The John Roan School

parents

The John Roan School Association (JRSA) is a parent led body supported by the school.

Its main functions are:

To act as a forum for parents to raise issues concerning educational and school life matters, for discussion with other parents, teachers and members of the Governing Body.
To disseminate information between the school and parents.
To facilitate participation by parents in school life by organising and offering support for activities such as special events, day trips and school journeys.
To organise events to promote a sense of community at the school between parents, teachers and students. Regular events in the last few years have included a quiz night, a seasonal celebration and a fun run.
To organise events to raise funds to be spent on school activities.

We generally meet every half term. Meetings are attended by Des Malone, the headteacher, so it’s a great opportunity to find out what’s currently happening at John Roan from the horse’s mouth (sorry Des, no offence intended).

School events

We aim to hold an event each term. We have held a Quiz Night for parents/carers for the last 3 years which has been very popular and well supported and certainly supports that old homily about taking part rather than winning.

Multi-Cultural Event – John Roan is a truly diverse school and this Autumn term we are looking to support that diversity by holding a celebration event involving pupils, teacher, parents and carers with food, drink and music from across the cultures that form the life of the school.

Fun Run – John Roan Sports Ground has hosted our 3 mile fun run around the fields for the last two years, with a barbecue, pupil/parent cricket game and stalls selling books and fair trade produce.