Pupil Parliament
East Midlands Academy Trust launched its Pupil Parliament initiative as part of its commitment to put pupils at the heart of everything they do.
All schools within the EMAT family now have at least two elected members who are attending regular sessions to debate upon meaningful and weighty matters of concern at their schools and local communities.
Current Castle Academy Pupil Parliament members
Following elections held in the autumn the Castle Academy representatives on the EMAT Pupil Parliament for 2024-25 are: Filip and Darius.
Visit the EMAT website to find out more about the EMAT Pupil Parliament
Autumn Spotlight
Here at Castle Academy, we have a Pupil Parliament that promotes pupil leadership opportunities, enabling children to develop valuable communication, organisation and debating skills through key roles of responsibility and new experiences. It allows pupils to be actively involved in the way that the school is run.
Our Pupil Parliament members this year are:
Darius from Year 6 and Filip from Year 5.
Darius and Filip have both been democratically elected to their positions. Each term they attend a Trust wide Pupil Parliament meeting where they discuss the work that is taking place within our school with regards to the three priorities for the year. These are the priorities for this year, the first two are Trust wide and the third is specific to our school.
- To improve pupils' attendance and punctuality.
- To raise the profile of EMAT and promote the #EMATters ethos.
- To promote healthy and wellbeing with a focus on mental health and healthy eating.
Darius and Filip are busy considering how we can move our school forward in these areas and we look forward to sharing updates with you as the work progresses over the coming year.