Pupil Leadership and Roles

At Chapelford Village Primary School, we value the contributions of our pupils and encourage them to have an active role in our school community to celebrate young leaders as role models.

The aim of effective pupil leadership teams is to help children and young people to:

  • enjoy and feel empowered by their education.
  • feel that their school responds to their needs and views.
  • have the opportunity to let adults know their thoughts and opinions about things that may affect them.
  • have a say about decisions, and to play an active role in making their school a better place.
  • develop active life skills through participation.

Head Boy and Head Girl

Purpose of the role

To represent the school and to act as excellent role models for younger students. They should share a passion for the school’s ethos to learn, achieve and respect and are the link between the pupils, staff and governors at CVPS. They contribute to the effective running of the school, as directed by any staff member and help to ensure that the school remains a safe, secure and happy place for all.

They must maintain excellent behaviour, uniform, attendance and punctuality.

They may be expected to lead Deputy Head Girl and Boy in their duties.   

Who do they represent?

Head Boy and Girl represent the whole school.

How are these roles chosen?

Only Year 6 ambassadors, chosen previously as excellent role models by their teachers, can put themselves forward to be voted for this role. They are required to deliver a speech with an optional presentation and are then voted by their peers.

Examples of activities in which they may participate

Open Evenings, Harvest Festival, Safer Internet Day.

 

Deputy Head Boy and Deputy Head Girl

Purpose of the role

As we are a growing school, this role was developed to support the Head Boy and Girl in their roles.

Who do they represent?

Deputy Head Boy and Girl represent both Head Boy/ Girl and the whole school.

How are these roles chosen?

Only Year 6 ambassadors, chosen previously as excellent role models by their teachers, can put themselves forward to be voted for Head Boy and Girl. They are required to deliver a speech with an optional presentation and are then voted by their peers.

Examples of activities in which they may participate

Open Evenings, Harvest Festival.

 

Ambassador

  
Purpose of the role

To represent the school and to act as excellent role models for students across their year group. They should share a passion for the school’s ethos to learn, achieve and respect and are the link between the pupils, staff, and governors at CVPS. They contribute to the effective running of their year group and help to ensure that the school remains a safe, secure, and happy place for all.

They must maintain excellent behaviour, uniform, attendance, and punctuality.

They may be expected to be directed by Head Boy and Girl.

Who do they represent?

Ambassadors represent their year group, and when working together as a team of Ambassadors, they represent the whole school.

How are these roles chosen?

At the end of each academic year, one Ambassador is chosen by the teachers across each group. This decision is discussed throughout the year and is based on the child demonstrating that they are an excellent role model to other pupils.

Examples of activities in which they may participate

Open Evenings, Celebration assemblies, Harvest Festival, Safer Internet Day.

 

School Council


Purpose of the role

To represent the views of the pupils and discuss issues that are important to our children, which may include fundraising ideas to raise money for academic equipment. In their role, they gather pupil voice from their class and feed this back during regular School Council meetings. During these meetings, the school council team will decide which ideas to make changes from and create a plan to do this. They are then responsible for communicating any changes to their classes so that pupils know and understand their voices are being heard.

Who do they represent?

School Council represent the views and opinions of all pupils across the whole school.

How are these roles chosen?

A pupil from every class from Year 2-Year 6 are democratically voted for by their peers.

Examples of activities in which they may participate

Open Evenings, Anti-bullying week, Remembrance Day and Fundraisers.

 

OPAL Ambassador

Purpose of the role

To act as responsible and trustworthy pupils who can help support lunchtime play, help communicate changes to lunchtimes, including informing children about new outdoor practices, modelling ideal behaviours outside and supporting OPAL events. They have a crucial role in supporting play co-ordinators with managing and safety checking. loose parts whilst assessing the weather to plan equipment. They also work closely with Eco Ambassadors to respect the school grounds.

Who do they represent?

They represent all interests of pupils at lunchtimes, as well as enhancing the OPAL system and our lunchtime provision.

How are these roles chosen?

One OPAL Ambassador per class from Year 2-Year 6 is chosen by the teachers at the start of the academic year as having a keen interest in enhancing lunchtimes. They will sustain this role throughout school and/or train others next year to join.

Examples of activities in which they may participate

Lunchtimes, Playtime assemblies, Parent Play sessions and meeting regularly with Play Co-ordinators to assess the equipment.

 

Eco Ambassador

Purpose of the role

Eco Ambassadors are a group of children from across the whole school who are passionate about taking care of our school environment. They are keen to improve our local area and want to raise awareness of global issues and do their bit to help combat global warming.

Who do they represent?

They represent the pupils and the school environment.

How are these roles chosen?

One Eco Ambassador per class from Year 2-Year 6 is chosen by the teachers at the start of the academic year as having a keen interest in increasing sustainability of the school and ensuring we are eco-friendly. They will sustain this role throughout school and/or train others next year. 

Examples of activities in which they may participate

Monthly meetings, developing resources for the outside areas and working closely with both the school council team and OPAL ambassadors to develop the outside areas in an eco-friendly way.

 

Reading Ambassador

Purpose of the role

To promote a love of reading throughout the school and motivate all children to further develop their interest. They support classes in raising the percentage of children reading daily, share current reading news through our half termly newsletter and celebrate reading across.

Who do they represent?

Reading Ambassadors represent the subject of English and how this is taught across our school, as well as the reading interests of all pupils.

How are these roles chosen?

One Reading Ambassador is chosen by the teachers at the start of the academic year as having a keen interest in raising the profile of reading and the celebration of texts. They will sustain this role throughout school and/or train others next year.

Examples of activities in which they may participate

Half termly Reading newsletters, Book Bus, World Book Day and curriculum weeks.

 

Mini Police

 
Purpose of the role

To further improve and show a careful interest in our local community and area. Mini Police officers choose three priorities to focus on throughout the year to have impact in improving the physical environment and the safety of our local community.

Who do they represent?

Mini Police represent the safety of our whole school community and work closely with the Senior Leadership Team.

How are these roles chosen?

A presentation is delivered by the AHT to all year 6 children to share the Mini Police Scheme. Children in year 6 then apply for role through a written application and are selected to be interviewed by AHT, Year 6 Lead and local PCSO. From this, ten applicants are chosen.

Examples of activities in which they may participate

Assentation Ceremony, litter picking around the local area and communicating with the school community to highlight safety messages.

 

School Choir


Purpose of the role

To celebrate music across the school and develop the opportunities given for extracurricular activities in music.

Who do they represent?

Our school choir represents pupils from across our whole school, representing their musical talent. They promote our school and make us proud in every performance they deliver.

How are these roles chosen?

The school choir is an extracurricular activity where the children put themselves forward if they would like to celebrate and enhance their musical talent.

Examples of activities in which they may participate

Open Evenings, Whole school assemblies, Remembrance Day, visits to care homes.