High Expectations lead to High Achievers Student Council

High Expectations lead to High Achievers

Student Council What is it? Student council is a body of young people from each year group who will make decisions, put on events, fund raise, bring opinions and views from their year group and bring about change for the good within and outside of our school! High Expectations lead to High Achievers

• Do you want to make a difference in this school? • Do you want to make some good changes? To make this school better for yourself and others to be a part of? • Do you have some good ideas that you would like to see turn into policies that could make a difference for the school now and for years to come? • Are you a leader? Do you want to see change? • Do you like working in teams and making things happen? • Are you good at listening to others and their views? High Expectations lead to High Achievers

If you have answered yes to those questions then…. High Expectations lead to High Achievers

What do you need to be like? • Someone who can present and be confident at speaking in public! • Someone who has lots of ideas! • Are you a leader? Do you want to see change? Someone who is passionate about change taking place for the better! • Someone who wants to make a difference to our school! • Someone who has some good ideas that could be turned into policies that could benefit your year group as well as the school. • Not perhaps just moan about things but ACTUALLY DO something about it! • Use this opportunity to grow as a person who likes organising events! • To share ideas, interests and concerns with teachers and school principals – You will be listened to and your points taken seriously! • Help raise funds for projects and ideas that you want to be involved in! • Run events of your choosing! • Help decide ( in discussion with your head of year) the end of term reward trip! High Expectations lead to High Achievers

What sort of things could I be involved in? • • • Making this school better! Do you have an opinion about lunchtimes? Are there clubs that you want to see take place? Do you think that your year group would like something set up just for them? Are there events that you would like to run in the school that at the moment we don’t offer? Would you like to be part of a group putting on events and raising money for our school to buy nice things ( like new benches to sit on at lunch! A new minibus! School equipment such as PE resources, dance beams, mixing desks – there’s so much you could do! Would you like to run a school Summer or fayre? Would you like a say in how the school is run? I. e Rewards trips, school events outside of SAA Representing the school in the local community. For example, visits to food banks, conversations with press, looking after special visitors who come to the school. Showing people around Being an ambassador for the school! Picture on the website of our new school council! High Expectations lead to High Achievers

How can I become elected? • We are looking for two pupils per year group to be the voice for their year group • Fill out an application form stating why you think you would be a brilliant student council member and hand it directly to Mrs. King or to reception at least TWO days before your next assembly! Write out a speech for your year group including: • All of the reasons you would like to be elected as a student council rep! • If you elect me I would like to …… • Come up with at least three things you would like to change or introduce in the school that you think would make a difference to either your year group, all pupils, or the school or community in general. • State why you think you would be a good student council rep! High Expectations lead to High Achievers

How will I know if I’ve been selected? During assembly time you will: • Present your speech! It cannot be more than one minute long! Make it as memorable as possible – Afterall, you want people to vote for you! Think of great things you would like to introduce! • Your year group will then have a vote and write an X in the box on a ballot paper ( which will have your name and others on it) and hand it in at the end of the assembly into a ballot box! The pupil with the highest amount of votes will be the winner! • The following week the elected student council members will be announced, receive a badge and have their photo taken for our website. • Any Questions? High Expectations lead to High Achievers