Student Council

“Here at Coleridge, students’ voices are important in shaping our school. We have a school council system where student representatives from each House, year and tutor group are able to meet to discuss our views and ideas. We are lucky to be part of a school community in which all students have the opportunity to have a say in our experience, we are proud that students’ opinions are a valuable part of Coleridge culture.”

Snaedis and Sasha – Head Students

House Captains

All students in Year 11 have the opportunity to show their leadership capabilities by representing their House as a Captain. The main role of the House Captain involves:

empowering students to invest and value their education and educational experiences
enabling creativity to flourish as the school community benefits from the wealth of experiences, ideas, skills and sense of fun that students bring.
providing opportunities for students to develop leadership skills through a variety of inspiring, challenging and valued projects which impact positively on learning, teaching and well-being for both students and staff at Coleridge Community College.
celebrating the achievements of all students

Student Voice

Our Student Council is made up of representatives from each tutor group. They meet each half term and are led by our Student Leadership Team. At Coleridge we believe that our students are responsible, reflective and capable, and we allow them to lead these discussions as this is an invaluable life skill. Therefore the Student Leadership Team are responsible for running all Student Council meetings and collating points of discussion from the student body. They work closely with staff at Coleridge to collaborate as a partnership in shaping their school experience.

The impact that the student council have made on the Coleridge experience for all students is evident when looking at the ‘you said, we did’ outcomes. Last term's responses are detailed below followed by previous terms' actions in the pdfs underneath:

We would like some support with getting the correct school shoes for September

We are creating a guide to help families with the correct styles, brands and shops to purchase from
We like the new black trousers and skirt colour for Year 7 next year. Can that be an option for the rest of us?

We had said that there would be no change to uniform for students in year 8-11. But, due to the preference of black trousers and skirts by the Student Council, we have decided current students can wear black or grey. New Year 7 students will only have black.
We find Tuff bags really big and difficult to remove from our bags in the morning.

We will review the purpose of Tuff bags and return this to Student Council
We think it can sometimes be too harsh if we miss one detention then have to go to the Reflection Room for one day

We have reviewed this system and developed our policy so that detention is now initially 30 minutes. If this is missed, students will incur a 60-minute detention the following day.
Sometimes lessons don't start on time because set routes/zones mean it take a long time to walk between classes

We are reviewing the routes and zones in school to reduce travel time to lessons, particularly for Year 7. We will be addressing start of lesson routine with staff throughout this term to maximise time at the beginning of lessons.

Student Council

Student Council

House Captains

Student Voice

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