Pupil Voice

Pupils at St Barnabas have an opportunity to voice their opinions and ideas through the School Council.

A school council is a group of representatives taken from across the school.

One or more pupils are chosen by each class to represent their views.

The council tries to make our school environment a brighter, safer and happier place to be.

The council makes sure ideas are realistic.

What does a school council do?

Members collect ideas from the class to make the school a better, safer place.

Members give feedback to their class about what is discussed at the council meetings.

School council develops projects which benefit children in school.

Head Students

Every year new Head Students are chosen from year 6.   

As Head Students we:

• Look out for people who are upset and comfort them, letting an adult intervene when needed.
• Believe respect is gained through giving respect. We encourage this mutual respect through the way we speak and the body language we portray.
• Applied for this role and wear a Head Student badge with pride to show others who we are and to remind us of our responsibilities.
• Meet on a half termly basis where we can discuss issues and ideas with Mrs Clough.
• Think our job is to support every member of St Barnabas including pupils, staff and other visitors to the school.
• Will often be asked to perform other responsibilities such as showing parents around on open evening, give tours to visiting adults and helping out at community events. We conduct ourselves maturely and responsibility during these times as we are representing St Barnabas, a school we a proud to be in.

  "As Head Students we get to represent the school at events, assemblies and when we have visitors; it is an important job."