School Parliament at Stanley St. Peter's Primary School

Our School Parliament is formed each September, when Year 6 form a number of political parties. Each party presents their values and ideas in a special Collective Worship, and every child in the school takes part in casting their vote within authentic, private booths provided by Wakefield Council.

The School Parliament widens its horizons by employing further MP’s. Each class is able to nominate a candidate to join and represent the school. It is the responsibility of the class MP’s to raise any concerns, ideas or important events, which have been highlighted by their peers, and bring these to parliament meetings to be discussed and resolved.

This year, the school parliament will be working closely with the merit accredited Eco Squad on some very exciting environmental projects!

The Rising Stars have been elected this year in order to improve the school in a multitude of ways. They are aiming to improve the school dining experience, the resources available at playtimes and the range of after school clubs.

These are the pledges we are committed to delivering:

Eco Squad

This year, we have made a promise to help our school environment and that of the wider world. We are continuing to run the Eco Squad with the goal of putting the children in charge of our school environmental issues. We aim to achieve 'Eco School's' status with distinction by the end of the academic year by making lots of changes, both big and small, to do our part for the environment. Our long term goals for the year include:

- Creating a wild area within school

- Growing some fruit and veg on site

- Sharing environmental data from the school with the students

- Going on an environmentally themed trip

-Running stalls at the Christmas and Summer fair to inform parents about our work and other environmental issues

-Conducting a food waste survey for our dining hall

- Raising money for an eco charity

We continue to work diligently towards our goal and appreciate all support that has been given by everyone in our community! We look forward to sharing future achievements with you!