Student Parliament News

Red Nose Day

For Red Nose Day School Parliament arranged for children to do 'Something Funny for Money' for Comic Relief by coming into school with Wacky Hairstyles - and the pupils certainly took up the challenge! We had hair styled as cupcakes, birds nests, Rapunzel's tower, pouring cola bottles, watermelons as well as hair in a whole host of colours and shapes!

The parliament also hosted a 'Students v Teachers' fun quiz which saw the students make a fantastic comeback from last year's defeat.

Thank you to everyone who contributed. We managed to raise an impressive £261 pounds! If you haven't yet managed to donate please do so on the Parent pay link which was sent out.

Our Student Parliament aims to encourage our children to:

• Develop confidence and responsibility, making the most of their abilities
• Prepare them to take on an active role as citizens
• Develop healthy, safer lifestyles
• Develop good relationships and respect for differences among people
• Have a "voice" and communicate their views and ideas with others.

Our Student Parliament aims to ensure our children have:

• A safe, happy, and fair learning environment
• A forum to express and act on their concerns
• An opportunity to play an active role in school organisation
• An opportunity to participate in a democratic process

Our Student Parliament should give pupils the experience of:

• Planning, organising and monitoring small projects
• Speaking and listening skills
• Debating skills
• Presenting to the headteacher
• Basic budgeting and managing money

Our Student Parliament aims to prepare our pupils for citizenship by teaching them about roles, rights and responsibilities within the school system.

Elections:

Class elections will be held every year, within each of our three Year 5/6 classes. Every member of the class has the opportunity to put themselves forward and present to the class why they should be part of Student Parliament. Two candidates will be elected from each class in KS2.

Organisation:

• Two representatives from each UKS2 class
• Link Teacher- Miss Maltby 
• An agenda is to be organised by the link teacher
• Minutes will be recorded by the children

It is a very responsible job, and Student Parliament Members will share information with their class, and get ideas and views from pupils by talking.

Running the Student Parliament Meetings:

A president will be elected by the Student Parliament. This is the person who ensures that everyone has a chance to speak and encourages all members to participate. Furthermore, the Student Parliament will ensure that someone takes notes during the meeting, which will be posted on our school website.

Everyone needs to know what they need to do next after the Student Parliament meeting.

Giving Feedback to Pupils:

Following the Student Parliament Meeting, Student Parliament Members speak to their class to inform them of what is going on and to inform them of the issues that were discussed and what will happen next. This will encourage more children to participate in future meetings, share concerns, and inform members about things that could be done to improve the school. When appropriate, the school will record Student Parliament Achievements in the school newsletter.