After learning about the importance of Democracy as one of our British Values, our School Council was voted for by the pupils of each class. Each candidate gave a speech to explain why they thought they could represent the class best and what they would like to achieve. The other pupils then chose the person they thought could represent them best.
We meet regularly to discuss a variety of issues and projects, which currently include fund raising ideas, safety posters for parents and designing a logo to represent us.
Within our group, we gave speeches to apply for different roles on the council, which were then voted on. The results were:
Chairperson – Lyra
Deputy Chairperson – Charlie
Secretaries – Jacob and Poppy
Treasurer – Matilda
Councillors – Phoebe, Alfie, Bobby and Riley
We encourage children to speak to their own class councillors if they have any issues they wish to raise.
As part of our computing curriculum, at Long Sutton Primary School, we teach the children how to stay safe online.
We have a fantastic group of children from Year 5 and 6, called JOSOs (Junior Online Safety Officers) who promote Online Safety and have worked together to keep children at our school safe when using the internet.
So far this year JOSOs have:
We are proud of our Junior Online Safety Officers. They are having a positive impact and have promoted their online safety messages clearly across the school!
At Long Sutton Primary School, we strive to teach our children the importance of preserving both their local and global environment. The Eco Warriors are children who have a love for their environment and have volunteered to help the staff and children at our school to become more environmentally friendly.
So far this year we have:
Our school’s Happiness Heroes help to lead the way in helping fellow pupils look after their own mental health. Each are keen and passionate about supporting others and improving the provision in school to support everyone to feel ‘happy’.
Examples of the work they have suggested and implemented themselves this year are: going into classes each week to model Happy Breathing techniques as well as creating a calm space for children to visit at lunchtime (once a week), called ‘Happy Hub’, which is situated away from the playground. The Happy Hub has proven to be very popular and children from all year groups are invited to attend if they wish. Here they are able to speak to our Happiness Heroes for support and/or they are able to participate in a range of calming activities: colouring/drawing, playing cards, completing puzzles or watching a film. I wonder what they will implement next?