OIC Resources for Parents and Parent Councils

The following Orkney Islands Council resources and information, available from the 'Related Downloads' section of this page, may be useful for Parent Councils and Parent Council Chairs:

Finance and Admin Guidance

• Guidance on Grants and Admin Procedures.

Chairing a Meeting Training

• Factors affecting how best to run meetings.
• Meetings - basic rules.
• Meeting priorities and outcomes.
• Meeting sequence.
• Meeting timings.
• Meeting agenda.
• Running the meeting.
• Types of group members.
• Problem solving.