School Parliament
OUR SCHOOL PARLIAMENT AIMS
We believe that our School Parliament Ministers should be:
Good team players
Support the school
Be good listeners
Be focused and responsible
Be confident
Be kind to everyone
Be open to all ideas
Be helpful
Be resilient and adaptable
OUR SCHOOL PARLIAMENT PRACTICES
We believe our School Parliament should:
* Be a way of improving communication and co-operation in the school
* Be a tool to develop pupil self esteem and confidence
* Encourage pupils to take an active part in school and community life and be active citizens
* Allow pupils to take responsibility for their school
OUR SCHOOL PARLIAMENT GUARANTEE
We will:
* Our Finance Ministry will ensure children understand the importance of money and building savings
* Our Global Ministry will increase awareness of world events and promote children’s understanding of different cultures and countries
* Our Culture Ministry will increase understanding of the importance of all the arts and provide a range of experiences for the children to access them
* Our Education Ministry will ensure children understand the power of learning and will help them to develop tools for learning
* Our Health & well-being Ministry will promote active lifestyles and encourage awareness of healthy minds and bodies
* Our Local Community Ministry will ensure everyone sees the importance of celebrating our place in the local community and knows why we should respect our community
*Our Eco (environment) Ministry will ensure children understand the importance of taking care of our planet, food security and sustainability.
*Our Careers and Aspirations Ministry will encourage children to think about their future, prepare children for the wider world and inspire them to think big and achieve their goals.
*Our Values Ministry will embrace our values-based curriculum and promote these values throughout school
*Our Diversity Ministry will ensure every child has access to diverse learning opportunities.
Pupil Parliament put the local and county councillors through their paces during Q&A session
What an amazing Pupil Parliament we have here at Sandylands. They were posing some very challenging and thought provoking questions to some of our local and county councillors today about our local community from Eden, road safety, bins and the Frontierland...
‘Where the Wildings are’ project – Phase 1 The Zen garden
As promised, more photos of the Zen garden which is progressing nicely. Members of the Pupil Parliament were busy planting with Alex from the 'Where the Wildings are' project earlier this week. We had some very special guests from Eden Cornwall, who came to find out...
Where the Wildings are… the Zen garden
We are excited to announce we have secured funding from the 'Where the Wildings are' project and renovations have started on our very own Sandylands Zen garden - a place for the children to reflect and relax. Watch this space for more photos as our designs take shape....