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| Stephen with last year's winners Lee Chapel Primary School |
Stephen Metcalfe, MP for
South Basildon and East Thurrock, has encouraged all local schools to enter the
Speaker’s School Council Awards.
After the resounding
success of Lee Chapel Primary School last year, Mr Metcalfe is keen for schools
in South Basildon and East Thurrock to be represented in competition.
The awards, now in their
fourth year, aim to recognise the hard work of school councils and the
contribution that they make to the school community. Lee Chapel Primary School
won the 7-11 age category last year with their TV news project which saw
students come together to write, edit, and present a fortnightly news broadcast
to the school.
Stephen Metcalfe MP
commented: “This is a fantastic opportunity to highlight the great work that
takes place on our school councils as Lee Chapel Primary School demonstrated
last year!”
The awards cover four age
categories ranging from Infants (4-7) to young adults (16-19) with every entry
receiving a prestigious certificate from the Speaker of the House of Commons,
John Bercow. Winners will be invited to the Houses of Parliament to accept the
winner’s trophy from the Speaker himself.
Mr Metcalfe added:
“Council’s provide students with a voice and make a real difference to the life
of the school. Whatever the size of your school project, the Speaker wants to
hear about it and it would be brilliant to have council’s from Basildon and
Thurrock represented again in the awards. I have written to all schools in my
constituency and hope that they will get involved.”
To find out more
information and to enter your school in the Speaker’s School Council Awards,
please visit http://speakersschoolcouncil.org/.
