The School Council
Student Voice is a forum for young people to communicate and generate ideas that represent Thomas Tallis School’s community ethos.
Student voice is important because it allows us to feed back our opinions about the way our school is run. We have been involved in interviewing our Head, Heads of Year, designing our school uniform and sharing ideas for the design of our state of the art school building. It is fun, because different year groups work together to share our experiences and ideas for the future.
Every student is able to voice their opinions through the online ‘Class Meeting’ tool. ‘Class Meetings’ take place in our tutor groups, where we can discuss and share ideas and views on a range of topics that are relevant in our school lives and in what’s happening in the world today. All students take part in ‘Class Meetings’ at least once a half term.
The School Council Communication team run Student Voice. We look at everyone’s opinions after the ‘Class Meetings’ and decide what we do next.
We make sure all staff and students know what the students want to do and recruit students to be on action teams to make the changes that have been voted for.
If you would like to make suggestions for the next ‘Class Meeting’ then post your ideas on the @tallis_council instagram account or leave a note in the School Council Suggestions box in reception.
The Student Voice progress board in reception shows the projects that Student Voice are working on at the moment.
If you’d like to get involved in the School Council Communication team, please speak to Ms. Bartoli in the English office or any member of the School Council Communication Team.
The School Council Communication team run Student Voice. We look at everyone’s opinions after the ‘Class Meetings’ and decide what we do next.
We make sure all staff and students know what the students want to do and recruit students to be on action teams to make the changes that have been voted for.
If you would like to make suggestions for the next ‘Class Meeting’ then post your ideas on the @tallis_council instagram account or leave a note in the School Council Suggestions box in reception.
The Student Voice progress board in reception shows the projects that Student Voice are working on at the moment.
If you’d like to get involved in the School Council Communication team, please speak to Ms. Bartoli in the English office or any member of the School Council Communication Team.
Projects 2019-2020
Below is an outline of the Class Meeting questions that have been discussed in form groups this year, including outcomes of the student votes.
Autumn 1:
Question and result
Question and results
Question and results
Autumn 1:
Question and result
- “What area of our school life would you like to improve?”
- The winning response was “Being more environmentally friendly”.
- Members of the School Council presented their sustainability ideas to the PTFA and were awarded money to purchase a TerraCycle pen recycling box which is now in reception.
- Students co-ordinated a petition to send to the G4S contract manager asking for recycling to be available in the school.
- Students are continuing to make good links with sixth form Student Voice and this year they are working together on consultation around new school food providers.
- As part of the ongoing campaign to make Tallis more sustainable, students will take place in a digital surgery with Jonathan Bartley, leader of the Green Party, on April 29th. Students will be able to ask questions and gain advice on the next steps of their school sustainability campaign.
Question and results
- “How can we promote respect and understanding to support the LGBT+ community?”
- Students voted to hold a LGBT+ rewards film screening to promote LGBT+ representation.
- On March 4th, the top two positive point earners from each form in years 7-10 will listen to an introduction to Billie Jean King: one of the first prominent female athletes to come out as a lesbian. King subsequently advocated for gay rights and gender equality. This will be followed by a screening of the film ‘The Battle of the Sexes’ in which Billie Jean King is a protagonist.
Question and results
- “Which charity should we support next half term?”
- Students voted to support Cancer Research UK.
- Students are organising a bake sale to support Cancer Research UK which will take place in the canteen on April 2nd.