Pupils Voice Groups

School Council Members 2023/24

The School Council is made up of two children from each class from Rec/Y1-Y6. They meet regularly with Mrs Goodall.

 School Council Information

School Councillors represent their classes to help make our school to become a better place. School Councillors have to make very important decisions and be role models for the rest of the school. 

School Council Projects

School Council have presented Collective Worships to the whole school, in order to raise awareness and money for the BBC’s Children in Need Day. They have also made a positive contributed to the Climate Festival with other local schools and are hoping to put forward some environmental issues to the Eco Council, next term.

We are also working hard in order to become a Democracy Friendly School.

 We are all looking forward to another successful year.

Befrienders is a peer support group which provides a listening service for any child who feels they need someone to talk to.

The service is closely monitored and supported by adult Befrienders, Mrs R Balbontin, Mrs A Walsh and Mrs Smith.

The Befrienders are volunteers from Years 5 and 6 and are well trained to deal with any problem which may be presented to them. This training includes guidance on when to maintain confidentiality and when a problem is serious enough to be passed over to an adult.

The Befrienders not only provide terrific support to other children in school, but also benefit enormously themselves. Being a Befriender is a great responsibility which the children handle with maturity and respect.

Befriender Code

As Befrienders we will:

• Listen carefully to each person who comes to us with a problem
• Treat everyone fairly and as we would wish to be treated
• We will be sensible and mature when dealing with problems and in meetings
• Remember confidentiality unless we feel that an adult Befriender should be told
• We will work as a team and support each other
• We will be committed to our role as Befrienders
• We will respect everyone's views, opinions and feelings
• Try to suggest solutions to the problems
• We accept sanctions if we make mistakes as agreed by the Befriender Team.

Young Leaders 2023/24

At Roberttown, we endeavour to ensure that our playtimes are happy, healthy and active. How do we do this?

We do this, in part, by ensuring that well trained Young Leaders engage with the children in the school on a regular basis.

Young Leaders are children in Year 6 who have received training from Legacy Sport in a variety of sports and activities, which they can then teach to the other children in the school.

The Young Leaders work on a rota basis to help create enjoyable, healthy lunchtimes and play times. Groups of three Young Leaders (overseen by a member of staff) are responsible for teaching games to the children in the school. These games involve minimal equipment but maximum participation and enjoyment!

The training undertaken by the Young Leaders focuses on communication, maintaining discipline and Health and Safety. All children involved in the sessions are directed as to how to keep themselves and others safe. The Young Leaders ensure that all are involved (regardless of age or ability) and if any behaviour issues occur they refer these to the teacher on duty.

The Young Leaders provide an invaluable service to our school and all its pupils.

The scheme provides an opportunity, not only for all children in the school to participate in healthy, active breaks and lunchtimes, but also provides for children of all sporting abilities in Year 6 to further develop their confidence, sense of responsibility and communication skills.

CARE Group Members 2019-20

The Collective Worship Group work together to support our work as a church school.

The children are involved in planning, delivering and monitoring Collective Worship to make sure that it reflects the Christian ethos of the school. They also promote the story of the Good Samaritan through Collective Worship.

The Collective Worship group meets with Mrs Glaves and Reverend Sally to discuss what they have enjoyed about Collective Worship and also to think about how they could be made even better. Each half term they plan and deliver acts of Collective Worship.

 The children also help develop and monitor the Reflection areas in the classrooms and around school to ensure these provide opportunities for reflection and spiritual development.

 During the year the children help to plan our activities for Fairtrade Fortnight, Lent and Christian Aid week.