BUXTON VOICES

Presented to you by the Buxton Project Team(BPT)

A school council is one way of giving pupils a voice and encouraging them to participate fully in and identify with the life of the school. It is also an opportunity to put many of their thinking skills and personal capabilities into practice

“Allowing ourselves to be heard!”

We want the students in Buxton school to have a chance to express themselves and have their voices heard.

We want to give students who have something to say, but wouldn’t put their selves up a chance to let their voices be heard.

The school council has always been involved in the development

of citizenship skills, but with the introduction of the "Buxton Voices", the development of these lifelong skills has

become more sharpened and focused.

The pupils learn to:

1. Discuss

2. Listen to others

3. Communicate

4. Share opinions

5. Use critical thinking

6. Reach agreements

A NEW BEGINNING⦿We think that the school council is out-dated. ⦿We needed something new, so we decided to

re-create the school council and give it more meaning.

⦿We came up with a few names , but since it is the student’s voice, we did a survey asking the students what the name should be.

HERE IS A PIE CHART OF OUR RESULTS.

OUT OF THE 300 STUDENTS & STAFF WE ASKED:

As you can see, Buxton Voice had the majority vote, but we have decided to rename it Buxton Voices as we think that this is more effective; this implies a community of voices.

A NEW IMAGE Grey ties for Buxton Voices member years 5-10 Grey badges for Buxton Voices members years 3 & 4. 2 representatives from each form group in every year

group. (one head, one deputy) A Celebration for the Buxton voices at the end of every

academic year.

Meeting Schedule⦿Secondary Buxton Voices will meet every first Thursday of the month after school⦿Primary Buxton Voices will meet every second Thursday of the month during school⦿Both Secondary and Primary Buxton Voices will meet every third Thursday of the month after school

Relaunch Event⦿We suggest our first meeting and launch party is on 2nd May 2014⦿During this launch party we will be electing students to various roles⦿This will be a chance for Buxton Voices and Buxton Leadership Team to meet and mingle.⦿ They will also get a taste of what lies ahead, whilst enjoying themselves

Name of the representatives(Primary)

3A- Lilianna

Andre

3D- Aleeza

Azra

3M- Anas

Shukri

3B- Amber

Ryan

4M- Blessing

Praveen

4F- Emmanuel

Aaliah

4C- Vithushika

Iwo

5T- Raymond

T’aarie

5A- Zainab

Larissa

5W- Hanan

Nanyaw

6B- Gene

Isha

6S- Aaliah

Liban

6K- Shamilah

Saleem

7.1- Erin Burmarri

Mariam Ceesay

7.2- Nasreen Patel

Alfie Whelan

7.3- Nitharshay Sivalingan

Can

7.4- Gloria Ajagbe

Nasridin Yasin

7.5- Liane Grei

Mohammed Essa

7.6- Anais Clark-lloyd

Tasbir Michi

8.1- Bogden

Deborah

8.2- Jessica

Michael

8.3- Yusra

Marco Antonio

8.4- Phillip

Erica

8.5- Adam Haruna

Aaliyah Bailey

8.6- Darnell Laing

Jaychelle Smith

Name of the representatives(Secondary)

9.1- Hira Sarah9.2- Michailla Priscilla9.3- Gashesh Mohima9.4- Jaden Tahmidur9.5- Mohammed Ali Richard

We have a total of 30 students from a wide

range of diverse students.

Any questions...?