Student Council
School council is an exciting platform for students to develop greater leadership and collectively work on global issues. The school council is also a meaningful way in which students can voice their opinions and have their views considered in decisions which impact them.
All school council meetings take place during form time three to 4 times a half term. If you want to suggest a change to your school please see your school council form rep.
School Council roles and responsibilities:
Form Ambassadors (1 per form) - will represent their form groups during weekly Student Council meetings, taking place during their usual form-time slots on Mondays. Each Form Ambassador will also be asked to identify an area of service that they will seek to support within the school community, from: Careers, Creativity, Reading & Research, Sports, STEM, Equalities, and the Environment. Responsibilities for each area of service will vary but may include, as an example, attending after school events that align with the area of service, helping staff members to deliver assemblies to other year groups, or raise awareness within the school about their area of service.
Year Representatives (1 per year) - in addition to the responsibilities of Form Ambassadors, Year Representatives will be expected to be a key voice for their year group, and may be delegated additional tasks or responsibilities by Student Council leaders. Year Representatives should expect to be involved in fundraising campaigns and assisting with the running of year group events.
Deputy Senior Leaders (2 per school, from Key Stage 4) : in addition to the responsibilities of Form Ambassadors, Deputy Senior Leaders will assist the Senior Student Leaders with running the School Council and ensuring that Form Ambassadors are able to fulfil their responsibilities. They may support and lead Student Council sessions or activities, or assist the Senior Student Leaders with any tasks they require completed.
Senior Student Leaders (2 per school, from Year 13) – Senior Student Leaders lead on all aspects of Student Council activity, including fundraising plans, student voice, student council meetings. SSLs are also expected to give presentations to parents and governers at various events throughout the year.
A school council is an exciting platform for students to develop greater leadership and collectively work on global issues. The school council is also a meaningful way in which students can voice their opinions and have their views considered in decisions which impact them.
The School Council Structure
Social Action and Service Programme
A key priority for the School Council is leading SPW’s Social Action and Service Programme (SASP). Through this initiative, students explore important social issues and take meaningful action within their communities. They develop their understanding through activism, raising awareness of key topics, and by leading outreach projects that have a positive impact locally.
Our student members have been busy developing proposals to improve the community and will soon be pitching their ideas to key staff and senior leaders. Watch this space!
Healthy Schools
Healthy Schools Awards are granted to recognise a school’s achievements in supporting the health and wellbeing of their pupils.
SPW has achieved a bronze Award for the work on Antibullying.
We are in the process of working towards achieving a new gold award - watch this space!
TfL STARS accreditation
We are proud to have been recognised for excellence with the Gold TfL STARS accreditation. Achieved in September, this award reflects our commitment to promoting safer travel, supported by a successful student-led projects and a number of individual student accreditations.
Student Leadership Vacancies
See your teams pages and parent letters for updated news on vacancies.
