As a ‘non-resident parent’ can I volunteer to be a parent helper at my child’s school for school trips etc outwith my court ordered contact time?

Yes. Schools get this wrong sometimes. Both parents retain full parental responsibilities and rights.  An order specifying residence and contact does not  eliminate either from carrying out responsibilities or exercising…

My lawyer has suggested that it will improve my chances of getting more contact if I do parenting classes – who runs them?

Look on your local council web site to see if they run any suitable classes, or try contacting organisations like Parent Network Scotland (https://www.parentnetworkscotland.org.uk/) or Mellow Parenting (https://www.mellowparenting.org/). A Google search should show…