School Council
Our pupils have the right to give their opinion and for adults to listen and take it seriously- Article 12
At the beginning of every year, our Y1 and Y2 classes nominate and vote for members of their class to represent them in our School Council.
The School Council meet throughout the year to make a difference round our school. Our School council have a display board where we introduce ourselves and display themes from the year e.g anti-bullying week.
At the start of the year, Mrs Armstrong will guide children to discuss how to improve different areas of our school.
School council members feedback information and the articles discussed during the meetings to the rest of the children within their classes.
The Council has a strong voice within school and supports decision making and improvements for all pupils at Town Lane.
Discussion points so far include
* Can we start Y2 play leaders earlier - asking for this to happen as all children enjoyed it so much.
* How to make playtime more enjoyable for everyone - asking for extra playground equipment. School council wrote to Mrs Large to ask for tyres, crates and loose parts.
* How to be clean and how to help to stop germs from spreading- School council asked classes to make posters for our toilet and sink areas.
* How to encourage people to drink more water and to understand how important it is- School council made posters for the water areas and asked their own classes to make them too.
* How to promote kindness throughout the school and into the wider community- implementing corridor monitors at lunchtime, our friendship stop on the playground, Kindness club every year where we link with our local church to help people in the community.
The School Council write to the leaders of the school to communicate their findings and their requests are acted upon.
Through our curriculum, all classes have been thinking about how articles effect their daily lives.
The school council have taken a tour around the school and noted which articles have been displayed and possible areas for development.
Other commitments:
- School Council members run a yearly fundraiser for UNICEF
- School Council members take an active role in campaigns to win funds to develop a community garden.
- School council have worked with Mrs Bithell (PE Lead) on the active play initiative. They have been involved in the loose part play scheme where they chose outdoor equipment to ensure we are all active outdoor.
- School council are working with Mrs Macaskill in deciding where to plant trees in our school to attract butterflies. Our school achieved the butterfly friendly school award.
- School council collected pupil voice for MyHappy Mind.
- School council assisted in redeveloping an area of school using a grant from Tesco. They have chosen an area and have discussed what they would like it to be.
- Children planted in our outside quad area to promote health and well-being and are now growing vegetables.