School Parliament

Our School Parliament aims to encourage our children to

Develop confidence and responsibility and make the most of their abilities
Prepare them to play an active role as citizens
Develop healthy, safer lifestyles
Develop good relationships and respect the differences between people
To have a “voice” and to share their opinions and ideas with others

Our School Parliament aims to ensure our children have

A safe, happy and fair learning environment
A forum to voice their concerns and act upon them
A structured opportunity to learn problem-solving skills
An opportunity to take an active role in the organisation of the school
An opportunity to experience a democratic process

Why have a School Parliament?

Having an effective school parliament, which involves the whole school, is beneficial to the whole community and also individuals as it gives children a say in matters that affect their school and wider lives. It helps our school develop into a caring community where pupils, teachers and parents/carers work in partnership towards shared goals. Being part of the school Parliament develops active learning of important life skills.

Helps develop responsible attitudes
Speaking and listening skills
Teamwork
Problem-solving
Moral reasoning skills
Develops self-esteem and self-confidence

Elections

Class elections will be held every year in September so that different representatives can put forward their election speeches. Two candidates will be elected from each class in KS2 and Year 2 – one male and one female. The first meeting of the year will assign roles and vote for a Year 5 Trust Parliament member who will represent the school for two years.

Organisation

Two representatives from each KS2 class and Year 2 classes.
One Year 5 and one year 6 representative from the elected Parliament to attend Trust Parliament meetings three times a year with representatives from the other 25 schools.

Link Teacher- Mrs Archer

An agenda is to be organised by the link teacher
Minutes will be recorded by the children with support of the teacher.
Class Forums will take place twice a term and minutes of these forums will be brough to parliament meetings to discuss.

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

Watch this video to understand the history of Parliament

Documents

Minutes For First 3 Meetings2023

Learning Parliament Meetings Minutes 2022-23

Job Description For Learning Council Members

Learning Log KS2

George And Shield Ks1

Year 1 Learning Log Sheet

Class Forum Proforma