Coatbridge High School

Pupil Council2011-2012

Steering Committee• Chairman – Tony Martin• Vice – Gavin McDonald • Secretary – Nicola Watt• Minutes Secretaries – Niamh Woodward

- Jennifer Lucas• Treasurer – Umar Suhail• Events Organiser(s) – Rebekah Richardson

- Jenny Wallis

CONFERENCE 2011/2012

22nd September 2011

• Each class sent one representative

• The steering committee decided on the format of the conference

• A number of pupils volunteered to join the committee

• The focus of the conference was…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Health and Wellbeing

You will be a: • Successful Learner• Confident Individual • Effective Contributor • Responsible Citizen

=If you are feeling happy and content, know how get on with others and are fit and healthy

An excellent curriculum (Curriculum for Excellence)is one where everyone in the school is involved in making that happen.

Questionnaire on School Dining Hall

• Further Action…

• School Nutrition Action Group set up

• First meeting 2nd November

• Representatives from environmental services and school media service will be present to discuss the results of the survey

• What’s your problem?

• What’s your solution?

• Let us know!

Problems Crowded canteen

Litter

• Open up classesLess tables, more standingOrder food earlyOpen Dunbeth Park

• More bins/attached to pillarsmore competitionsvisible punishmentsbags on tableput bins near to doors and stairs

Solutions

Problems• Discipline/Respect/

Smokers

• Respect /Corridors

• Punish smokersMore disciplineEncourage traffic light behaviour

• More supervision /stricter rules

• Teachers dividing corridorsSplit bellsKeep left signs

Solutions

Problems• Canteen

• Sports / lunchtime

• Uniform

• Communication

• Discussion with lunch ladiesOrder food earlyAdvertise menu betterMore attractive food

• More sports / lunchtime clubs

• Detention if no blazerRewards for wearing them

• Emails / ipads

Solutions

Future

Represent your views!The committee will continue to represent your views and work with staff to make the school, your school better!

Your Reps• S1 – Niamh Woodward, Jenny Wallis, Natasha

Peebles, Jennifer Lucas• S2 – Nicola Watt, Sheryl Tippen, Cameron Gillespie• S4 – Rachel Watt, Jack Graham, Thomas McLuskie,

Caitlyn Jayne Simpson, Brian McDougall• S5/6 – Leanne Donnelly, Lauren Russell, Umar

Suhail, Jodie Houston, Bruce Hudson, Rebekah Richardson, Tony Martin, Dariush Ghahfarokhi, Adam Llewellyn, Gavin McDonald, Sandy Harper, John Shepherd, Darren Austin, Amy Dean