Your School Needs Your Voice and Vote

What is a student council? Do you have a student council at your school? What do they do?

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Your class sends two pupils to the Student Council. They will speak for you and your class about: • What changes you would like to make at your school • Ideas to make everyone feel safe and happy

Think carefully about who you are going to vote for. They must be able to: • Lead the Student Council meetings in your classroom • Listen to different ideas • Speak up at meetings • Present the ideas from your class at the meetings • Report back to class • Be positive • Be good role models

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If you want to join the Student Council, give a speech and tell your class why they should vote for you. Everyone can try to be elected. Vote for your favourite, and remember that it is a secret vote. Student Council meetings will be held once a month. to vote for å stemme på be able to klare role models rollemodeller join bli med speech tale elected valgt secret vote hemmelig avstemning once a month en gang i måneden Vurderingseksemplar Talk about it!

a Would you like to be a member of the Student Council?

Why? Why not? b What ideas do you have to make everyone feel safe and happy? c What would you change at your school? d Why is it important that voting is secret?