At the beginning of the school year each class votes to elect members to represent their ideas, views and decisions through The School Team. We work together to make improvements to our school and the way we do things at Cotsford Primary School. We want to improve and have an impact not only within our school, but within our community and the wider world.
We look around for things that could be better and discuss what to do. Everyone gets a chance to speak and when we’ve finished we vote on the best ideas and then start working on changing things.
Our School Team aims to encourage our children to:
· Develop confidence and responsibility and make the most of their abilities.
· Prepare them to play an active role as citizens.
· Develop healthy, safer lifestyles.
· Develop good relationships and respect the differences between people.
· To have a “voice” and to share their opinions and ideas with others.
Our School Team should give pupils the experience of:
· Planning, organising and monitoring small projects.
· Speaking and listening skills.
· Debating skills.
· Mediation and negotiating skills.
· Basic budgeting and managing money.
Our School Team aims to prepare our pupils for citizenship by teaching them about roles, rights and responsibilities within the school system.
Elected members for 2025 – 2026:
Year 6
Year 5
Year 4 Harrison & Sienna
Year 3
Year 2
Year 1
Reception
Examples of the work of The School Team:
- identifying community groups to support and requesting donations
- identifying how to spend profits from fundraising
- choosing rewards to be given out during Celebration assembly
- selecting new playground equipment
- improving the washrooms
- choosing books for the library
- talking to local councilors to improve road safety outside of school
- contributing to policy development through consultation
Organisation:
· Two representatives from each family group. The representatives must be from Year 5 or 6.
· Oracy champion – Mrs Simpson
· An agenda is to be organised by the Oracy champion.
· Minutes will be recorded by the children
It is a very responsible job, and School Team Members will share information with their class, and get ideas and views from pupils by talking.
Glossary:
We try to be very professional in the council so we use a lot of business words. Hopefully this will help.
· Agenda – a list of things to talk about.
· Councillor – someone who has been voted for to work for their class mates on the school council.
· Minutes – the notes taken during a meeting so people can see what goes on.
· Motion – an idea for the council to discuss.
