William Barcroft Junior School

Met to set agenda with Vice chairman on 3/06/09.

Apologies

All concillors attended, Demi-Leigh came late.

Minutes

Council Surgery-  Our first surgery on Monday 1st June went well as all classteachers had told all their classes. In all council had 8 issue requests posted in the box but nobody wanted to talk to the councillors taking the surgery. On Wednesday when Mrs Thompson met with the vice chairman to set this meeting agenda we had a look at all 8 requests and there were only 3 worth discussing.

• More Disclipline- A councillor suggested that some class teachers do give a verbal warning first but some don’t and put the pupils’ name up on the board and they think this is not fair. Majority of the council thought that discipline is fair in the school and disagrees with this request been given.
• Pet Day- Mrs Thompson addressed council and they believe it wouldn’t be allowed and think  the school insurance wouldn’t cover this event to have pets in school and also .safety reasons of what type of animal would be bought in to how dangerous they are? so again council disagrees with this request.
• Name Calling/ Bullying- Council seem to believe that there will always be a problem with name calling and bullying as it happens in all schools.

Our second surgery held on Monday 8th June didn’t go well at all as most pupils had already forgotten so Mrs Thompson to make posters to go up around school.

 A.O.B

Year 6 Corridor at Home time- at home time this corridor is far too busy as Year 6 pupils are leaving and our younger pupils and parents are entering through the same door to collect packed lunch boxes. Council feel that one day someone is going to get badly hurt as pupils are pushing and shoving each other. What do we suggest to do instead to make this safer for everyone?

Council suggestions

• Can Year 6 pupils leave through the Y5 corridor at hometime?
• Send each class on a rota system early to go and collect their packed lunch boxes and return to their class?
• Why should Parents come in through this door and if they are coming to talk to a class teachers, can they through reception instead?
• Could we move packed lunch sheves to have each in each year group corridor?
• Can each year group have a trolley in their unit to keep their packed lunch boxes on so will the new head teacher buy 4 new trolleys?

A year 6 corridor safety issue- why do we have pegs put up which behind a door?

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Apologies

Demi-Lee Dolby(6B)

Demi Goodwin(5St)

Callum Goodwin(5T)

Minutes

Mrs Thompson addressed the council to announce the results of our secret ballot held for a new chairman to step in until the end of the summer term- new chairman is Ted Godfrey-Warner.

Again mainly to go over the same minutes we had at our last meeting regarding communication between class councilors and their class teachers to the reason we are starting a Council Surgery.

Council Surgery- To hold every Monday morning playtime in the doorway of Year 6 unit. Mrs Thompson will write a notice to go out to each teacher to start as soon as we come back after the half term on Monday 1st June. To hold our first session on the first day back.

What we need for sugery- A box for pupils to posts any issues/concerns if they don’t want to discuss with councillors. Scrap paper and pencils and the councilors on hand need paper & pencils to make notes.

Rota- Monday 1st June- Ted and Jordan-leigh.

          Monday 8th June- Katie and Kai.

          Monday 15th June-Connor and Scarlett.

          Monday 22nd June- Elliott and Demi G.

          Monday 29th June- Saskia and Kallium.

          Monday 6th July- Abbie and Daniel.

          Monday 13th July- Harry and Katie.

End of Meeting closed. No A.O.B.

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Apologies

Kai May (3B)

Minutes

We had a secret ballot/vote for a new chairman within the council, as Cameron left and moved school at Easter.

Candidates were as follows

Abbie Nicholls, Connor Stevenson, Demi-Lee Dolby, Devon Randerson, Demi and Callum Goodwin, Ted Godfery-Warner,Kallium Snelson and Katie Fong.

Each councillor came up and voted confidentally giving their slip to Mrs Thompson. She will tally after the meeting and tell the chosen candidate.

Results

Chairman- Ted Godfrey-Warner with 5 votes

Abbie Nicholls-4 votes              Devon Randerson & Demi Goodwin - 2 votes.

Demi-Lee Dolby, Connor Stevenson, Callum Goodwin and Katie Fong- all 1 vote each.

Kallium Snelson- 0 votes.

A.O.B.

Communication between councillor and class teacher

Mrs Thompson addressed school council about Classteachers spending time with their class discussing school council matters, so other pupils can get involved and raise their issues. Only 2 class teachers do discuss school council with their class and their councillors do bring back feedback for various matters.

Mrs Thompson addressed school council again to ask how many councillors approach their class teachers themselves to ask if their teacher will discuss matters. Again only 2 councillors came forward and have asked their teachers. Mrs Thompson addressed council again that being a school councillor is an important role in school and communication is poor between school councillor and teacher.

Soon to start an school council surgery one playtime every week over the next few weeks were all pupils are invited to pop along to raise their concerns/issues either verbally or written. Mrs Thompson will sort a rota for councillors to be picked to do the surgery. Meeting ran over, so this ongoing in to the next meeting.

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As Mrs Lacey has left to start her new post, our school are waiting to appoint a new head. The school governors has requested that school council are to join in and help in the process of appointing a new head. At the beginning of the week on first day returning Mrs Sargent spoke to whole school during assembley regarding the new headship and for each class to discuss and make their own questions towards a final questionaire to ask all candidates applying for the Headship post. On friday 24th April school council had a meeting  to draw up a final questionaire of 10-15 questions.

School Council will have another meeting this coming Tuesday just to make final adjustments to the final questionaire before meeting the headteachers applicants next Wednesday.

School Council/ Mrs Thompson.

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