Pupil Parliament

Pupil Parliament promotes pupil leadership opportunities and enables children to develop valuable communication, organisation and debating skills through key roles, responsibilities and new experiences. 

This Pupil Parliament structure provides opportunities for Year 1 to Year 6 to be actively involved in the way that Surrey Street Primary School is run. Pupil Parliament benefits all pupils, staff and parents and the wider community because it provides opportunities for pupils to voice their opinions as well as influence the decisions that are made on their behalf.  Pupils relish the opportunity to become a greater part of school life, enjoy making their voices heard and seeing the results of their decisions.

What are the aims of the Pupil Parliament?

• Represent all pupils and include as many children as possible.
• Ensure pupils’ voices are heard and views shared.
• Feedback to pupils about the outcomes of Pupil Parliament meetings.
• Action decisions that have been made or explain why they can’t happen.
• Make meaningful changes to improve school life for the children at Surrey Street Primary School.
• Update the Pupil Parliament page on the school website.

How does Pupil Parliament work?

• Pupil Parliament meets regularly and members of Pupil Parliament take questions and ideas back to their classes to collect their peers’ opinions. All members of Pupil Parliament make notes in meetings and the views of their classmates are noted.  Class MPs then feedback discussions with House Captains.
• An assembly is held when a decision is being made and needs to be explained to the school or when a decision has been made and needs to be shared with everyone. Members of Pupil Parliament lead the sharing of this information.
• Pupil Parliament share successes and projects with parents and governors, as well as staff and children.

Who can be a member of a Pupil Parliament committee?

Any pupil from Year 1 to Year 6 can apply for a position each term. Each candidate can give a short speech or presentation explaining why they want the responsibility of a role then a class election is held, where one candidate is elected by the class and one is elected by the teacher. 

Pupil Parliament projects

Half-termly projects are run which link to the School Improvement Plan.  Our current project is Eco Schools.  This academic year we have also worked on the following:

• School Lunches
• Behaviour
• School Library

Parliament Members:   2024 - 2025