Pupil Leadership

At Shorne Church of England Primary School, we believe every child is made in the image of God and has unique value, purpose, and a voice that deserves to be heard. Rooted in our theologically grounded vision to Love, Learn, Live, we actively nurture a culture where all pupils are encouraged to take responsibility for themselves and others, to grow in confidence, and to act with compassion and courage.

Our Pupil Leaders are elected by their peers, reflecting our commitment to justice, fairness, and inclusive representation. We offer a wide range of leadership roles that enable pupils to step forward , making a tangible difference within our school and wider community. These opportunities reflect our Christian values of Resilience, Community, and Respect, empowering pupils to persevere with purpose, serve others with empathy, and build relationships that honour both freedom and responsibility.

Through this culture of shared leadership, we help children to make ethical choices, speak up for what is right, and respond to need with kindness; living out the message of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25–37) in real and meaningful ways. Our partnerships, with local charities, other schools, and our parish church, support this work, ensuring pupils experience justice not just as a concept, but as a lived reality shaped by Christian love and service.

In enabling pupils to lead, advocate, and act responsibly, we fulfil our vision for them to truly Love, Learn, and Live with open hearts and minds.

Our Head Pupil team, lead on a range of initiatives and are a huge support for staff and pupils in the school. They represent the school on many levels, and are proud to do so. They are elected through a rigorous application and presentation process, demonstrating why they think they have the skills to make a difference to the school community. They lead our church services, attend key community events, attend and support the leadership of the Pupil Council, and model the high expectations we have for behaviour and attitudes in our school.

Head Boy: Sidney     Head Girl: Nevaya

Deputy Head Boy: Thomas J      Head Girl: Eva

A strong pupil voice has clear benefits for the school community. At Shorne, we pride ourselves on our students having a voice. We value their views on every aspect of school life. We want to nurture a culture where all children feel listened to, valued, respected, and empowered. The Pupil Council representatives meet regularly throughout each term. Each class has two representatives who are elected by their peers. They meet to discuss important and current issues within the school and devise questions to take back to their classes, enabling all to be a part of school development and improvement. Pupil Council representatives are often asked to represent the school during community events.

A strong pupil voice has clear benefits for the school community. At Shorne, we pride ourselves on our students having a voice. We value their views on every aspect of school life. We want to nurture a culture where all children feel listened to, valued, respected, and empowered. The Pupil Council representatives meet regularly throughout each term. Each class has two representatives who are elected by their peers. They meet to discuss important and current issues within the school and devise questions to take back to their classes, enabling all to be a part of school development and improvement. Pupil Council representatives are often asked to represent the school during community events.

School Council Representatives:

Our Faith Leaders play an important role in demonstrating the spiritual aspects of our school day and learning. They lead their classes in Collective Worship, modelling respect during acts of worship and delivering prayers during worship and at lunchtimes. The Faith Leaders also play an important role when we are at church, leading and supporting to ensure services are well-led.

Faith Leaders:

House captains are in charge of promoting our school values and positive behaviour. They collect and calculate the school’s house points and keep a track of the winning houses throughout the year.

House Captains: Kalel

House Captains: Ivy

House Captains: Molly

House Captains: Zachary

Our sports ambassadors work alongside Mr. Farnell (our school’s sports leader) They are encouraged to promote the Olympic values within the school and help ensure every child is included by setting up fun and exciting games at lunchtime. These children take an interest in a range of sports inside and outside of school.

Sports Leaders:

George, Brock, Kalel, Harry H, Thomas, Aziz, Hooper, Harry C, Neveya, Harry J, Ellis, Beth, Charlie, Sid, Jude

Dance Leaders:

Nevaya, Olivia, Eva, Arya, Harry H

At Shorne, we also have librarians whose job it is to ensure that our libary is neat and tidy and all books are put back correctly.

Librarians

Head Librarian: Beth

Thomas, Bonnie, Hooper, Molly, Brock, Emily, Esmee, Jesse, Lucas, Josh

At Aletheia Academies Trust, we all understand the importance of getting all pupils involved in the direction of the schools and how students can be an instrument to affect positive change in our school communities. Bi-monthly a number of school councils from each school get together to discuss what individual schools have done recently, to plan what they want to achieve in Student Voice for next year and ways to ensure the group is feeding into the Trust to have an impact on the overall development.

To find out more about our Student Voice, please visit the Trust website here