Who could you talk to if you feel unsafe?

Pupil Parliament were asked ‘Who could you talk to if you feel unsafe?’ 

They answered – 

• If you ever feel worried, upset, or unsafe—whether it’s something happening at school or at home—it’s really important to talk to someone. You don’t have to keep it to yourself.
• One of the best places to start is with the safeguarding team. This team is made up of Mr Needham, Mrs Ingleson, Miss Lawson, Mrs Wainwright, Miss McCaffrey, Mrs Brown, and Mr Waters. They are specially trained to help keep children safe and are always ready to listen and support you.
• You can also talk to your class teacher. They know you well and want to help you feel happy and safe. If the problem is something more serious, your teacher might need to pass it on to the safeguarding team so they can help even more.
• It’s also a great idea to speak to a trusted adult. This could be your parents or carers, a teaching assistant, or even people in the community like the police or a PCSO (Police Community Support Officer). Trusted adults are people who care about your safety and well-being.
• In school, you can also talk to Mrs Morris, who is our ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support Assistant). She is specially trained to help children understand their feelings and find ways to cope if they’re feeling sad, worried, angry, or confused. You can ask your teacher if you’d like to see her.
• Sometimes, you might feel most comfortable talking to your friends. That’s okay too! Friends are often really good at listening and giving advice, especially since you’ve learned a lot together about feelings and relationships in PSHE and SEMH lessons.

Remember, no problem is too small to talk about. Sharing how you feel is a brave and important thing to do—and there are always people around who want to help.

They were also asked ‘What is great about science at St Bart’s and what could we do to make it better?

They answered - 

• Science is one of our favourite subjects because it gives us so many chances to be curious, ask questions, and explore the world around us. One of the best things introduced at our school is the science bags. These bags are sent home with a different child each week and include fun, hands-on experiments that we can do with our families. It’s a great way for us to continue learning outside the classroom and share our excitement about science with our parents, carers or siblings. Some of us have even taken photos of our experiments to show the class!
• In our lessons, we don’t just learn from books—we learn by doing. Each year group gets to experience lots of exciting investigations and practical activities that help us understand science in a real, hands-on way.
• In Years 5 and 6, we’ve had the chance to do some really memorable experiments. One of the most fascinating ones was when we dissected a sheep’s heart to learn how the circulatory system works. It was a bit gross but also really interesting! We’ve also built our own model digestive systems, which helped us understand how food travels through the body (yes, we even made fake poo!). We’ve investigated light and refraction, where we saw how objects bend in water. It was amazing to see science happen right in front of our eyes. We've also created different types of circuits and tested what affects how much power flows through them, like using different materials or changing the number of batteries.
• In Years 3 and 4, we’ve done lots of fun investigations too. We’ve made magnets from things like pins and paperclips and tested how strong they are. We’ve explored friction and forces by testing how far toy cars travel on different surfaces. We even got to test the melting point of chocolate, and best of all—we got to eat it afterwards! These experiments help us learn about states of matter, temperature, and how materials change.
• In Years 1 and 2, we’ve been learning about plants and how they grow. We’ve planted our own seeds, watched them sprout and change over time, and recorded what we saw. We also dissected real plants to look at the different parts and see how pollination works. It was really fun and helped us understand more about nature and life cycles.
• What we love most about science is that it makes us think like scientists. We learn how to ask good questions, make predictions and explain what we find out. Experiments help us remember things because we’re involved and excited about what we’re doing.
• If we could, we’d love to do a science experiment in every single lesson. They’re fun, exciting, and help us understand the world in a much better way. We also think it would be amazing to have more visits from real scientists, so we can hear about their jobs and ask them questions. It makes us feel like we could grow up to be scientists too!
• Science at our school is fun, creative, and inspiring. We can’t wait to see what we’ll be investigating next!