Pupil Leadership Opportunities
Pupil Voice
Consultation with pupils about their views on their school environment and their learning play an important part in our drive to continually improve. At Earlston Primary we believe that giving young people a ‘voice’ as partners in the process of school improvement, leads to a more effective learning organisation.
Planning & Evaluation
In order to ensure that all learning builds upon previously learned skills, knowledge and understanding, children play a key role in the planning stage. Teachers will use planners and recording sheets in order to identify next steps in regards to areas of learning. Discussion then takes place with children to identify…
House Captains
The children are placed in one of the three houses: Tweed, Teviot & Leader. A House captain and Vice-Captain are elected for each house. The House Captains have the following responsibilities:
JRSOs
Earlston Primary has 2 Junior Road Safety Officers from Primary 7. The JRSOs work hard to organise competitions and awareness raising events to inform pupils about road safety.
JASCs
Another role within Primary 7 is the role of Junior Active Schools Coordinator. Four children from Primary 7 are selected each year to fulfil this post. The role of the Junior Active Schools Coordinator is to work alongside our Active Schools Coordinator to organise, promote and evaluate sporting events throughout the year.
Questionnaires
We continually strive towards excellent teaching for excellent learning. To help support the strategic decisions we make, pupils from Primary 3 to Primary 7 are encouraged to complete questionnaires each year to gather their views on a variety of topics. Data from these questionnaires, combined with evaluations from parent and staff enable us to recognise good practice and identify next steps within our School Improvement Plan.
Consultation with pupils about their views on their school environment and their learning play an important part in our drive to continually improve. At Earlston Primary we believe that giving young people a ‘voice’ as partners in the process of school improvement, leads to a more effective learning organisation.
Planning & Evaluation
In order to ensure that all learning builds upon previously learned skills, knowledge and understanding, children play a key role in the planning stage. Teachers will use planners and recording sheets in order to identify next steps in regards to areas of learning. Discussion then takes place with children to identify…
- Retention of previous knowledge, understanding and skills
- Preferred contexts for learning
- Possible activities
- Key questions
- Resources that may support their learning
- What went well?
- What skills, knowledge and understanding did you learn?
- Was there anything that you found challenging?
- Would you alter anything next time?
- What are your next steps?
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House Captains
The children are placed in one of the three houses: Tweed, Teviot & Leader. A House captain and Vice-Captain are elected for each house. The House Captains have the following responsibilities:
- Encourage good behaviour.
- Count up house points
- Form part of Pupil Learning Board
- Help to organise house events throughout the year, such as House Quiz and Sports Day.
JRSOs
Earlston Primary has 2 Junior Road Safety Officers from Primary 7. The JRSOs work hard to organise competitions and awareness raising events to inform pupils about road safety.
JASCs
Another role within Primary 7 is the role of Junior Active Schools Coordinator. Four children from Primary 7 are selected each year to fulfil this post. The role of the Junior Active Schools Coordinator is to work alongside our Active Schools Coordinator to organise, promote and evaluate sporting events throughout the year.
Questionnaires
We continually strive towards excellent teaching for excellent learning. To help support the strategic decisions we make, pupils from Primary 3 to Primary 7 are encouraged to complete questionnaires each year to gather their views on a variety of topics. Data from these questionnaires, combined with evaluations from parent and staff enable us to recognise good practice and identify next steps within our School Improvement Plan.