School Governing Body

Real Change in Your Hands

Tuesday, 27 September 2011 13:36

The Committees

Teaching and Learning
Behaviour and Safety
Active student involvement and engagement
Resources and Finance

Why should YOU join the SGB?

It's your school!!!
It is a great opportunity to have your say and help direct the way the school goes.
You meet students from other year groups and hear the views of others.
You get to know the teachers more and can speak directly to members of the Senior Leadership Team, including the Head and the Chair of Governors.
It is a chance to develop your confidence and public speaking.
It improves your employability and looks great on a CV.

What did the SGB do last year?

Re-wrote the school Anti Bullying Policy.
Contributed to the School Behaviour Policy.
Wrote the Student Charter.
Developed an anti-litter campaign.
Met with representatives from Broadland Council about litter and waste.
Carried out an environmental audit.
Carried out a whole school survey of how students like to learn.
Investigated use of new technologies in the classroom.
Carried out a presentation to the whole teaching staff on what helps students learn and what is a barrier to learning.
Carried out an audit of extra-curricular provision.
Helped to decide what charities were supported by Non Uniform Days.

Look out for further information about how to join the different committees.

The Student Governing Body Needs YOU!!!

Young Leaders

Monday, 18 July 2011 13:06

I am delighted to say that we have recruited some stunning young people to act as Young Leaders in school. Having undertaken two hours of Leadership Training with them, I have been "blown away" by their vision, passion and maturity.

Over the forthcoming academic year, these students will operate in a number of ways to help support other students. This will include:

(a)	Offering a Peer Mentor Service to young people.
(b)	Offering learning mentor support in English and Maths.
(c)	Offering a lunchtime club for Year 7.
(d)	Offering an ICT/homework club at lunch time.
(e)	Supervising the lunch queues.
(f)	Acting as designated buddies for Year 7 students.
(g)	Acting as general role models and ambassadors for the school, including tours and interview panels.

Year 7	Year 8	Year 9
Joe Jacobs	Calum Hardy	Billy Bell
Sam King	Joe Bennett	Lipa Lucky
Harriet Newell	Aquillah Muzah	Stella Lucky
Faith Blanch	Autumn Lewis	Isabel Seeley
	Chloe Lever	Ryan High
	Sharna Evans	Ryan Bedwell-Woods
		Ellen Archer

I am so proud of these students and know that they will make a massive contribution to the school.

Liz Wood
Deputy Headteacher ECM, Inclusion and Student Services

Students involved in writing our Anti Bullying Policy

Friday, 14 January 2011 13:46

Students from the "behaviour, rewards and sanctions" committee of the Student Governing Body have spent some time talking about the issue of bullying. As part of this, they wanted to review the school policy on bullying to make sure it was as full and honest as possible and reflect what needs to happen to deal with issues that arise.

They have come up with their own version of the policy (which is available to download below) which will now go to the school Governors - what do you think? Can you think of anything else that needs to be added? We value all opinions from students and parents to ensure that we are adequately tackling this key issue. We are proud of the fact that our students have shown the maturity to do this and that it will help us to move forward.

Download a copy of the Anti Bullying Policy (Student draft version, pdf, 90Kb)

Please email all comments and suggestions to Liz Wood at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The Student Governing Body: Real change in your hands.

Year Council Meeting

Monday, 06 December 2010 09:56

The Year Council held their first Year 8 meeting on the 18th November. The Year council plays a vital role in developing students voice, allowing the students to have their say on what happens in their school. In the first meeting the students discussed student responsibilities with the school, the impact and future of reward strategies and the forthcoming Christmas Assembly.

Restructuring of the School Council

Monday, 22 November 2010 10:34

This is an exciting time for student voice in the school. We have decided to restructure our School Council and to rebrand it as the Student Governing Body. As with the main Governing Body of the School, students have decided to join various committees to help us to move the school forward in key strategic areas. These are:

Teaching and Learning
Behaviour, Rewards and Sanctions
Student Health and Well-Being
Active Student Involvement
Resources and Finance

I am delighted that almost 120 students have applied to sit on these committees and I hope that they will feel that they have a direct and real impact on the school. I am grateful to the support of the office staff who have agreed to minute the meetings and to member of Senior and Middle Management who have agreed to chair and manage the meetings. For those students who want to join but have not yet put their name forward, it is not too late - we want as many students of all ages involved as possible.

We will use the school website to share the minutes of meetings and to showcase what we have done and, hopefully, the changes that can be attributed to the work and voice of students in the school.

Notes of the Student PE Forum - April 2010

Tuesday, 27 April 2010 08:13

The findings of the student PE forum that was held in April 2010 is now available for download. (pdf, 31 Kb)
Download the findings from April 2010 >>

New School Councillors Announced

Tuesday, 06 October 2009 07:58

Congratulations to the ten students selected to be School Councillors, listed below:

Chloe McEwen 11CA;
George Witty 11BI;
Ryan Pye 10 SI;
Georgie Clarke 10SI;
Ryan Carey 10YL;
Helena Seeney 9AR;
Daniel Wicks 9HR;
Rachel Butterfield 9HR;
Billie Bell 8DK;
Laura Clabon 7TH.

The date and venue of the first School Council meeting is Friday 9th October during period 1 in WS11.

Get Involved in the School Council - Stand For Election in September

Tuesday, 16 June 2009 08:11

The Student council is a great opportunity for pupils to get involved in the running of the school. It is made up of representatives from each year group.

We meet once every half term.

Why Do We Have a Student Council?

A Student Council benefits the whole school;
It gives students the chance to express their views;
Students can have an input on important decisions;
Students can develop confidence and communication skills.

Who Would Make a Good Student Councillor?

Someone who has the following qualities:

Good listener and speaker;
Not selfish or bossy;
Committed;
Sets a good example;
Good team player;
Honest and loyal;
Has lots of good ideas.

Do You Think You Could Be a Good Student Councillor?

Ask for a nomination form from Mrs Hewitt;
Fill in the form and hand back to Mrs Hewitt before the end of term;
Canvass your fellow students and get their support for the elections in September.

Autumn 2008

Thursday, 20 November 2008 12:46

Representatives from the School Council met this term to discuss plans for the following:

Non-uniform fund raising days
Poppy Appeal
Children in Need
Eco School

School Council’s main focus for Autumn Term is how to ensure Sprowston Community High School becomes an Eco School. School Councillors put forward these great ideas:

All computers to go into ‘sleep’ mode after ten minutes of inactivity, this could save the school £10,000 a year, especially as computers are left on over lunchtime and during lessons when rooms are not used.
Restriction on the number of photocopies to be printed at one time, default of one copy per print.
Teachers to minimise use of handouts by using both sides for printing, reducing where possible to A5 size and making better use of data projectors.
“Spotlight” to be available on the school website and one copy per family. Print on white paper rather than expensive coloured paper.
School allotments to set up a compost area that the kitchen and food tech could use for raw peelings, egg shells and teabags.
All classrooms must have a recycling box
Theme for the week to be displayed on form notice boards in A5 or displayed as a Power Point via the data projectors.
Photocopying mistakes could be used a ‘memo pads’

Funding News

Thursday, 20 November 2008 12:52

Mr Reynolds successfully bid for National Lottery funding and secured more than £10,000 to transform an abandoned wildlife garden into school allotments.

This exciting initiative will give our students hands on experience as well as encouraging a healthier life style. We will also be opening the allotments to the local community and will benefit from their input and experience.

The allotments are up and running and planting has begun. We have recently taken delivery of a garden shed and we are currently looking at purchasing a poly tunnel.

This funding has made a read difference to the breadth of education opportunities available at Sprowston.

A big thank you to Mr Reynolds and the National Lottery for making this happen!