Across the Federation, we strongly believe that the children should have a say in various aspects of the school, and they are encouraged to voice their opinions, their concerns and their suggestions. At St. Helena's, to help facilitate this, we have three elected pupil bodies within the school:

• School Council;
• Worship Council;
• Wellbeing Ambassadors; 
• Sports Council; and
• Sports Leaders.

All the children from Year 1 to year 6 can put themselves forward for as many of the Council's as they like. It is important to note that this is a personal choice and if a child doesn't want to be on any of the Council's, then that's perfectly fine, and we respect and honour their decision.

Once all the children who wish to be considered have put their names down, the whole year group votes to decide who will become their representative for each of the Council's.

School Council

Our School Council children:

• Meet regularly to discuss their views and be heard;
• Organise whole school and class events;
• Organise charity days;
• Make sure our school is a happy and safe place for all of our children;
• Make sure that children have a place to voice their concerns, opinions and thoughts;
• Encourage all children in school to suggest ideas and improvements;
• Ensure that any suggestiosn or concerns are listened to and acted upon; and
• Have regular contact with a designated member of staff respsonsible for overseeing the school council.

Worship Council

The Collective Worship Council children:

• Choose worship songs linked to our values and key celebrations;
• Share ideas with our class for new prayers, including dinner grace and worship prayers;
• Think and talk about the church vision and values of our school so it can be further improved;
• Monitor reflective areas and displays;
• Share ideas and plan sponsored events to raise money for charities that are important to our school and families;
• Help to lead Collective Worship throughout the year; and
• Have regular contact with a designated member of staff responsible for overseeing Collective Worship in school.

Wellbeing Ambassadors

The Wellbeing Ambassadors:

• Promote positive mental health & raise awareness of mental health problems;
• Help support other pupils with health and wellbeing issues they might be experiencing;
• Remove the stigma of mental health by getting people talking about mental health and sharing their experiences;
• Supporting and organising specific events and celebrating mental health awareness day;
• Leading a range of activities within the school to promote Health & Wellbeing;
• Signpost pupils to access support in our school;
• Have regular contact with a designated member of staff responsible for overseeing their wellbeing; and
• Share good news stories.

Sports Council

Our Sports Council aims to: 

• Inspire and develop skills of the athletes of tomorrow;
• Showcase talents and develop skills by holding competitions;
• Promote physical activity and healthy lifestyle through providing sports activities which are inclusive; and
• Have regular contact with a designated member of staff responsible for overseeing the Sport in school.

Sports Leaders

The Sports Leaders have recieved training from The Get Ahead Partnership. They run various games and sports based activities over a lunchtime and the other children can join in if they wish to.