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Lindfield Primary School
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This page contains information about our School Council. There are two representatives from each class, from year groups 2 to 6 inclusive, who are elected by their classmates. Each representative wears an official yellow 'School Council' badge.
Laying the poppy wreath at the Lindfield Remembrance Service 2009
Reading an extract at the Lindfield Remembrance Service 2009 School Council Representatives School Year 2009-10
Chair: Lewis Hammans
School
Council 2007/08 Officer Roles The School Council have outlined the roles of each officer, which will be as follows: Chairperson:
Vice-Chairperson: - take the Chairperson’s place if not available- assist the ChairpersonSecretary: - take down the minutes of the meeting (minutes should be available by Monday morning following a Friday meeting)- write any letters/communicate with othersIf a member seeks election as Chairperson, and is unsuccessful, they will automatically go forward for possible election as Vice-Chairperson. The Council agreed that
these positions should be open to year 6 pupils only. What? Why? How? When? What is the School Council? An inclusive, structured, forum for discussion and decision-making A means for children to raise issues and concerns A means to consult all pupils Why have a School Council? To help children develop responsible attitudes To improve behaviour To give children hands-on experience of issues in the National Curriculum, including PHSE and Citizenship To create a feeling of belonging, encourage listening to others and develop self-confidence To improve pupil/teacher relationships How does the School Council work? The Chair leads the meetings Conventional committee procedures are used Class representatives bring issues to the School Council When does the School Council take place? Usually every two weeks, on a Friday,for 30-40 minutes How can I raise an issue? Tell your class representative- your point will be raised at the next meeting How do I find out what happened?
Class representatives will feed back to their class as soon as possible the following week.
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