Pupil Voice

We have a strong pupil voice at Childs Hill School and proud of the work of our House Captains, School Council and Peer Mediators.

House Captains: 

The school leadership team and school governors are also joined by a very special group of school leaders, our House Captains and Vice Captains. This groups show great leadership and team work skills, they lead their house groups by example and organise inter-house competitions. Every week the House Captains and Headteacher have lunch together to discuss issues, projects and plans and every half term they even taken over the school newsletter.

Friday Flyer

Junior Community Council: 

Our pupils who have been elected by their classmates for one year to represent the views of elected by their classmates for one year to represent the views of all pupils to improve our school.  They go to school council meetings and take part in discussions, take the views of their classmates to the School Council and get involved in projects that the School Council run, they have regular meetings school leadership team.  

Wellbeing Buddies (Peer Mediators): 

The purpose of peer mediation is to help children find appropriate ways to respond to problems with others, it is not about telling others what to do.  Peer Mediators do not "make decisions" but rather work towards a win-win resolution for both sides in order to avoid further trouble.

The children learn:

• Learn responsibility for their behaviour
• Learn to be responsive to their peers in a cooperative and constructive manner
• Improve communication skills
• Learn to be fair and impartial
• Improve self-esteem

Read on to find out what the children say about being a Peer Mediators:

_{"Being a peer mediator is really fun because we help children in the playground, sometimes the children are who are upset or hurt. We have a lot of responsibility and when we communicate with the children in the playground we use our ability to listen to them and to respect them and we never say WHY, take sides or gossip about the problems we have just sorted out as it is confidential".} 

_{"I think I have an impact as a peer mediator in the playground because I’m calm, I always stick to the script we have on the lanyard when I’m on duty and I’m kind".}

_{"I would recommend being a Peer Mediator because I think being a Peer Mediator is a good job to have, because you get to know more children and they come to you if they have a problem".}

_{"I feel it is important to have Peer Mediators in the playground so people don’t get sad. If there were not any Peer Mediators, the teachers can’t solve lots of problems all at the same time".}

_{"I like being a Peer Mediator because I like being helpful and kind, also it has given me confidence to talk to other children".}

_{"I think that as a Peer Mediator I don’t just help children in the playground, I also help the other younger Peer Mediators when they are having difficulties resolving problems. Lots of problems occur in the playground and we help to resolve them, sometimes we give teachers a hand".}

_{"When we are in the playground the children know who we are and they trust us to help them".}