It will start at 12:40 in C22 but you may come up earlier to eat your lunch if you like.

Vice- Chris Dixon

Secretary-Laura Dodsworth

Year 11 rep- Shelley Jenkins and Gina cooper

Year 10 rep- Samantha Paddison and Danielle Watson

Year 9 rep- Georgie Mitchell and Julia hall

Year 8 rep- Emma Stokes and Mayzie Rusiecki

Feedback and marking – have your comments and ideas ready.

8^th December

Chair- Ashleigh Freear

Vice- Chris Dixon

Secretary-Laura Dodsworth

Year 11 rep- Shelley Jenkins and Gina cooper

Year 10 rep- Samantha Paddison and Danielle Watson

Year 9 rep- Georgie Mitchell and Julia hall

Year 8 rep- Emma Stokes and Mayzie Rusiecki

1)      BULLYING and how to raise awareness of what to do, who to talk to and different ways to help-  YEAR 11 Shelley and Gina

We think we should do more to share awareness of what we do to stop bullying.  How can we share with the pupils what we do?

Where you can go and what you can do.

BL- we are doing much more to stop bullying (such as mediation) than pupils realise. We need to get an understanding of what bullying is – it is not falling out.

Sam P- we have got a rota of peer mentors and there are posters coming about peer mentoring. That is peer mentoring and the way we deal with bullying is more complex.

Shelley Jenkins and Gina cooper, Laura Dodsworth, Samantha Paddison and Danielle Watson

Led by Ashleigh Freear.

Group to

1)     Define bullying in a way pupils can understand (and make it clear what bullying is not)

2)     What a pupil can do if they are being bullied

3)     What kind of outcomes can result.

4)     Decide how this is going to be communicated to pupils.

REPORT BACK ON THIS NEXT MEETING.

(use anti bullying policy, speak to Miss Comerford, Mrs Loft, peer mentors. Get it checked by Mrs Loft. )

Tuesday next week at lunchtime in C22

2)      THE LITTLE WALL the fence. Is it a safety hazard? Other ways to block the area off or get rid of it completely? YEAR 8 Emma and mayzie

Pupil flow is a problem (we have lots of people).  And tree stump On agenda for Monday SLT – PAE

3)      HEAD OF YEARS how we can get to know them, have more one to one time, make them more apparent and easy to speak to YEAR 9 Georgie and Julia

We only see our head of years in assembly (unless you have them for a lesson). We are told if we have a problem to see your head of year but if you don’t know them this is hard. We don’t feel like we know them and feel distant from them. We really like it when they come into forms; we know they can’t do this all the time.

To slt – some pupils do not know what the process is to report problems – on agenda next Monday PAE.

4)      DINNER CARDS more machines for when the one in the hall doesn’t work, easier way of using them (card unable to swipe) YEAR 10 Samantha and Danielle

Dinner card machines are not working well and they are making us late sometimes. Could we have another way to put money on?

BL You can do it on the phone or the internet (your parents have to do it)  BL is meeting (in Jan) with the group that provides IT solutions

Write a letter and tell Cunninghams what the problem is and what would help.

Other Items

1) CEOP button

2) More fire drills

TEACHER POSTCARDS

Actions

1)     Anti- bullying group

2)     SLT items- little wall, year SLT links.  (book assemblies)

3)     BSF school council meeting

4)     Next SC meeting- have you seen a difference in head of year. Do you see them more?

5)     Danielle Watson to write letter to Cunninghams  about the dinner card machine and what can be done to help. To Mr L before the end of term.

6)     Postcards. Ashleigh to write and deliver.

7)     Teacher feedback – first agenda item from now on.

8)     Special School council – meeting about feedback and marking – 13^th Jan period one Friday for the people named above.

Chair- Ashleigh Freear

Vice- Hollie baker

Secretary-Laura Dodsworth

Year 11 rep- Shelley Jenkins and Gina cooper

Year 10 rep- Samantha Paddison and Danielle Watson

Year 9 rep- Georgie Mitchell and Julia hall

Year 8 rep- Emma stokes and mayzie Rusiecki

Topics-

BULLYING and how to raise awareness of what to do, who to talk to and different ways to help-  YEAR 11 Shelley and Gina

THE LITTLE WALL the fence.. is it a safety hazard? Other ways to block the area off or get rid of it completely? YEAR 8 Emma and mayzie

HEAD OF YEARS how we can get to know them, have more one to one time, make them more apparent and easy to speak to YEAR 9 Georgie and Julia

DINNER CARDS more machines for when the one in the hall doesn’t work, easier way of using them (card unable to swipe) YEAR 10 Samantha and Danielle

Other topics-

1)EOP button

2)More firedrills

It will start at 12:40 in C22 but you may come up earlier to eat your lunch if you like.

Agenda

Mrs Franklin will speak about findings from the ALS

Teaching and Learning

Handing out of badges

1)   We discussed several lessons where the style of teaching and tasks set had really helped us to learn.

We will send postcards to some teachers to say thank you.

• In a language class we had a lesson that we did not understand. The teacher retaught the whole lesson differently and we all understand it now
• In an English lesson we all did a part of a task for homework and emailed it to our teacher. The teacher put it all together and sent it to us so we benefitted from what everyone else had done.
• In a language lesson there are some revision materials that help us made by our teacher. The teacher records how to pronounce the words and we can use the recordings at home when we revise. The teacher also made a grid for us to use.
• In English a teacher sat with each of us and gave us individual feedback on our controlled assessments. It really helped. She then gave up time after school so that we could improve our work. We really appreciate how much time she spends on us.

Actions

1)   PAE to email staff to say what was great. This feedback will always be anonymous.

2)   School Council to send thank you cards to some teachers

3)   BL to email staff and explain this.

2)   Water fountains

Please may we have more water machines?

The one we do have is slow to work and it takes ages to fill up a bottle.

BL- we will look at this as part of BSF and we cannot put machines in other places as there is no way to ensure they will not be misused.

Actions

1)   George Sturman to meet with Miss Turner to talk about water machines.

2)   At break time additional water will be made available so pupils can fill up bottles

3)   PAE offers top floor as C block as possible area for water fountain.

4)   Ashleigh Freear to go to assembly and talk to all students about water. Remind them they can only drink water in lessons, no other drinks. In science and IT water is not allowed.

5)   BL to send water policy to staff.

3)   Healthy food at break time.

The year 11 food at break is much better- thank you.

Is it possible to have a bit less choice of unhealthy things and more fruit? Or some healthier sandwiches, some fruit juice (even in plastic cups like other drinks) or some breakfast bars?

Actions

Chris and Holly to speak to Miss Turner

4)   Few sanctions trip.

Last year Mrs Nelson did a trip for pupils with 95% plus attendance and who had only a few sanctions. It was a great trip and motivated pupils. Could we have a similar trip this year?

Actions

Ashliegh to email Mr L and explain why the students liked the trip so much and why it was so good. Then they will discuss asking if a member of staff would consider running a trip like that this year.

5)   Progress boards

The students love the progress boards in Mr Harmer’s room and Mrs Evans’ room. It motivates students and lets studnets compare themselves to others of the same VA.

Please could other staff use their own boards?

Actions

Chris and Holly to write why the boards are so helpful and send their thoughts to Mr L.

6) College Meetings.

We know the meetings are very important but could we re-arrange them when we have assessments?

Action

PAE to speak to Mrs Roache

Next Meeting

(item requested by students) Feedback and marking- how it helps us learn.

The school council badges are in. They will be give out in the next meeting. 9th November

Period 4

Mr Lawrence’s office

Year 8 – Amy Cochrane & Charlotte Ellis

Year 9 George Sturman & Tom Miller

Year 10 Tianna Smith & Alice Johnson

Year 11 Jordan Holland & Amy Baddley

Chair

Vice Chair

Secretary – Laura Dodsworth

Agenda

1) Teaching & Learning- what helps us learn?

Postcards- how many should we send? When should we send them?

2) Water fountains- George Sturman

(PAE- could we also talk about encouraging pupils to bring water to lessons not other drinks?- assembly reminder?)

3) Healthy food at break- Laura Dodsworth

4) Few sanctions trip – Ashleigh Freear

We will be talking about 

1) the electing of a new chair

2) lessons and activities that have helped us to learn (be specific)

3) Anything else your form wants us to raise

Please can everyone attend the meeting?

It will start at 12:40 in C22 but you may come up earlier to eat your lunch if you like.

It will start at 12:40 in C22 but you may come up earlier to eat your lunch if you like.

School Council Meeting

26th May 2011

Year 10  - Holly Baker & Ayden Hemmings

Year 9 - Luke McCabe & Tyanna Smith

Year 8 Ryan Birkett & Ryan Boyd

What has helped us to learn?

• Tyanna – in English we get a card with a word and create a story. It helps us to think on the spot. (Mr Dillon)
• Ayden- In Science we have been using a Van de Graaff  generator and it really caught everyone’s attention, it shows us how stuff works. (Mr Tunnicliffe)
• Holly- In English we have mini discussion groups in two or three and it helps us to understand (Ms Jeans)
• Ryan- in Maths we play games at the start. It helps us to get going and warms our brains up
• Ryan – in Maths the lesson structure we have helps. We have examples, twenty minutes of works, we stop, review and then do twenty more minutes of tasks. (Mr Markham)

Holly – Peer mentors 

Peer mentors would like to be on the website so that parents and students can see who they are. See actions.

• Bells Bells between lessons make us not be late, sometimes we find it difficult when a teacher lets us out late and we get into trouble with the next teacher.

We all discussed this and thought the issue would be congestion on the corridors with everyone gong out at the same time and that it might feel very oppressive. But a bell at the end of break or a tannoy system might be a help. See actions

Tyanna Smith – Make up in year Nine

Make up builds our confidence, taking it off wastes lesson time and the wipes waste money. Other schools allow year nine girls to wear make up. Some people use it to cover scars and spots. Why are we not allowed to wear it?

Reply from Mr L- Tyanna expressed herself in a very mature and sensible manner. We want girls to be confident without make up. We want to build up the confidence of girls and make up just covers up the problem. Let’s look at this in detail and really work out a good solution. – see actions

Ayden- Optimum

There is not enough emphasis in lessons on Optimum. In the Optimum lessons we work on the skills but because it is not carried through other lessons it makes no sense to us. we don’t know how to use it. We think Year Seven will use it more and then it will be emulated in younger years but for us it almost feels too late. the interviews we had yesterday were interesting, seeing the different levels of confidence from peers.

We need to see the relevance of it and how it will benefit us.

Holly- the talk from Tata on Optimum skills really helped

Ryan- could we have more employers in assemblies? In younger year groups.

Mr L responds- Well put, Ayden. We had to start it somewhere and we understand it is harder for the older students. Slowly we are starting to alter the ethos of the school. It worked with PB in the same way. We have not cracked the cross curricula aspect but we will and we know that Optimum will help people to get the jobs they want. Next year there will be no Optimum lessons – from here on it will be in lessons. Year 11 will have lots of careers support which is Optimum.

Ryan- Challenges 

Less people are bothering, why can’t they lose privileges if they do not do challenges?

Other Ryan (!) disagrees – if you get a gold award you could go bowling

Holly- if you do a challenge to get a reward then you are not doing it for the community and it ruins the point of it. The badges are not coming out. (Mr L emailed the staff at that very moment to ask them to make sure they are handing badges out.)

Luke- credits- it seems that not everyone is rewarded fairly with credits. See action

Ryan- recognition for house events – to be on next agenda.

Action

1) Holly and Mr Folger to create a piece of writing describing what peer mentors do and who they are. This way parents and students know. This writing is to be given to Mrs Evans so that she can speak to Mrs England about putting it on the website.

2) All reps- what do you think of having bells or a tannoy system?

Mrs Evans to feedback to staff about pupils being late to lessons.

All reps should encourage pupils to politely explain why they are late.

1. Tyanna to find girls in year nine to talk about make up and confidence issues. Mr L will find a member of staff to work with the group. We want to focus on building girls confidence and looking at their self image.  Mrs Evans will find a make up expert to speak with the pupils.

1. School council to do a survey about credits. Mrs E to ask Mr L’s advice about this and to  carry out a survey which will be discussed at school council.