Roles and Responsibilities

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At Parsons Down Partnership, the children are given the opportunity to take on responsibilities within school. There are a number of roles that the children can put themselves forward for. Volunteers are then either selected by the appropriate member of staff or by a class vote. 

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School Councillors - School councillors meet regularly, with the headteacher, to discuss ways they would like to improve school. They lead class council sessions within their own classes and lead initiatives from improving lunchtimes to raising money for charity.  

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Junior School House Captains - Children are split between four houses across the partnership: Beacon, Coombe, Ridgeway and Watership. They receive house points by earning Learning Gems and competing at events such as Sports Day. We have 2 Upper School House Captains for each house.  

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Eco-Committee - At Parsons Down Partnership, we are taking part in the Eco-Schools programme. Eco-Schools is a worldwide educational programme designed to raise environmental awareness amongst young people. Our committee is changed annually, with 1 child representative and 1 deputy from each class chosen. 

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Junior School Monitors -  We have Year 6 Monitors at our Junior School who help with the day-to-day running of the School: ICT/Assembly Monitors run PowerPoints in assembly; Recycling Monitors empty the paper bins around the school and make sure the school environment is clean and tidy. 

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Year 6 School Librarians - Year 5 children apply in writing for the position of librarian towards the end of the Summer Term. Ten applicants are chosen and begin their training in Year 6. They work in pairs during one lunchtime a week. Duties include re-shelving returned books and keeping the library tidy.

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Rewards 

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Children across the Partnership are given various awards for exceptional work as well as rewards for good behaviour. 

  

Star of the Week

​Star of the week is awarded to one child in each class every week who has been recognised for their tremendous effort in class. This could be for an academic achievement or for making progress in other areas. This reward is presented in every Friday assembly and is celebrated by the whole school.   

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House points

House points are rewarded to children who display positive behaviour and learning skills throughout their day at school. Adults may give house points to children during their learning if they have been spotted for solving problems, attempting new challenges, coping with distractions, working effectively as part of a group, for being kind and caring towards our environment and for sharing ideas and valuing themselves and others. Children may also be rewarded house points for their effort with their work in their books or when reading with an adult. The house points are collected across both school and added together before the winning house is revealed in assembly on a Friday.  ​