Minutes of
Meeting
Date of Meeting:
Tuesday 09th January 2001, Period 3
1.
Review of Last Meetings Minutes
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and agreed on. Updates on
the following items were given. Some
points are also discussed later on.
1.1
School Uniform
Only S Division have completed and returned the
questionnaire sent out a few months ago.
If other divisions are completing the questionnaire please return it to
Hugo Williams (13VW) as soon as possible so that the results can be discussed.
1.2
School Transport
It was reported back to the council
that matters which were raised at the last meeting regarding school transport
have now been passed on and will be looked into.
No further points were raised except for the fact that a bus driver was
caught showing an unsuitable video to students on a bus.
This matter has been dealt with.
2.
Catering Sub-Committee
The catering sub-committee reported back from a recent meeting they had. The main point of discussion was regarding a television to be placed in the Vivas Dining Area in D Block. The cost of the television would be £300 per set and then a cost of £25 - £30 per month fee for subscription to Sky Digital where the MTV channel could be viewed. The catering company, Fairfield Catering Ltd., have said that will pay for the monthly fee but would need assistance in purchasing the television set. Many members of the council then agreed that the choice of channel to be watched etc. would cause friction and argument. Several solutions to this problem were proposed including a ‘voting’ system, but in the end it was decided that a good stereo system would be a better solution where radio etc. can be listened to (i.e. Radio 1). It was however stated that the subject of licenses to broadcast radio etc. would need to be looked into.
Action:
Members to raise subject at their next division council meeting and the
catering sub-committee to talk through plans with the catering team.
3.
Red Nose Day 2001
It has been confirmed that no sixth form modular exams are taking place on 16th March (Red Nose Day) and therefore no change of date is required for our fundraising events. It was also decided that 540 red noses are to be purchased for selling at £1 each. Further discussion took place regarding fund raising events including the non-uniform day at £1 per person (although need to find suitable method of collecting in the money), karaoke, teachers in the stocks and running a computer game on the school network. The student council also unanimously agreed that a ‘The Weakest Teacher’ game show should be run with members of staff taking the positions of the contestants and a student taking the place of ‘Anne Robinson’. It was then decided that these ideas plus more will be discussed by the Red Nose Day Committee who should meet in the near future.
Action: Any student wishing to join the
sub-committee is to contact Jonathan Bugg (13SD). Jonathan Bugg and Hugo Williams to coordinate the ‘Red Nose
Day Committee’ in conjunction with Mr. Henstock.
4.
School Attendance
The student council have been asked to discuss the issue of
school attendance. It was,
however, decided that this discussion would be better to happen after members
have talked to their relevant divisions and tutor groups etc.
It was decided that awards for 100% attendance and the amount of
students ‘skipping’ lessons are subjects to be discussed.
One member even reported of year 10 students spending period 4 on some
days in the youth wing.
Action: Members to seek opinions relating to school attendance from their divisions and tutor groups.
Feedback
from the last meeting when this was discussed in some detail includes the
proposal that each room on site should be provided with a green bag in which
paper etc. can be placed. A skip
would also be brought on site. This
was agreed by all members present to be a good step into combating the lack of
recycling by the school.
Action: Members
to try and gain feedback on possible ways to tackle the ‘litter’ problem
that exists on site.
6.
School Security – Closing of School Gates
It has been brought to our attention by Mr. Henstock that in the near future most of the gates on leading on to the site will be closed for most parts of the school day (i.e. from 9.00am until 2.30pm). The only gate remaining open would be the gate leading on to Bitteswell Road in front of reception. The main result of this action is hoped to be an increase in security on site. However, despite this increase in security there was one main objection raised and that is the closing of the lower Greenacres Drive gate which leads into the car park outside Auburn Place. These objections were raised by members of the sixth form as quite a few sixth formers use this car park as they drive to school and that they don’t necessarily stay for the whole day. It was said that there would be many objections from sixth formers regarding this matter, especially as they have chosen to continue on their education here at Lutterworth. In response to this it was said that between 9.00am and 2.30pm sixth formers could use the bus lanes to park but they would have to be removed before the buses come at the end of the school day. Again this raised many objections. The matter of a fire plan was also raised as it was also said that should a serious situation occur (e.g. fire / explosive device), the closed gates could present problems initially in vacating the site.
Action:
Feedback to be given to Mr. Henstock and also issue to be discussed,
especially by the Sixth Form Committee.
7.
Year 10, 11 & Sixth Form Business
Concern
was raised regarding current teaching staff levels within the school.
Many subjects are now under staffed and there are obvious problems in
recruiting new members of staff. The
issue of the Mathematics Department was raised in conjunction with staffing
problems as they seem to be the worst affected with unconfirmed reports being
passed around that there are plans for some lower sixth classes being grouped
together for ‘lectures’. The
council agreed that at this stage in a students education this was not a good
method of teaching especially as the school does not have the facilities to
run lectures, for example if the hall was used it would be hard for students
to take notes etc. It was decided
that this issue would be looked into but the main problem may be due to there
not being enough teachers in the area to recruit.
Also,
as requested by Mr. Henstock, the issue of the Sixth Form Christmas Dinner was
raised. It was reported that on
the whole the evening was very successful with both students and staff
enjoying themselves. However, the
behaviour of some students at the dinner was not how it should have been.
This included the quantity of alcohol being brought on to the site by
students and the amount of walking between tables while the meal was being
served. It is this kind of behaviour which is letting the sixth form
down and which, if occurred again, could result in the event not being run in
future years. It was stated that
students should be more conservative minded, especially when it comes to the
Catthorpe dinner at the end of the year.
Action:
Teaching levels to be discussed with Mr. Henstock and the Sixth Form
Christmas Dinner/Catthorpe Dinner to be raised and discussed at the next Sixth
Form Committee meeting.
8.
Date of Next Meeting
The next meeting of the student council will be held on Tuesday
06th February 2001, period 4 in the Adult Community Lounge
(above reception).
Minutes by:
Jonathan Bugg (13SD)
Secretary
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