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school council election ks1

7 replies

gordon1 · 15/02/2011 09:30

At ds's school one of the candidates made leaflets and badges. They had a proper election campaign. Didn't know whether to be impressed or think its OTT. Thoughs please

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mankyscotslass · 15/02/2011 09:35

Sounds like the parents want them to win.

Over kill!

Our school just asks for a personal starement only. Nothing else is used.

PrettyCandles · 15/02/2011 09:49

At KS1 that really does sound a but OTT. In ourinfant school the children who wanted to stand had to give a little speech during circle time, and then their classmates voted. The parents were not informed beforehand.

In the junior school they went the whole hog, with campaigns, posters and hustings over a fortnight or so. It was a very exciting project. I was impressed at thx quality of the children's work - it wasquite clear when posters were parent-influenced - and at their campaign strategies. Of course I proof-read and commented on ds's poster, and listened to his speech, helped him with delivery and phrasing etc, but it was all led by him and essentially all his own work.

IndigoBell · 15/02/2011 10:06

Very OTT.

At both infants and junior level.

crazygracieuk · 15/02/2011 10:12

Nothing like that in our school...

pinkgirlythoughts · 15/02/2011 11:07

In my year 2 class, we discussed what the role of a Councillor was, what type of person would make a good Councillor, etc, then children who wanted to do it wrote their names on the board, and the class each voted for one boy and one girl who fitted the qualities we had talked about (I made a big deal about not just voting for your best friend, etc etc). The votes were written on pieces of paper and handed to me, then I counted them up and announced the results.

No point really in children standing up to say why they wanted to do it, almost the whole class wanted to put their name forward and they would have all given the same reasons!

However, from talking to other teachers in our infant school, I think we were the only class that did this. Most teachers just picked two names and told those children that they were going to be in school council.

mumof2girls2boys · 15/02/2011 16:36

my DD(10) just got on school council at her prep school, they were told what qualities to look for in a student rep and the whole class chose 1 girl and 1 boy to be their reps. They were allowed to vote for anyone in the class who they thought would be good at the role and represent their classes view well. It's the same at my DS2(6)s primary school. So yes OTT

magicmummy1 · 15/02/2011 18:54

OTT. At that age, it's almost certainly the parents driving this, as most children wouldn't think to "campaign" in this way.

dd is school council rep for her year 1 class, and they just had to stand up and say why they wanted to do it and what they thought they could contribute. I didn't even know they were doing it until she came home and said she'd been elected. Much better in my view, as you don't wnat to make too big a deal of it - what about the poor kids who don't get chosen?!

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