This presentation explains the purpose and work the Student Union performs 2009-2010 (pdf 1.4Mb) and this is the structure of the Student Union 2009 - 2010 (pdf 76kb)
Student Union Message Autumn Term 2009.
This has been a busy, eventful term for the Student Union at HGSS! Both Year Reps and Form Reps have been doing a commendable service for our school and I’d like to thank them for all their hard work this term.
Meetings have been held fortnightly and are well attended. Form Reps have been carrying out student voice sessions once a fortnight and dealing with any issues raised. From Year 9 upwards the students themselves chair the meetings, plan the agendas and write up the minutes. We have two Sixth Formers, Ross Tackley and Yasmine Barnes, who work with the Form Reps from Years 7 and 8 and Year 9 and 10 respectively. We have had the girls’ toilets much improved following a meeting between the SU, Mr Jones and Mr Wilson our Site Manager, as this was a prominent concern among the female student body. There will be an upcoming similar meeting for the boys! We are also working on a scheme to improve health and safety in regard to transport.
The Year Reps have been visiting other schools in order to establish links and observe good practice. They have been fantastic ambassadors for our school and we have exciting new ideas to strengthen our student voice. Some of the Year Reps also took part in the 11 Million Takeover Day, which involved making a video for Connexions – to be shown soon in assemblies! We have also sent some Year Reps for training in conducting interviews, and they have put this into practice recently where they played a role in the recruitment of cover and support staff and their input was greatly valued.
We have also joined Bucks County Council’s Youth Bank, having been selected with one other school. The Year Reps make decisions on funding applications and have shown maturity and professionalism in this role! Overall it has been an enjoyable and fulfilling term and we are very excited about the new year and what we can do for student voice in our school!
Miss M Maguire
Student Voice Co-ordinator