School Council Awards for Primary Schools - Cornwall Healthy ...

PADL Silver AwardFor this award all the criteria for the previous award must be met, with the changes or developmentsindicated here also being met.Council proceduresSchool councilmeetings are held atleast once a monthDifferent ways are usedto discuss issues in theschool councilWithin the schoolcouncil, officer postsare held by children,and they are voted inThere is an introductionand training process fornew councillorsYear 5 and 6 councilmembers look afterand support youngermembers in the schoolcouncilIn line with thecurriculum, all childrenare taught about thefair process of councils,including classrepresentatives asschool councillors,nomination, manifestosand votingChildren can vote forthemselves as schoolcouncillors and presenttheir manifesto to theclassA written constitution isin placeCouncil links within theschoolEvery class can put theirviews forward to theschool council andthere should be a classmeeting then a councilmeeting then a classmeeting again, and soonA system is set up tohelp the youngestchildren take part (e.g.‘buddying’ by Year 6)outside the schoolcouncil sessionsThere is a clearunderstanding of therole of the link teacherin relation to the schoolcouncilThe school council hasways for two waycommunication withtheseniormanagement teamThe school council hasa system to present ayearly report of itsachievements to thewhole schoolA regular timetable ofmeetings is planned inadvance and displayedappropriatelyAll staff are invited to atraining session aboutschool and classcouncilsDifferent ways are inplace to help children toput issues, concerns orsuggestions to theschool, e.g. asuggestion boxCouncil links beyondthe schoolThe council has links oris developing links tolocal schoolsThe school hasconsidered the role ofthe school council inrelation to the ‘EveryChild Matters’outcomesParents and governorsare informed about therole of the schoolcouncil and its workCouncil activitiesThe school councilcontributes to theschool’s newsletter andwebsite (where theyexist) to inform allmembers of the schoolcommunity about itsworkThe council can showthat it has achievedsuccessful projects andnew ideas, with fundingprovidedasappropriate