PUPIL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

School Council

In Childwall Valley we encourage children to share their thoughts and opinions, acknowledging that their opinion matters. As school council leaders, we meet with Miss Roberts and discuss how we can improve and foster a healthy environment for all.

Each year, two representatives from each class volunteer and are elected to represent their class as members of the CVP School Council. This provides the children with an opportunity to support their peers and to promote discussion. This also provides the children with the opportunity to see the positive impact they can make within the school.

The children’s role includes:

  • attending scheduled meetings

  • To be a representative from their class to bring forward their peers ideas and views

  • To take ownership of their class views to then share to bring about change.

  • To share and bring up ideas in meetings with Miss Roberts

During our School Council meetings the children will bring up discussion points, listen to feedback from each class, share ideas and decide on items for discussion the following meeting. The children are encouraged to keep note of things they want to share in a meeting or they are able to see Miss Roberts to note the idea for the following meeting. School Council children will then share ideas to their peers and provide feedback for further discussion.

Being a school council member enables the children to become independent and expressive thinkers, in which they can transfer and build upon throughout their life. Being in school council, promotes the schools values such as belonging and mutual respect for all, encouraging children to support British Values and kindness.

The Election Process

At the start of the year, each class are asked if they would like to be a part of School Council. The children can either put their own name forward to their teacher or can be put forward by their class. The class will then have a discussion as a team to decide who will be their school councillors. If more than two children put their names forward the class will have a vote and the pupil with the most votes will become apart of school council. This provides the children with free choice and respect of the election process, while also introducing children into the democracy election process.

Prefects

Prefects play a vital part in the running of Childwall Valley Primary School; assisting and supporting both staff and pupils.  The role of our Prefects falls into four main categories: 

Maintaining our behaviour rules Helping staff Supporting younger pupils Organising events

All of our children are given very important roles and responsibilities across the school. They are role models that our pupils look up to. Their role is to set a good example. Their actions, and the way they conduct themselves, is especially important and has a big impact on life at Childwall Valley Primary School. 

‘Prefect showing parents around…Well Done! So polite, sweet and professional. Great advocate for the school. Took the role so seriously.’

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