Municipal Parents’ Councils (KFU)
There is no legally founded parent body between the Parents’ Council Working Committee (Norwegian abbreviation KFU) at each school and FUG at central level. Parents’ councils have been established at municipal level on a voluntary basis in around 180 of the country’s municipalities (out of a total of 430). The aim of these KFUs is to coordinate the needs and wishes of the schools in the municipality and to provide education/training and ensure the exchange of experience. KFUs should have a broad representation and be a natural cooperation partner for politicians and the school administration.
Municipal Parents’ Councils generally consist of the FAU chairmen of the schools in the municipality. In large municipalities, a board must be elected. The initiative to establish a KFU can be taken by either the parents or the school administration.
Relevant tasks for KFUs:
- Work on matters of common interest to all the schools in the municipality, e.g. initiatives to reduce bullying.
- Raise the level of competence amongst parents in the municipality, e.g. by arranging parent contact courses and/or courses for members of the school’s advisory bodies.
- Provide information about relevant matters that concern all the parents in the municipality.
- Work to promote a good partnership with the municipality’s school administration and school politicians.
- Be a visible, active and constructive team player to provide the best possible educational facilities.
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