School Parliament
Our School Parliament will focus on:
- Working and learning together
- Learning about democracy
- Learning how to play a positive role model in our community
- Improving our school for everyone
We held our first elections for the School Parliament in September 2022. The classes in years 1-6 have been divided up into three families and each family is made up of Class Councillors, two MPs and a senior leader.
The Class Councillor’s role is to gather the opinions and ideas from their classes and to feed these into the Family. They are also tasked with communicating the actions and impact made on issues back to their classes.
In year 6, instead of councillors, each class will have two MPs (Members of Parliament) who lead their Family in regular meetings. As candidates the MPs had to prepare a speech and deliver this to all the classes in their Family outlining why they wished to be voted in and how they would support the school improve. We then held an election and the all the children voted. The two candidates in each family with the most votes were elected.
Year 6 MPs
The MPs will meet with their Families on a half termly basis and then with the Headteacher who will help them prioritise areas to focus on. They also have the job of writing a piece for the monthly newsletter for parents to update them on what has been happening in school.
Our school has been completing a survey which looks at areas like: playtimes, clubs, toilets, lunchtime, learning and fun activities and the MPs first job is to analyse the results and to put an action plan together. Each Family will focus on a different area and will work with key people in the school to communicate the views of the pupils and to see what can be done to improve school life for all. It will then be the MPs job to communicate the impact pupil voice has had back to the school community.
Class Counsellors 2024-2025
|
Class |
Name |
|
1H |
Kayloyan Nikolov (Yan) |
|
1B |
Ayaan-Amari Campbell-Ghanti |
|
1R |
Zara Uddin |
|
2BK |
Ayla |
|
2Mc |
Eylul Dogan |
|
2M |
Imran Rohani |
|
3M |
Ava Lu Fong |
|
3G |
Solin Gezer |
|
3C |
Ella Louise Neville |
|
4B |
Zenith Lewis |
|
4W |
Ezra Berkpinar |
|
4P |
Birsen Ahmed |
|
5B |
Sidal Gezer |
|
5JR |
Emmi Kashem |
|
5S |
Rai Lohia |
|
6W |
Mira Alacayir Stefani Iliev |
|
6O |
Lena Damian Sameeah Lauthan |
|
6LG |
Nicole Nikolova Hatun Karakus |
School Parliament Visits the Houses of Parliament
On Thuesday 15th October 2024, our School Parliament members from Years 3 to 6 had an exciting trip to the Houses of Parliament. The visit included a fascinating tour of Westminster, where we explored both the House of Lords and the House of Commons. We were lucky enough to witness a live debate, which gave us a real insight into how democracy works in the UK and the crucial role Parliament plays in shaping our society.
Our students were experts at displaying their own knowledge throughout the day, asking insightful and interesting questions that impressed our guides and helped deepen their understanding of democracy. This will enable them to be even more effective representatives of our school community.
The day concluded with a fun and interactive workshop, reinforcing everything we learned and ensuring our School Parliament is ready to bring these ideas back to school. It was an inspiring experience for all involved, and we look forward to seeing how this trip will enhance the work of our School Parliament in representing the views of all pupils.
⬆️ New Academic Year - 2024/25 ⬆️
Afternoon Tea with Mrs Clifford
The MPs joined Mrs Clifford for afternoon tea and to discuss their role as MP in more detail. The MPs were very excited to see how they are going to have a key role in moving the school forward.
School Parliament Elections 2022/23
We were very excited to hold our first School Parliament elections this week. Our prospective MPS made their speeches to their Family groups last week and this Monday children from Year 1 to year 6 exchanged their polling cards for a ballot paper and cast their vote. The elected MPs will join the elected Class Councillors from years 1-5 and work hard to improve school life for everyone. We're so proud of all the children who found the courage to stand up and put themselves forward for the roles.
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Food Bank Donations
On Tuesday 18th October, 4 MPs from Year 6 helped Mrs Conway to load all the food that our school community donated onto the school minibus. There were so many crates and so much food! We then hopped onto the bus ourselves and took the short drive to the Food Bank which was near to Jump In. They have all sorts of items at the Food Bank such as: toiletries, food and even SIM cards! A man at the Food Bank showed us the process and how much they would give one person, two people and so on. The man also showed us the oldest piece of food which had been donated and it had cost 2 shillings and sixpence! (About 12p today). It was an interesting trip and we would like to thank everyone who donated to the Food Bank this year.
by Naomi and Ashleigh 6M
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