Being a representative on the Community Council is a very responsible position. Your role is to ensure all voices are heard. You have to listen to your friends, record your class ideas as a representative and sometimes have to give up your lunch times to action these suggestions. However, it is also a chance to play an important part in our Benjamin Adlard community.

Children can feel a little nervous about putting themselves up for the position, but it is exciting to see what happens when people share their ideas so be brave!

What does the Community Council do?

The CommunityCouncil takes part in activities including:

• Listening to the views and concerns of other pupils
• Representing these concerns to other adults
• Discussing what the next area of interest is going to be and helping Mrs Wilson to action these to improve the school.
• Thinking of ways to contribute to our school and Gainsborough.
• Having the responsibility for a budget
• Representing Benjamin Adlard School as a role model

Community Council Vision

Our Community Council will work together as a team to ensure we can be the best school by discussing and making decisions. We aim to make pupils feel comfortable, happy and safe at school. We also want all the children in school to have a voice, that is why the meetings are held in the classroom so all can voice their ideas.

Community Council Constitution

The Community Council will be made up of eight members and one chair. They will endeavour to:

• Always strive to do the best for their peers and the school
• Commit to serving a school year on the School Parliament
• Always be gentle with words and actions
• Be polite, helpful, respectful and kind
• Don’t leave anyone out
• Listen to the opinion of others
• Ensure no interruptions are made when others are speaking
• Respect others beliefs and ideas
• Respect others freedom of speech
• Take pride in the school and its surrounding areas
• Take care of the environment and become more environmentally aware
• Be honest and loyal
• Join in decision-making within the School Parliament
• Ensure that the ideas of their class are brought to the meetings
• Report back to individual classes of decisions made at the meetings
• Ensure minutes will be taken at every meeting and are available for anyone to read