{"id":21986,"date":"2020-02-18T12:28:08","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T11:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oudersenonderwijs.nl\/the-parent-council\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T15:38:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T13:38:35","slug":"the-parent-council","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oudersenonderwijs.nl\/en\/the-parent-council\/","title":{"rendered":"The parent council"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":18210,"parent":21961,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/kennisbank-detail.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[317],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21986","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-relationship-parents-and-school"],"acf":{"inhoud":[{"acf_fc_layout":"inhoud_blok","afbeelding_of_video":"geen","afbeelding":false,"video":null,"intro":"To be involved as a parent in your child's school, you can join the parent council. What does the parent council do? What types are there? And what is the difference with the school participation council?","inhoud":"<h3>What does a parent council do?<\/h3>\n<p>The parent council is a group of parents who think along and help with activities at school. They organize fun events, like parties, sports days, and trips. They work closely with the school to make the school environment more fun and safer for the children.<\/p>\n<p>The council is often involved in talks about topics like traffic safety, <a href=\"https:\/\/wp-staging.oudersenonderwijs.nl\/kennisbank\/relatie-ouders-en-school\/ouderbetrokkenheid\/\">parent involvement<\/a> and sometimes school policy. This way, parents have a voice in matters about your child&#8217;s well-being.<\/p>\n<h3>The parent council as an association or foundation<\/h3>\n<p>Sometimes the parent council is an official association or foundation. This means it manages its own budgets and is responsible for organizing activities at school and buying supplies.<\/p>\n<p>The council board decides together with the members where the money goes. For example, to extra playground equipment or festive decorations during events.<\/p>\n<h3>Parent council and voluntary parent contribution<\/h3>\n<p>The parent council pays for activities like the <a href=\"https:\/\/wp-staging.oudersenonderwijs.nl\/kennisbank\/school-organisatie\/activiteiten\/schoolreis-excursie-of-kamp\/\">school trip<\/a>, the Saint Nicholas and <a href=\"https:\/\/wp-staging.oudersenonderwijs.nl\/kennisbank\/school-organisatie\/activiteiten\/kerstviering\/\">Christmas celebration<\/a>, and other special occasions with money from the <a href=\"https:\/\/wp-staging.oudersenonderwijs.nl\/kennisbank\/schoolkosten-vrijwillige-ouderbijdrage\/vrijwillige-ouderbijdrage\/\">voluntary parent contribution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes extra fundraisers are held, like a fancy fair or a sponsored run. The profits are used to invest in new playground equipment or sports gear.<\/p>\n<h3>School participation council versus parent council<\/h3>\n<p>The school participation council is different from the parent council and has a formal role within the school. In the school participation council, parents, teachers and sometimes students talk about important policies, like the budget, new <a href=\"https:\/\/wp-staging.oudersenonderwijs.nl\/kennisbank\/starten-op-basisschool\/alternatieve-onderwijsmethodes\/\">teaching methods<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/wp-staging.oudersenonderwijs.nl\/kennisbank\/pesten-veiligheid-en-gezondheid\/fysieke-veiligheid\/schoolbeleid-over-veiligheid\/\">safety policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Parents have real influence here and can help decide on topics that affect education and the school as a whole. 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