BEPS Student Voice Action Team 

Burwood East Primary School values the input of student ideas and voice when making decisions about the school. Throughout the year, students in the Student Voice Action Team are given leadership opportunities to help others within our school and surrounding community.

The aim of the Student Voice Action Team is to listen to student voice, respond to feedback, take an active part in our community and to support our sponsor child from Vietnam, Minh Son. 

Student Selection – Two students from each year level - Foundation to Year 6 are elected by their peers to represent the class at the Student Voice Action Team meetings and events, one student will represent their class for semester one and the other selected candidate will represent their class for semester two. Students are asked to a write a speech explaining to their class why they would be an effective Student Voice Action Team representative, semester one and two roles are decided through mutual agreement by selected candidates.

Student Voice Action Team Roles

• Be a positive role model for all students at the school

• Provide a voice for students in their class at weekly meetings

• Attend meetings as required and implement initiatives

• Promote school values and habits through the Values Award

• Research suitable charities or causes that the school can fundraise for

• Quote the BEPS oath at assemblies.

• Sell Chips and Zooper Doopers to raise funds for our sponsor child, Minh Son.

Every Friday at lunch time students have the opportunity to purchase:

Terms 1 and 4  Zooper Doopers 

Terms 2 and 3  Chips 

The cost for the items is 50 cents.

Student Voice Action Team Initiatives 

The Student Voice Action Team organises fundraising events, such as Crazy Hair and Sock Day, ANZAC Day, Remembrance Day and many more. They also promote ideas raised at the Student Voice Action Team meetings  to the wider school.