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Pupil Leadership

We want the children at our school to have an understanding of how their actions can impact on the world around them.

As part of this, and our commitment to educate the 'whole child', we offer a number of leadership opportunities to children as they go through the school. 

Working with others is a vital life skill, as is being able to articulate your point and influence others, and the pupil leadership roles on offer support with the building of these skills. 

Pupil leadership opportunities include:

School council positions are open to children in Years 2 to Year 6.

Those that would like to represent their class on the school council prepare a speech and present it to their class. Each class votes on who they would like to represent them on the school council based on the speeches they have heard. 

In this role, children are asked to make the following commitments:

Daily commitments:

  • Being in charge of the playground library
  • Lunch time helpers
  • Games facilitator
  • Running the friendship bench (tbc)

Half termly commitments:

  • Meeting with the school council
  • Giving feedback about what is going well in class and what we could improve 
  • Supporting teachers with assemblies

Eco task force positions are open to children in Years 2 to Year 6.

Those that would like to represent their class on the school council prepare a speech and present it to their class. Each class votes on who they would like to represent them on the school council based on the speeches they have heard. 

In this role, children are asked to make the following commitments:

Daily commitments:

  • Playground equipment management
  • Tidying up responsibilities
  • Litter picking

Half termly commitments:

  • Food waste reduction
  • School grounds projects, e.g. weeding, planting, building habitats etc.

There are some leadership positions reserved for our Year 6 children.

As Year 6 are the oldest year group in the school, they have a unique perspective of how La Fontaine works and how children experience their time here. We think that is a valuable resource and like to make good us of it!

The roles are:

Pupil President

  • The person in this role helps to lead our meetings and has overall responsibility for making sure that the Student Leadership Team is effective.
  • They are the main spokesperson for the Student Leadership Team.
  • They are the lead student ambassador. Responsibilities include: accompanying SLT on tours to visitors; speaking on behalf of the student population; giving speeches and/or presentations.

Junior Editor

  • The person in this role works closely with the Senior Leadership Team to develop content for the pupil-led newsletter, which is published each half term and is aimed at parents/carers and pupils.

School Council Chair

  • The person in this role is the student lead for the School Council. Responsibilities include: collating ideas and feedback from the student population; developing initiatives; ensuring members of the School Council are fulfilling their duties; chairing meetings; contributing to the newsletter (when appropriate).

Eco Task Force Chair

  • The person in this role is the student lead for the Eco Task Force. Responsibilities include: collating ideas and feedback from the student population; developing initiatives; ensuring members of the Eco Task Force are fulfilling their duties; chairing meetings; contributing to the newsletter (when appropriate).

In order to be selected for one of these roles, children must: write a letter of application, stating why they want the role they have selected; make a presentation, in front of the Senior Leadership Team and other Year 6 children, about why they would be a good candidate for the role; be interviewed by the Head Teacher. 

We want our children to have a voice in the equity, diversity and inclusion work we are so passionate about at La Fontaine Academy.

Our Representatin Matters Champions are volunteers from across Key Stage 2 who give up their time to work with teachers on our equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives.

The children share their ideas, and feedback, with the teachers and also design and deliver assemblies to the rest of the children in the school. In these important assemblies, the Representation Matters Champions introduce the school to words and ideas that are designed to make the children think about how we can be a supportive environment for all.

We hope that our Representation Matters Champions are examples to people of all ages of how your voice, and education, can be powerful tools in building a welcoming community!