Every child belongs and has a voice at Our Lady’s. Our children are our future leaders in society, and we ensure they have roles and responsibilities to develop leadership across the school.

• Our School Parliament represents the views of all pupils. It gives children the opportunity to make their voices heard and feel part of the whole school community.
• Our School Parliament helps to make changes and improvements, and thinks of ways to improve our school.

Our Ministers:

Prime Minister

Deputy Prime Minister

Minister for Behaviour

Ministers for Sport, Play and Well-being

Ministers for the Environment

Ministers for Community, Catholic Social Teaching and Inclusion

Election Process

• At Our Lady’s, a new School Parliament is elected each year, with every child from Years 2 to 6 able to self nominate and apply for the positions available
• Voting for School Parliament members takes place at the beginning of the school year, where every child across the school gets to vote

What will our School Parliament do?
We will hold regular meetings to discuss ways in which we can improve our school. The Ministers will present the views of their classmates. They will provide feedback in a number of ways:

• through the school website
• in class discussions and assemblies
• using the School Parliament noticeboard.

What could they change?
There are many projects and aspects of school life that the School Parliament could get involved with. Here are some examples:

• Behaviour
• Lunchtimes/Playtimes
• Areas around school e.g. cloakrooms, toilets
• Equipment for our playground
• School environment –
• Litter – Recycling
• Raise money for charity
• Improve our classrooms
• Help to organise special events/competitions
• Help shape our curriculum

How do pupils contribute their ideas?
If you would like to put your ideas forward to the School Parliament:

• Speak to a School Parliament representative.
• Post your ideas on the suggestion wall in your classroom under the photos of your Ministers.