School Council Minutes - 5th
December 2007
Business:-
1. Minutes from previous meeting
Notice board – Photos are waiting to be printed and put up
– should be done by the end of the week
Assembly visits – Decided that these will no longer take
place
Newsletter – Nick has made a basic template; Caitlin is going
to collect information to be put on it. It is planned that we
will send it out the first week after Christmas. It was suggested
that we use the bulletin to post information about current activities
as it is felt this would reach a wider audience.
2. Year Council Meetings
Year 7
Raised £1000 for Children In Need.
Some Year 7s feel that they are not allowed to go into the blue
and green rooms after comments that were made by other students.
Miss Nicholas to look into this and make people aware that they
are for all years.
Year 8
Discussion about fundraising activities.
Year 9
Students have said that the blue and green room are dull and would
like to improve them in some way. It has been decided that if
a group of pupils would like to paint them then they can organise
to do this using funding from the school council budget. They
are to speak to the art department for help.
Year 10
Discussed fundraising activities. Year 10 have two separate charities
from the school chosen charity. They will split any money raised.
Concerns over Youth Centre. They would like to know if the YC
is going to get a TV like in the blue and green room. Nick to
discuss this with Mrs Lane.
While discussing playground safety they have said that they would
like more alternatives to football. Miss Nicholas will look into
basketballs being purchased for use on the playground.
Year 11
It is felt among Year 11 that the consistency in the awarding
of merits in the upper school is poor. Some students are awarded
large amounts while others are not. Year 11 reps to take this
to Mrs Ineson.
3. Youth Council Update
Callum and Sonia are both members of the Leeds Youth Council.
They have both joined the Stay Safe group. They have only had
initial meetings, so will feedback further information about this
when they know more.
4. Food Council
Caitlin raised the matter of the Food Council that Mrs Graydon
is running.
They want to know what foods pupils want and what do they want
in the dining hall in the new school building.
5. Any Other Business
The Sixth Form reps informed the group of their meeting with Cllr
Carter to discuss issues in Leeds. The group decided that they
would like to invite Cllr Carter to meet with them so that he
can hear a wide range of views from pupils of different ages.
Nick will contact him to see if he would be interested.
