Our School Parliament

Pupil Parliament Prime Minister – this person is a figurehead for the school and motivates all other Ministers in their roles. The Prime Minister will be asked to take part in public events and will speak at Open Mornings, at the Parish Council meeting and during assemblies and special events. The Prime minister will be motivated and organised and enjoy working alongside Mrs Nicol to bring about changes for the better at school.

The Deputy Prime Minister will support the work of the Prime Minister and will deputise when the Prime Minister is not available.

The Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister will share responsibility for attending all ministry meetings.

ECO and Charities Minister – this person will be passionate about our planet and our environment and will be concerned about how we, as a school can make small changes that will impact the lives of all of us. They will be the lead ‘Courageous Advocate’ for our planet at school. This person will also suggest and organise charity events with the support of staff so that we can truly understand the phrase – ‘Who is my neighbour’ - and become ‘Courageous Advocates’ for justice and fairness for everyone, both here in the UK and further afield. 

Sports, health and well-being Minister – this person will be passionate about making sport a priority but also about the role that physical activity has on our mental health and well-being. The sports, health and well-being minister will work closely with Mr Blenkinsop as well as liaising with Pete our Pastoral worker.

SMSC Minister (Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural) – this person will be involved in assemblies, promoting our school vision and our link with the church and our community – thinking about how we can strengthen established links and make new ones. This person will also take a lead in art, music and drama across school and work to find new and exciting ways of developing these areas. They will also help with the organisation of our Eisteddfod 2025 alongside Mrs Nicol. They will also have some responsibility for the ‘Music box section’,  ‘Art box’ and ‘Thought for the week’ section that are on the weekly newsletter. 

 

Our newly elected Pupil Parliament for 2024-2025 is:

Prime Minister – Mason

Deputy Prime Ministers – Khloe

ECO & Charities Minister – Ffion

Deputy ECO & Charities Minister - Ellie

SMSC Minister – Harry

Deputy SMSC Minister – Isla G

Sports, Health and Well-being Minister –Jude

Deputy Sport, Health and Well-being Minister – Isla D

 

House Captains

Each house team has elected house captains.

This year the captains are as follows:

Emeralds – Ellie and Jack A

Rubies – Athena and Mason

Sapphires – Harry and Isla G

 

Pupil Leadership Opportunities

Play leaders – this is a team of children who work with Mr Blenkinsop to plan activities for the following week. On a rota basis, they lead activities at lunchtime for our younger children.

We have a small number of Assembly Angels who support the behaviour of younger classes in our assemblies.

Our children take an active part in our assemblies and each day four children are selected to help lead our assembly. They are selected by two Assembly Angels.

Mason is our Assembly technical support and helps Mrs Nicol each day.

We have a team of Peacemakers who applied for their roles and received training with Pete, our Pastoral worker. They are available on the playground each day.

The Worry Whales are available to help if anyone has any worries on the playground.

 

Pupil Parliament independent initiatives – 2024 – 2025

Below you will find details of the initiatives independently initiated and organised by our Pupil Parliament members so far this year.

• Harvest collection for our local Food bank - Caring Hands in the Vale.
• Toilet twinning – Ffion and Ellie (ECO and Charities ministers) organised a non-uniform day to raise enough money to buy three latrines in locations throughout the world where sanitation is a challenge.
• Harry and Isla, our SMSC ministers, organise and lead a collective worship session called ‘Jack in the Box’ each Tuesday for our children in Reception.
• ‘Prayer time at playtime’ – Mason initiated this after a reflection time in assembly and worked with Khloe to set up a rota and a team to deliver this, four days a week.
• Diversity celebration – Harry and Isla G organised a half-term flag competition to celebrate our differences. They  created a diversity display.
• Jude and Isla D organised an Ultramarathon sponsored event to raise money to buy badminton nets – in total, the children in KS2 raised £786.50
• ‘Little litter warriors’ – Mason initiated a visit from Karen at LLW to raise awareness of litter issues in our community and across our world
• Doughnut challenge – organised by Ffion and Ellie to raise money for Acorns Children's Hospice. They were able to deliver £100 tote hospice just before Christmas.
• Book sale –Khloe and Ellie saw some gaps in our AR provision and raised over £90 to supplement the library. Following the booksale , Khloe, Isla and Ellie researched, chose and ordered the books that they wanted.
• Reptile and axolotl rescue centre drawing competition organised by Mason raising over £100 for the rescue centre.
• Sign language club – Spring term –organised by Isla G and Harry - SMSC
• Poster competition - 'Pick up your poo' in response to concerns by children and parents