Pupil Voice
At Westdene Primary School, we pride ourselves in the amount and variation of opportunities that children have to share their opinions and talents.
We are delighted to share the vast range of opportunities for children to have a voice in the way our school is run and to develop leadership skills in pupils. Please note that Government guidance 2014 states that "Schools should promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance." Applications and elections for posts encourage respect for democracy and supports participation in the democratic process.
| Role | Responsibility | How the role is distributed | Year Group | Led by |
| School councillor | Pupils meet together to discuss and complete projects to improve the school. They listen to and represent the views of their class in these meetings. | One boy and one girl are elected from each class. | 1-6 | Ms Lomas/Mr Butler |
| Eco councillor | Pupils promote care for the school environment and community by encouraging recycling, sustainable travel and other eco projects. | One pupil is elected from each class. | 1-6 | Mrs Fooks |
| Arts ambassador | Pupils promote the arts in their class and across the school and participate in school wide or community projects. | Two pupils are elected from each class. | 1-6 | Ms Holmes |
| Junior Friends of Westdene | Pupils meet with FOW committee to help plan fundraising events. | One boy and one girl are elected from each class. | 3-6 | FOW liaison |
| Language Leaders | Pupils extend their language knowledge and use in order to act as ambassadors for the Language Department and support and encourage younger learners in the school. | One boy and one girl are elected from each class. | 3-6 | Madame Vaughan |
| Digital Leaders | Pupils explore the digit world beyond their curriculum and support their peers in class. | Pupils are invited to apply. | 4-6 | Mr Franklin |
| Westdene TV | Pupils report on all the exciting events taking place across the school and the wider community. | Pupils apply for positions at the end of Year 4. | 5-6 | Mrs Stratton/Mr Franklin |
| Play Leaders | Pupils play, organise games and supervise the equipment for Reception and Infants during their lunch break each day. The children are on a rota which is changed every half term. | Pupils are invited to apply. | 5 | Mrs Brockwell |
| Ambassadors | Pupils show visitors around the school. During prospective parent events all of Year 6 do this together. | Teachers choose pairs of children and keep a record to ensure all pupils have the opportunity to take on this role. | 5-6 | Class teachers |
| Sports captains | Some of the key responsibilities of our Sports Captains include:
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Pupils are invited to apply. | 6 | Mr Shanahan |
| School bank team | Pupils take on different banking roles and run the Junior School Bank once a week. | Applications are invited during the summer term from Year 5 for the following year. | 6 | Mr Robinson/Mrs Stratton |
| Website Bloggers | Pupils write articles about their week and could include match reports, trip and event reviews, exciting topic facts etc. | Pupils are invited to submit items for publication to the school office. | 6 | Mr Franklin/Mrs Stratton |
| Wet play monitors | Pupils are assigned to different classes to support wet playtimes. | Children register an interest. | 6 | Mr Bradstreet |
| Literacy Ambassador | Ms Fawcett |