The School Council and Citizenship The school council has always been involved in the development of citizenship skills, but with the introduction of the “Pupils Voice Forum”, the development of these lifelong skills has become more sharpened and focussed. The pupils learn to: 1. Discuss 2. Listen to others 3. Communicate 4. Share opinions 5. Use critical thinking 6. Plan in a structured way 7. Reach agreements

Changing how we organise bun – stalls What will our pupils learn? Our pupils will learn to: 1. Share opinions (CLL) 2. Listen to others (CLL) 3. Speak in a public setting – Pupil’s Voice Forum (CLL) 4. Co-operate – work as a team (Citizenship) 5. Plan ahead (Emotional health and well-being) 6. Think about healthier snacks (Healthy eating) 7. Count money (Numeracy) 8. Develop an awareness of Fair trade and fairness (Global Dimension/citizenship theme this term) 9. Get involved (Citizenship)

School Council Presentation Changing the way we organise bun-stalls in school

The School Council met to discuss current issues with bun-stalls in school – these were the main issues raised The Pupils …… don’t always know when the bun-stalls are on. don’t always have money to buy a bun. don’t always know where bun-stalls are being held. buy lots of buns and sometimes there are none left for others. would like a wider choice of buns – not just chocolate, more healthy buns as well. would like to be involved in the decision as to which charities the bun-stall money go towards. (4)

Once the School Council identified the issues with bun-stalls, These were the questions they asked at the PUPIL’S VOICE FORUM Do you think we should have bun-stalls? How often should we have them? Should every class have a bun-stall on the same day? If every class had their own bun-stall where could they be held? People don’t always know when bun-stalls are on – how can we inform pupils better? Sometimes people don’t have enough money to buy a bun, how can we make sure everyone can buy a bun? Should we decide as a school which charities the bun-stall money should go towards? At the moment, some pupils buy more than 1 bun, should we only allow pupils to buy 1 bun each? How can we make our buns healthier? Would a healthy bun recipe book, designed by the children help? (5)

These were the pupils responses The Pupils want to keep having bun-stalls. would like bun-stalls once a month, on the last Friday of every month. said it would be good if each class organised its own bun-stall on the same day. This would mean in a class of 30 children, a group of six volunteers would only have to make 5 buns each. An alternative to this would be where one year group makes buns for the rest of the school (a different year group each time). This would mean that in a class of 30 pupils, each pupil would again have to make 5 buns. said the bun-stalls could be held in classrooms, year group corridors/art bays. said a bun-stall calendar should be sent home to tell parents when the bun-stalls are going to be on. One could be put up in each classroom and on the school council notice board. (6)

Pupil responses Pupils said the buns should be 20 p each. Children could bring their money on the day or pay in advance. The school councillor in each class could be responsible for keeping a list of children who have paid in advance. felt that everyone should only be allowed to buy 1 bun each. If everyone in school bought a bun for 20p, then each class would raise £6.00. Throughout the school as a whole we could raise £ If we had around 10 bun - stalls a year, we could raise £840.00! felt they should decide which charities the bun-stall money should go towards. A large collection jar could be put in the reception area or in the hall. agreed that healthier bun recipes could be put on the back of the bun-stall calendars for people to use – if they want to. any questions or suggestions please? (7)

What’s next? The school council have been asked to help make our school a “Fair trade” school. From the 25th of February to the 9 th March, it is “Fair trade” fortnight. The School Council would like to raise awareness of Fair trade in our school by doing a whole school presentation. We will be having visitors in to school to also help raise awareness of Fair Trade. We would like to have a Fair trade whole school bun-stall on march 14 th (a letter will be sent home to parents about this). The letter will have some healthy bun recipes and examples of Fair trade products to use when baking them! Should each class organise their own or should a year group organise one for the whole school? We would also like to have a Pupil’s voice forum on March 18 th to ask pupils how we can make our school a Fair trade school in the future. Thank-you for listening (8)