School Prospectus - Smithdon High School, Hunstanton, Norfolk

School Council
The School Council meets once a month and is is made up of student representatives from every year in the
school, to ensure the needs and concerns of all our age groups are heard equally.
The students chair the meetings themselves, with staff and governors overseeing their discussions to assist with
any queries the pupils may have regarding the topics that are important to them.
Since its inception, the school council has affected many important decisions within school, such as the school
uniform, the new school badge, the school’s recycling policy, an anti-smoking campaign and assisting in raising
funds for charities both locally and nationally, to name just a few. In addition, Hunstanton Town Council has recently
approached the school council, asking them to act as the youth council for the town of Hunstanton - a role the
students have been very keen to take on with their usual energy and maturity.
School councillors are elected by their peers and report back to their fellow students, ensuring that everyone at
Smithdon High School has a voice.
“I’m proud to be on the school council and to have my ideas heard.” - Year 10 student
Parent Partnership
Parent partnership creates a vital link between the school and its parents. The school is working hard to
establish close ties with parents and we strongly believe that the quality of co-operation between home and school
has a significant effect on a student’s performance and standards of achievement.
Good communication is essential if the partnership is to work successfully and we are committed to strengthening
this relationship through a number of channels:
• Newsletters issued two or three times a term.
• The student planner, which parents are asked to sign weekly.
• Progress reviews and annual written reports to parents.
• Parent partnership evenings.
• Curriculum evenings.
• The school’s website.
• Parents’ Handbook.
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