Witamy w kościele św. Bernadety
Learn to love, love to learn
A voice for every child
Pupil voice reaches beyond children with a badge or formal role. We value the ideas and experiences of children across the school, including our youngest pupils and those who need support to communicate. Children can share views through conversations with adults and their pupil representatives. Speaking, drawing, visual prompts and supported communication can all help children contribute.
We help children recognise that listening is part of leadership: different opinions deserve to be heard respectfully, and everyone should have an opportunity to take part.
Our Pupil Leadership Groups
Playground Buddies
Children apply to become Playground Buddies, showing that they want to help others. Buddies encourage kindness, inclusion and safe play, helping children feel welcome and notice when someone may need a friend. They learn to listen and to seek adult help when needed.
This role reflects our call to love one another and promotes mutual respect. Buddies support others with adult guidance; adults remain responsible for children’s safety and for dealing with bullying or safeguarding concerns
Serving Others and Caring for Our School
Recycling Stewards
Recycling Stewards encourage our school community to reduce waste, reuse resources and recycle thoughtfully. Their role helps children connect everyday choices with caring for our school and the wider world.
As stewards of God’s creation, children learn that our shared environment is precious. They develop responsibility and consider how caring for our common home benefits other people, now and in the future.
Growing as leaders
Across these groups, children practise communication, cooperation, problem-solving and reflection. We help them see that leadership can be quiet and thoughtful as well as confident and visible, and that asking for help is part of acting responsibly.
Pupil Voice and British Values
You said We did
We want children to understand how their ideas can influence school life. Our “You said, we did” approach makes the link between pupil feedback and the school’s response visible. It helps children see that their views are taken seriously and that they can contribute to positive change.
Listening does not mean that every suggestion can happen. Where a change is not possible, we explain why in a way children can understand. We also share when an idea is still being explored, so children know what happens next.
British Values in action
Democracy — voting for representatives, listening to different views and contributing to decisions.
The rule of law — understanding why rules protect us, applying agreed expectations fairly and recognising that responsibilities come with a leadership role.
Individual liberty — expressing ideas, making informed choices and choosing to contribute, with support and within safe boundaries.
Mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs — listening respectfully, welcoming difference and challenging unfair or discriminatory behaviour. Children learn to respect people of all faiths and those with no faith.