Key principles of the School Council
- Developing a partnership that includes all members of our school community.
- Enabling our students to take an active part in school decision-making.
- Giving our students the experience of being respected and listened to.
- Encouraging students to take responsibility for issues that they would like to raise awareness of across the school.
- Learning how to present a reasoned argument even when this may be unpopular.
- Learning what behaviour is appropriate in different situations developing peer support for appropriate behaviour.
- Providing student voice and feedback on a number of issues which in 2017/18, included:
- Charity donations from non-uniform days
- Improving attendance
- Environmental savings
- Equal opportunities
- ICT provision
Structure of the School Council
The Student Leadership Team
This comprises of the Head Boy and Girl, the Deputy Head Boys and Girls, and the senior prefects.
Whole Council
This comprises of students from Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 elected by their peers from tutor groups
Sub-Committees
This year, we will have 3 sub-committees working on:
- Environment – working on reducing the environmental impact of the school and its community as well as improving awareness of environmental issues across the school.
- Charity – improving our fundraising strategy and developing our links with charities.
- Current Affairs – ensuring that our school community is aware of important current affairs across the globe.
 Student Councillors 2019-20 | 14 kB |
