School Council trip to the council offices.

 Seeing SERVICE in action!  

On Friday 20^th May, our School Council joined the School Councils from Spetisbury and Archbishop Wake Schools on a visit to the Blandford Council Offices. 

 

The morning was led by Councillor Andrew Kerby. First, he initiated a debate about the European Union and the forthcoming referendum on June 23^rd when the country will be voting on whether Britain should remain as part of the European Union or leave.

 

After listening to arguments on both sides each school council withdrew to discuss the issue.

 

We learnt more about the democratic process and then voted using a secret ballot.

 

When the votes were counted we found 28 voted to stay in, and 6 voted to leave the European Union.

 

 

After the debate, Councillor Kerby took us around the offices and told us more about the work of the council. As we have been celebrating the value of SERVICE, it was interesting to hear about the council‘s role and commitment to SERVING the residents of Blandford. Every day they advise and help people with issues about housing, health, education, social care and safety. They review planning applications - like the proposal for new housing in Blandford St Mary. They also organise the cleaning of the town and waste management. In fact many of the things we just take for granted!                                      

 

 

 

We would like to thank Councillor Kerby and the staff at the council offices for a very interesting morning and for the work they do every day.

 

                                                                          

Minutes of the meeting 16.5.15

Years 2- 6 only
Agenda Visit to the council offices.

Our School Council have been invited to visit Blandford Council offices to see the work being done there. This fits very well with seeing service in action in the community, and of course this is the Christian value we are exploring and celebrating this half term. We will also be learning more about the referendum on June 23rd when the country will be voting to stay or leave the E.U. As many of us were unsure of the arguments for each side of this debate, Olivia, our secretary offered to print out some information we would all understand from the newsround website.Thank you Olivia.
Arrangements were agreed for the visit.
A.O.B.
Concern was raised that children were not being awarded enough ace points to ever be able to achieve silver or gold certificates. Mrs. Rees agreed to pass this on to teachers.
Council reps requested the return of cycle club---a very good way of ensuring our safety on the roads.

Friday 29th April

Today we interviewed the candidates who were hoping to become our new head teacher. We saw five people and asked each one a selection of our questions. We were very impressed with all the candidates and the way they answered our questions and talked positively about our school and it's future.We really enjoyed being part of this important process and would like to wish everyone who attended the very best for the future.