Our Student Parliament has continued to go from strength to strength. We have worked on a number of projects, including:

• ​Celebrating diversity and inclusion at BBEC and beyond by being involved in intergenerational projects in our local area, raising money for key charities such as MacMillan and Stonewall, and running our third annual Pride event.

• Working with the Bradford Citizens project by attending workshops on a range of topics such as mental health, cost of living, anti-racism and sexual harassment.

• Becoming Wellbeing Ambassadors and attending the Wellbeing BDAT conferences

 

This year, we plan to change our Student Parliament prefect system slightly.  Students will have the option to contribute to either the Department for School Improvement or the Department for Community Support, depending on their interests and goals. Those who choose to support the Department for School Improvement will focus on initiatives that enhance the educational experience, such as improving curriculum, reviewing our school policies, and working with our diversity and inclusion progress lead to increase cultural awareness, improve policies that support equity, and work towards a more inclusive environment where all students and staff feel valued and respected.  Students who opt for the Department for Community Support will work on projects that strengthen relationships between the school and the wider community, working with charities, intergenerational initiatives, and local service projects aimed at addressing community needs.  This choice allows students to align their skills and passions with efforts that directly impact their school or the community at large.  Within these departments prefects will:

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1. ​Collate and share student voice.  This will then be shared with prefects who will present to SLT and beyond. We will be working alongside Citizens UK to match the priorities of the Bradford Citizens project which gives young people a voice on a variety of issue to create social change in the community.

2. Volunteer work in the community. We will connect with local charities and senior citizens homes to build partnerships.

3. Diversity and inclusion. We will continue to work on ensuring all students feel like they belong at BBEC by continuing to celebrate awareness months/days, and create student-led assemblies to celebrate diversity and tackle discrimination. 

 

Our Student Parliament is a brilliant community of students making a real difference to the lives of others in our school.  Prefects will benefit from exclusive trips and rewards. Last year prefects visited the Houses of Parliament and watched the Lion King in the West End. Furthermore, successful candidates will be inaugurated at Bradford City Hall on the 25 November 2024. This ceremony will be presided over by governors and other school leaders.

Following this the students will be given an afternoon of training which will look to develop confidence and other key leadership skills necessary to be a member of Student Parliament.

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If you are interested in becoming involved with our prefect system, please see Ms Mellor.