An opportunity to represent our peers
In order to provide an environment that allows all members of Castle Hill Primary School community to thrive, we are always open to constructive input and value the opinions of all our pupils. Our School Senate, which is pupil-led and inclusive, ensures that everyone’s voice can be heard.
In September each year, pupils in each class are invited to give speeches to apply for a Student Senator role. Following these speeches, their peers are given the opportunity to vote for two candidates, usually a boy and a girl, who they believe will make a suitable Student Senate representative for their class. Teachers also have the opportunity to vote and can nominate pupils for a wide range of reasons. Using this information, Mr Martin and the Student Senate staff team (Miss Wheble and Miss Jones) appoint two children from each class and our Student Senate for the year is established.
Class meetings are held regularly, led by the class Student Senate representatives, where topics are discussed and class decisions are made. All of the children in each class are given the opportunity to vote and therefore, every pupil at Castle Hill Primary School plays an active role in the school decision-making process.
Subsequently, the two Student Senators from each class will present the outcomes in the Student Senate feedback meeting with the Student Senate staff team. The Student Senators meet regularly with Mr Martin and Miss Wheble at Rooksdown and Mr Martin and Miss Jones at Greenbank. The meetings begin with a greeting of "salutations" and the class-level issues are discussed. The meetings are led by a chairperson, with Miss Wheble and Miss Jones providing guidance in the decision making-process.
What we have achieved in 2022-2023 in Student Senate:
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| Student Senate Question | Impact |
| What new afterschool clubs would you like? | Student Senators shared results with Mr Barraclough (PE Lead). After listening to the opinions of all our pupils, a new afterschool club rota was devised with many new clubs available for the children to join. |
| What games would you like to play in the ‘Game of the week’ zone? |
Student Senators shared results with Mrs Arnold (Lunchtime Supervisor). After listening to the opinions of all our pupils, a new ‘Game of the week’ timetable was devised. |
| What games would you like to play in the ‘Craze of the week’ zone? | Student Senators shared results with Mrs Arnold (Lunchtime Supervisor). After listening to the opinions of all our pupils, a new ‘Craze of the week’ timetable was devised. |
| Behaviour Policy | |
| Student Senate Question | Impact |
| What rewards would you like to be implemented in our school? What certificates would you like? | Results were shared with the Senior Leadership Team. After listening to the opinions of all our pupils, a new behaviour policy was implemented with their input. New certificates were designed to celebrate pupils who consistently follow our Motto ‘Aiming for Excellence’ and ‘Manners Matter’, our school values and our High Performance Learning (HPL) behaviours and skills. |
| MFL | |
| Student Senate Question | Impact |
| How would you like to celebrate Languages Day this year? |
A similar question was asked last year and Student Senators shared results with Miss Scarles (MFL Lead). Based on the opinions of all our pupils, British Sign Language (BSL) was taught for Languages Day and was well received by all of our pupils and staff. It was enjoyed by all so much that this question was asked again this year. After listening to the opinions of all our pupils, Mandarin will be taught, however, this will coincide with our Chinese New Year celebrations in 2024. |
Senate Members Greenbank 2023-2024:
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Year 3 SS Bryan & Natalia T |
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Year 4 AL |
Year 4 NB Guntash & Lola-Rae |
Year 5 RV Ted & Lina |
Year 5 NJ Charlie & Isla |
| Year 6 CT/GM Leo & Holly |
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Senate Members Rooksdown 2023-2024:
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Year R KH X |
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Year 1 LB/SW Zayd & Mila |
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Year 2 CS George A & Yassi C |
Year 3 AR Kornel & Alice B |
Year 3 RB Charlie B & Tija M |
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Year 4 HC |
Year 4 IS Rhys E-J & Flourish |
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Year 5 NH/AB |
Year 5 AL Kabir & Jessica R |
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Year 6 SF |