school community. By
focusing on key areas of interest, we can enhance the educational experience and foster a
stronger sense of community.
Monday 8th January 2024
Dear Parents and Carers
Re: Community and Parent Advisory Group (CPAG)
Following our meeting in November, a number of actions were agreed (see minutes attached to this email) and I’m writing to ask for your support in taking them forward. To enable this, I’ve created two new surveys, specific to each of the areas of focus, which I’ve added to this letter and will explain in more detail below. We would really appreciate as many people as possible answering them, as this will give us the best chance of being successful in our aims.
- Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (EDIB)
- As stated in the minutes of the last meeting the school has undertaken a comprehensive 2-part audit through the lenses of race, neurodiversity and LGBTQ+; Part 1 looked at our policies, website and welcome book, as well as some of the day-to-day practices such as members of staff being on the gate and the playground at the start/end of the day; Part 2 looked in-depth at our curriculum.
- We know from our school surveys that, overwhelmingly, you believe that the school is inclusive for people from different cultures.
- We want greater involvement of parents/carers, and the wider community, to take the EDIB agenda further, and have discussed ideas such as a parent/community diversity group, who would lead on this and represent a broader cross-section of our school community.
- If you are interested in getting involved, please complete the attached survey – https://forms.office.com/e/jfcJbm2nBZ
- Sustainability at Filton Avenue Primary School
- Again, referring back to the minutes, the first thing we need to do is define what sustainability means, in relation to Filton Avenue Primary School. There are things happening in and around school already, e.g. curriculum enquiries and solar panels on the dining room, but we don’t yet have a coordinated plan for how to take forward this hugely important issue.
- It was agreed that we need to enlist the help of others in the school community who have expertise in and/or a commitment to sustainability, who can then work with the school to lead on this.
- If you are interested in getting involved, please complete the attached survey – https://forms.office.com/e/dk2dRs5n54
As you can see, for both of these two areas of focus, we genuinely want/need your help to make the progress we are looking for. Any working groups/parties would feed into the CPAG itself and parents/carers are welcome to be a part of as many of these groups as they wish.
For a translatable version of this letter please click on this link – https://filtonavenue.com/we-parents/community-partnership/cpag-letters/.
If you wish to discuss any of the above, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Yours sincerely,
Dan Rodeck
Headteacher
