School Council was originally designed as one group of children elected by their fellow pupils to represent their opinions and raise issues working with their school leaders and governors. The school council also worked hard to take forward projects on behalf of their peers, and be involved in raising money for charities.
The new Pupil Parliament is structured much like the government. Underlined by one of the fundamental British values- democracy- Pupil Parliament promotes pupil leadership opportunities, enabling children to develop valuable communication, organisation and debating skills through key roles of responsibility and new experiences. Pupil Parliament benefits the whole school, pupils and teachers because it provides opportunities for pupils to communicate their opinions as well as influence the decisions that are made on their behalf. Pupils relish the opportunity to become a greater part of school life and enjoy making their voices heard.
The aims of the Pupil Parliament:
- Represent all pupils and includes a fair representation of the school.
- Take time to listen to all pupils and communicate their views.
- Feedback to pupils about what happened about their views.
- Action decisions that have been made or explain why they can’t happen.
Who is part of Pupil Parliament?
At the start of each new school year we hold elections for our Pupil Parliament. Any pupil from Year 1 to Year 6 can apply for a position. Each candidate can give a short speech or presentation explaining why they want the responsibility of a role then a class election is held, where each class votes for two children from their year group which means we have 12 Members of Parliament (MPs). The children are elected to the pupil Parliament by their peers.
How does Pupil Parliament work?
Pupil Parliament meets regularly and members of Pupil Parliament take questions and ideas back to their classes to collect their peers’ opinions. All members of Pupil Parliament have notebooks for making notes in meetings and speaking to their classmates. They take whole school issues and ideas from their own classes and feed them into the Pupil Parliament.
Bowmansgreen’s Members of Parliament for 2024-2025, as voted for by their peers.
Year 1:
Year 2:
Year 3:
Year 4:
Year 5:
Year 6: