Minutes of the Full Co-Operative Student Council Meeting

Minutes of the Full Co-operative Student Council Meeting

held on Wednesday 7 January 2015

Present: Mr A Wilson

Chair – Lucas Jones

Minute taker – Emese Nagy

Year 7:

Brandon Snook (MYO), Isobel Evans (MYO), Dylan Waller Spray (KPI), Willow Smith-Jones (KPI)

Year 8:

Lucy Turnbull (PAG)

Year 9:

Lachlan Fraser (VHA)

Year 10:

Tanisha Matthews (JSY), Emese Nagy (BWI), Sean Roberts (RWH), Nathan Stroud (OPR)

Year 11:

Lucas Jones (DEC), Lucy Keogh (MRS), Molly Suter (APA), Oliver Yeomans (MRS)

Apologies: There were no apologies. However, Cainan Donaldson (8MCL) has resigned from the Student Council.

Absent: Aaliyah Damen (8EJA), Oz Eastlake (8CFO), Charlotte Cheatle (9LSJ/STH), Ellie Clifford (9MWK), Katie Brown (11KAE), Jessica Coleman (11JCR), Hywel Robbins (11CGU), Arran Sawyer (11MRS)

1.  / Student Council Action Groups
T & L: / No-one
Action: / Sean, Emese, Lachlan
Anti-Bullying: / Tanisha, Lachlan, Isobel
Communication: / Lucas, Molly, Lucy K, Lucy T, Oliver Y
Eco Group: / Sean, Nathan
Charities: / Willow, Dylan, Isobel, Brandon
2.  / Questions to ask whole school
¨  Food - Survey about quality?
- International cultural food ie themed days in The Diner?
¨  What groups would you like to join?
¨  Quality of toilets?
¨  School Discos?
¨  Tutor time question – what’s your opinion of tutor time?
3.  / Any Other Business
Change to school timetable:
-  Start at 8.00 am – 5 minutes for Register
-  Periods 1 & 2
-  20 minute break
-  Periods 3 & 4
-  10 minute break
-  Period 5
-  Finish school at 2.30 pm Sept - Feb

Distribution:

Those present/Apologies/Absentees

Mrs D Day – Chair of Governors

Mr P C Thomas – Principal

Ms S E Adams – Vice Principal

Mr R Cole – Business Manager

APPENDIX 1 – MEETING 7 JANUARY 2015

ACTION GROUP : WISH LIST

Committee : Lachlan Fraser, Sean Roberts, Emese Nagy

·  Show new students / parents around the school

·  Be involved in interviewing

·  Parents’ Evening – Committee should have a table for parents to ask what the School Council does

·  Have a table at Year 6 Open Evening to introduce the School Council

How: TV Advert

Assemblies – hand out letters to those interested

Go and speak to tutor groups

Get badges/wristbands

Food at lunch / miss lessons occasionally

Front of queue at lunch in The Diner

APPENDIX 2 – MEETING 7 JANUARY 2015

ANTI-BULLYING GROUP : WISH LIST

Committee : Tanisha Matthews, Lachlan Fraser

·  Peer mentoring – break and lunch times

·  Create a group for mentored students

·  Get a two sided view

·  Be involved in helping people through it

·  Be involved in more Anti-Bullying conferences to learn how to help them deal with it:

-  Police

-  Parents

-  Friends

How to recruit and help: What time? → Lunch provided

Assemblies → Speeches; make it interesting to keep them concentrating

Posters/Leaflets → Bold, colourful, eye-catching

Wey Valley Radio → Advert on the radio

Badges may attract them

Obtain better privileges → Ticket to front of queue

On the screens → The Diner

Special ties / Coloured badges / Wristbands

APPENDIX 3 – MEETING 7 JANUARY 2015

COMMUNICATION GROUP : WISH LIST

Committee : Lucas Jones, Molly Suter, Lucy Keogh, Lucy Turnbull, Oliver Yeoman

·  Student Group Call

·  Elvis on Radio! - Karaoke

·  More speakers

·  Facebook/Twitter

·  Website regeneration

·  Voting for food in The Diner

·  Wey Valley School Sweet Shop

Recruitment: Badges

Food – Pizza

Lesson time meetings

Assemblies

Radio

Different tie colour

APPENDIX 4 – MEETING 7 JANUARY 2015

ECO GROUP : WISH LIST

Committee : Nathan Stroud, Mr Robert Cole (WVS Business Manager)

·  Recycling Bins

-  Green Bins in classrooms

-  Outside Bins : Paper and Cardboard

-  Raise awareness

-  Recycling for The Diner : Coloured Bins

·  School Meals

-  Healthy eating

-  Review the menu

-  Taster sessions

·  Fair Trade

-  Nepal trip

-  Fair trade products in The Diner

Recruitment: Meet twice per half term

Group consists of 10 students, 2 per year group

Assemblies

Free lunch and taster sessions

Badges

Web page

Advertise on TV screen

Meet in Futures Room

APPENDIX 5 – MEETING 7 JANUARY 2015

CHARITY GROUP : WISH LIST

Committee: Brandon Snook, Dylan Waller Spray, Willow Smith-Jones

·  Help disabled people

·  Raise money for hospitals so they can get medical equipment to help people

·  Raise money to prevent diseases

·  Poster competition – 50 pence to enter – Winner gets Vivos

Use: Radio

Assembies

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