Pupil Voice and School Council
Our school council is one of the ways that we capture pupil voice and use what we have learned to make changes and improvements in our school. At Upper School we elect members yearly, and they meet half-termly to discuss issues and improvements that they would like to influence. They base some of the work that they do on the pupil voice surveys (see latest results below) and as a result, this year they have planned a day of activities to support the students to be able to see the fun side of some of the activities that they were not sure about, such as graffiti writing, science experiments and a dance around the maypole! We have also restructured our library space and created a reading nook for students to use as a quiet space as we learned from the pupil survey that some students found it difficult to relax in school. 
For further information about each of the school council members please click on the tabs below.
School Council Chair - Colin
Colin is the elected Chair of the school council. He enjoys his school work and likes to eat toast. His favourite movie is Fast and Furious and he likes to listen to pop music.
Vice Chair - Igor
Igor has been chosen as the Vice Chair of the school council. He loves swimming and likes to eat sausages. His favourite movie is Cars and he likes to listen to the soundtrack of the movie or to Bruno Marrs.
School governor - Wendy
Wendy supports the school council in her role as school governor. She enjoys listening to Queen and eating Thai food as long as it's not too spicy! She loves visiting the school to see everyone and enjoys watching a good cowboy film.
Teacher - Dee
Dee oversees school council at Curnow. She loves to eat food that has been cooked for her by her son, her favourite being sticky toffee pud and date sauce. She loves ABBA and her favourite song by them is Dancing Queen. Her favourite film is Enter the Dragon and in school she loves the Bristol Bears sessions.
Post 16 representative - Aimee
Aimee represents the students from Post 16. Her interests include dance and she likes to eat quavers.
Tolcarne representative - Ellie
Elli has been chosen by her friends in Tolcarne to be on the school council. She loves to draw and paint. She loves the song 'You've got a friend in me' and likes eating crisps. Her best friend in class is Edward.
Rock representative - Noah
Rock class chose Noah to represent their views. He likes to work hard in school and his favourite song is 'Don't Stop Me Now'.
Fistral representative - Lila
Our representative chosen for Fistral class is Lila. She likes to watch Frozen and her music of choice is drum and base.
Lamorna representative - Rosa
Lamorna class have elected Rosa to represent them. Rosa loves listening to anything from the Jungle Book. She loves having fun with her family and classmates and her favourite film is The Muppets.
At Lower School we have a joint Illogan School and Curnow School council, which embodies the mantra 'two schools, one community'. This council will jointly plan for events such as Red Nose Day or Children in Need fundraising.
Our daily practice from the start of the students' time at Curnow encourages a relationship of mutual respect, where choice making and consent are at the heart of our practice. We quickly develop an understanding of a student's likes and dislikes and in their early schooling this will be used to inform topic planning and the classroom offer. This supports both engagement in learning and the broadening of interests outside their immediate experience, something that is developed throughout the school journey. We encourage autonomy through our personal development offer and through our daily interactions. The result of this is that our students develop their confidence and ability to participate in a range of activities both in and out of school.
Our My Views documents and later the individual CV captures the students' input in the Annual Review. Where we can, we will invite students to attend their Annual Review to give their views in person (see example below).
