academy council

Our Academy Council is made up of:

Two elected representatives from each class (one female and one male from reception classes upwards)

The Academy Council aims to:

Involve children in the decision making systems which exist within our Academy
Gather children’s views and take appropriate action
Encourage discussion and debate about ‘real’ issues encouraging children to put forward their own and listen to others ideas and points of views
Develop citizenship skills

The Academy Council meets:

On a half termly basis, as a minimum

Academy Council Action Plan

What?	How?		Need?		When?
Attendance - Gold banding award	Recognise the children in assembly at the end of each half term, they are given a sticker		Community Team will help with this		From January 2016
Carbon Footprint - Caring about our environment	Improve the type and amount of recycling we do as an Academy		Time from Mrs Browne, Mrs Goble and Mrs Hassan		From September 2015
Safety - Improve road safety near our Academy - E Safety	Monitor the parking of parents/carers outside the Academy grounds School council reps to monitor high vis clothing and hand out flyers Poster to be sent out to all parents/carers Using Byte awards		Help from our local PCSOs Help from our local Councillors Help from subject leaders		From January 2016 Termly
How can we check how we are doing with our action plan?		How do we know we’ve finished our action plan?		How can we tell the Academy Council and Mrs Browne if our action plan has worked?
Asking our class reps Academy Council Meetings Regular updates from the Principal		- Stickers to relevant children in reward assembly - Amount of recycling increases - Keep communication open with PCSO and CBMDC		Interviews Academy Council Class Time Surveys