All About Parent Volunteers (PV)

[ksjac]

Hi,


Any suggestions how to ace PV application form esp for RGPS and SCGS?

[cottagehut]

Anyone has a good parent CV to share??

[Kiasu Bee]

Anyone knows how many Parent Volunteers (within 1km) or (1km-2km) have Rulang Primary School accepted and going for the registration for this coming Phase 2B primary one registration on 22 and 23 Jul 2013?

[kaisuDad]

cottagehut:

Anyone has a good parent CV to share??

haha, if someone did share a good CV, the schools will be flooded with similar CVs. hahaha

[kab]

Regarding CV- different schools are looking for different types of PV so there’s no such thing as "good". Just for info- I was rejected by RGPS but accepted by Rosyth for PV. So, just let the school know what is your strength and how you can contribute.


For SCGS PV- my friend’s daughters are in SCGS and according to her, they only want ballerinas or professional dancers as PV. So one is keen to go through phase 2, Grass Root would be a better way, of course unless you are a dancer.

[kab]

Also someone asked whether school home distance affect PV application. In my experience- no. We stay right next to RGPS and yet were rejected for PV. But Rosyth, which is in Serangoon, accepted us.

[cottagehut]

kab:

Also someone asked whether school home distance affect PV application. In my experience- no. We stay right next to RGPS and yet were rejected for PV. But Rosyth, which is in Serangoon, accepted us.

You should try Nanyang or st Margaret. Rosyth, base on past trends, if I recall correctly balloting required for more than 2km

[cottagehut]

We are opposite…I stay at hougang area but looking at school near bukit timah area

[Iamstressed]

phtthp:

My friend also got in Scgs, via grassroot leader 2b route.

She was rejected in her pv application.

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Mishasha:

Hi,

While I was a PV at RGPS, \"tasks\" were snapped up within 5mins when the coordinators sent out emails to PVs. Most of us were worried there wasn't enough \"jobs\" to clock those hours. Excluding those public and school holidays, you may not be able to clock the minimum hours if you are \"choosy\" or too busy with other commitment.

Speak to current PVs to find out more on the school's activities that required PV involvement. This will help you to plan ahead your schedule.

Yes, you're right.

my friend was a PV in RGPS, this year (2013, for 2014 P1 intake).
She said \"tasks\" were snapped up very fast - once the PV Supervisor sent out an email notification asking, \"now, who is interested in doing PV next few weeks, on these dates ...?\"

my friend said sometimes she can go down RGPS - like 4x or sometimes 5x per week - just to clock in 1 precious hour, each time. She said mostly she go down during lunch time. She\"ll rush down by taxi, clock 1 hour then rush back to her office by taxi, around 2.30 pm. My friend said luckily she got a supportive boss - who allow her to return late from lunch, many times per week. She said you must be ready to be on call, on alert standby any time! The commitment level expected is very high ! Hence during interview, the PV Supervisor and P are quick to sniff out from applicant candidates - whether they can commit their time or not.
During interview if they sense that you're those that cannot commit your time whole-heartedly, they won't select you. They're experienced in detecting who can be the committed ones, having gone through so many batches of interviewing applicants every year.

But please don't ask questions during interview like \"by the way, I don't have any helper nor maid at home. Nobody is at home to look after my baby. Thus, can I bring along my baby to school, as I serve my PV duties ?\" If you ask this type of question, you won't be selected. Like that, your attention become divided. Are you going to the school to babysit your child, or are you there to serve your PV duties whole-heartedly ? Anyway, no children allowed, when you clock your PV hours, inside the school premises.

One more thing -
Husband & wife both can help to clock in hours together, working towards minimal 60 pv hrs. (For rgps) But please :-
No maid, nor mother nor mother in law, nor father nor father in law allowed.

I heard that for RGPS if you get to be a PV, you're more or less secured of a place (even if you live more than 2km away). Also, the past stats also seem to support this. Is this right?
Also, which areas should you volunteer in for this school? As in, what should you put in your proposal to ensure being shortlisted? TIA

[kab]

Nanyang tends to take in excessive number of PV - Zoe Tay was an example. Wasn’t even eligible for balloting. St Margaret primary is not in bukit timah area.


I’m quite impressed with Rosyth admin staff for PV. At the first PV meeting, we were told they are only 20 sets of parents selected for PV. And they also listed out how many stay within one KM, 1-2 or outside 2km. For 2014 intake, 30 places are available for phase 2B. So the chances is not too bad. All depends on the number of grassroots people.