Sandal Primary School children are proud of their Junior Leadership Team which has replaced our previous School Council.
They think it is very important that they can are share their thoughts, ideas and suggestions about things that matter to them and that these views are taken into consideration and valued. We like everyone to be able to contribute to the way things happen in school. Our Junior Leadership Team gives every child in school a ‘voice’ through each elected class representative so that everyone in school can ‘have their say’.
The objectives of the Junior Leadership Team:
The meetings are held every week and the team discusses each item from the prepared agenda. Classes suggest things they would like discussing to their representatives, who can raise the issues at the meeting. The year 6 children have important roles within the meetings – there are two Year 6 secretaries. Miss Webster supports the children and helps them to run their Junior Leadership Team, although key stage 2 children lead the meetings and raise the items on the agenda for the team to discuss.
- Give pupils the right to say what they think
- Listen to and consider suggestions made by pupils
- Allow pupils to present new initiatives and ideas
- Allow pupils to talk about what is important to them
- Help the school Senior Leadership Team and governors understand what is important to the children
- Find out and share what matters and give information to everyone in school
- Help make our school the very best it can be
The representatives feedback information to their classes about what has happened during the meeting and this usually leads to further discussion and debate within classes. The minutes are taken and distributed by the pupils to each class.
Last term, the Junior Leadership Team made a fantastic start in their new roles. Working collaboratively, they planned and organised a range of events including Children in Need and The Shoebox Appeal. They took each challenge in their stride and showed real maturity and leadership. Whilst having fun and practising their debating, organisation and communication skills, they were also able to raise lots of money for these worthy causes.
Future plans
Over the next term, JLT have a range of tasks to focus on. They will be working alongside the kitchen staff regarding the new school menu and providing valuable feedback. The children have also started to consider uses for the outside woodland area and how this could potentially be further developed to utilise this great outdoor space.