​ Pupil Panel

In September, all children from Year 1 to Year 6 have the opportunity to put themselves forward to be a member of our Pupil Panel.

Those children interested in becoming a Pupil Panel Member should take away and write a Persuasive Statement or Persuasive Poster You may want to give them a few days to put their statement together in school or at home. These are read to the class and question and answer sessions are held. Children are then asked to vote within their own class, two boy nominees and two girl nominees. An election is held early in the Autumn term to elect one boy and one girl from each year group.

Pupil Panel Members

            

 

           

    

 

Our first meeting was held on Monday 21st October 2024. We discussed the role of our Pupil Panel and how we were going to represent the children`s voices from their year groups. The first task was to find out what children wanted on the menu for after Christmas. Their second task was to ask the children what activities their peers would like to see during Enquiry Time and lunchtimes.

Our second meeting was held on Monday 18th October. Each Pupil Panel member fed back ideas that they had gathered from their year groups to Guiseppe who is our cook. Miss Cant also attended to listen and gather ideas for future planning of Enquiry Times and lunchtimes. 

Here are some examples of the food that they wanted;

Chicken wraps, sauces and toppings for the icecream, Jaloff rice, shwarma, curly fries, burritos, tacos, hotdogs, mac and cheese, ramen, scouse.

Here are some ideas for themed days we could focus on;

Mexican, African, French, Spanish, St Patricks day, Valentines day, Asian, football day, Greek, Chinese, Indian. 

Pupil Panel also discussed with Guiseppe how we could encourage more children to try new things during lunchtimes.

Ideas included; pupil panel visiting the kitchen, children meeting and getting to know the kitchen staff, pupil panel members to be present on the deli and encouraging children to try new things and giving out stickers to reward those children. Pupil Panel will also be in charge of advertising new food and themed days.

Here are some of the activities that children would like to see during breaktimes and lunchtimes;

Tennis, table tennis, archery, dodgeball, tic tac toe, handball, running. dance, singing, playdough, sandpit, boxing pads, competitive sports other than football and basketball, skipping, hoola hoops, drawing, gardening, golf. 

 

Following the feedback and ideas discussed, the members have been asked to ask to see what clubs people would like after Christmas and what charities and fundraising ideas we can think of.

 

Date of next meeting; Monday 2nd December