Pupil Governors at Park View

At Park View, our Pupil Governors play a vital role in shaping school life. They are a group of children who represent the views of their classmates and help make our school the best it can be for everyone.

Our model is inspired by the UK Parliament’s representative system. Children can become Pupil Governors in two ways:

• Election: Each class from Year 1 to Year 6 holds a formal, secret ballot in September to elect a class representative.
• Appointment: Pupils from specific groups are invited to join to ensure diverse representation. This includes children from the Deaf Resource Provision, neurodivergent pupils, Young Carers, Looked After Children, and those who reflect the cultural and religious diversity of our school.

Pupil Governors take on meaningful responsibilities that contribute to the life and environment of Park View. One of their key roles is helping to care for our school site—identifying areas for improvement, encouraging others to look after their surroundings, and supporting projects that make our school cleaner, greener, and more welcoming.

Each half-term, Pupil Governors gather feedback from their peers on a specific aspect of school life. This is discussed in a full council meeting, where ideas and suggestions are shared with school leaders.

Being a Pupil Governor helps children develop valuable life skills such as leadership, teamwork, communication, and organisation. It’s a chance to be a role model, make a difference, and have a voice in shaping the future of our school.

Pupil Governor Elections

Our class pupil governors are selected through a secret ballot.

Children nominate themselves based on the job description. A short list of 4 children per class is created.

All children vote for who will be the Pupil Governor for their class.

We use the polling booths and ballot boxes from the Council, so the children become familiar with how voting works in the UK. 

In addition to the elected Pupil Governors, we have appointed Pupil Governors. These children are selected because they offer different perspectives and voices about life at Park View. These children include representatives from different cultural and religious communities, SEND children, looked after children and young carers.

UK Parliament Week Event

Mrs Norman, Foundation Curriculum and SMSC lead, organised an event in town for 9 local schools.

our Year 5 and 6 Pupil Governors were part of the activities held at the Basingstoke and Dean council offices. The children were joined by 5 councillors, the Mayor and Maria Miller MP.

The children submitted questions for a Question Time discussing issues about the town. In the afternoon, the children split into two groups and developed the points for a debate on whether schools should have uniforms. 

London and the Houses of Parliament Visit

Most of our Year 5 and 6 Pupil Governors were invited to visit the Houses of Parliament.

Joining Mrs Owens, Mrs Norman and Mrs Brookes, the children took a relaxed walking tour of some of the London landmarks; followed by lunch sat in Parliament square. During the afternoon, the children took a tour of the Houses of Parliament and joined in with a Debating and Laws Workshop, led by the UK Parliament Education team.