School Council
Here at St. George’s Primary School, we take great pride in our school council. We believe that the school council provides a meaningful way in which children can voice their opinions and have their views taken into account, when considering decisions which impact upon their lives. School Council is an excellent opportunity to promote the British Value of democracy as well as understanding about local and global citizenship and accountability.
Our School Council consists of 19 children (1 representative from each class and 3 mentors). We meet once a month with the PSHE coordinators Miss Bibi (KS1 teacher) and Mrs Morris (KS2 teacher) to identify the successes and areas for development. From this, we create an action plan and feedback is given by the school councillors in whole phase assemblies.
In the words of our school councillor Aaron,
‘We are the heart of the school. We think of all the other children and make it better for everyone.’
School Council Minutes
Minutes from the meetings will be uploaded to the school site and displayed here:
School Council Meeting – March 2022
School Council Meeting – May 2022
School Council Minutes – 26.09.22
School Council Minutes – 09.03.23
School Council Meeting – 29.06.23
School Council Minutes – 03.10.23
School Council Minutes – 18.01.24
School council minutes 3.05.24
Eco Warriors
A child from each class has been nominated to be their class’s Eco Warrior. Their aim is to reduce waste, recycle and upcycle as much as we can and reduce our energy use. We meet once every half term and are very proud to have gained our Green Flag Award in September 2022.
Eco Warriors Spring Term 2023 minutes
Collective Worship Group
The Worship Team, which includes children from Year Two to Year Six, works together with teachers and governors to help with the planning, delivery and evaluation of worship.
The Worship Team collects ideas from each class about the themes they would like to include in Collective Worship. They find or write appropriate stories and prayers, as well as being influential in the selection of music, songs and hymns.
Worship Team Minutes – January 2023
Worship Team Minutes – June 2023
Worship Team Minutes 11.1.24
Play Leaders
Play Leaders are pupils who volunteer to help lead games and activities at lunchtimes. They receive support from staff to ensure they have the skills to help others effectively.
Wellbeing Ambassadors
The Wellbeing Ambassadors are a team of year 5 and 6 children who work to support other children, promote wellness, and help to share their opinions on what school can do to be a happy and safe place for everyone. The children applied for the role and were very excited to have been selected. The Wellbeing Champions and Ambassadors attend regular meetings with Mrs Watts (Deputy Headteacher) and Miss Mogg (Mental Health Lead) to ensure the pupils have a voice about mental health and wellbeing at St Georges. Already, the children have organised a club to support their peers with their mental health at lunch times as well as create worry boxes for each class.
We are excited to introduce to you our Wellbeing Ambassadors for this year!
Wellbeing Ambassadors 2023 24
Wellbeing Team Meeting Dec 23
Safety Guardians
(Children’s Safeguarding Board)
In January 2023, we launched our new Children’s Safeguarding Board which has been named St George’s Safety Guardians by the members in the group. The board is made up of 13 children across Years 4, 5 and 6 who meet regularly with Mrs Watts (Deputy Head Teacher) and Mrs Jervis (Pastoral Lead). The aim of the board is for the children to help us make our school an even safer place as well as helping other children to make good choices about their own safety, such as when online. The Safety Guardians help to teach our pupils about the NSPCC Underwear Rules (PANTS), improving e-safety and road safety as well as finding out from other children about areas of school that children don’t find as safe as others.