Belfast Model
School for Girls

With the upper sixth pupils on the verge of finishing their time at the Belfast Model School for Girls', a new Student Voice Leadership Team has been appointed.

From left to right the back row are Senior Prefects: Christina Avery, Gillian Orr, Lori Gorman and Jamie King

From left to right the front row are the Head Girls: Haileigh Harris (deputy head girl), Rebecca Kirk (head girl), Sheena Mann (head girl) and Heather Wilson (deputy head girl)

Over the past year a new and exciting project has been unfolding. It’s a partnership between teachers and pupils that is already helping improve communication and teamwork within the school. Student Voice meets to discuss important issues and share concerns with staff about matters that affect the whole school. In turn the staff get to feedback directly to student leaders who then disseminate the information among the other pupils.

All this would not have been possible without the great training given by Tom Middlehurst on issues like interviewing students and how to be learning partners with teaching staff.

This training was expensive and was paid for by “The Big Deal” lottery funding after an application by one of our head girls Carole Grant proved successful. “The Big Deal” provided us with a very generous £2500 and all of the people involved in Student Voice would like to take this opportunity to thank them for this help.

Four teams from the Belfast Model School for Girls have beaten off stiff competition to progress to the second round of the University of Ulster’s Step-Up Programme “Create ‘n’ Cook” Competition.

The pupils along with Mr McCoo will be heading to the University of Ulster Portrush Campus on Wednesday 9th April to create their own recipes for a team of judges to include Good Food Ambassador and Internationally Celebrated Chef and Author Jenny Bristow.

The winners will be announced at an exclusive Jenny Bristow Masterclass event at Spires Conference & Exhibition Centre on Wednesday 23rd April.

Well done to the team who created the following dishes:
* Spicy Sizzled Chicken
* Snappy Zappy Stuffed Tatties
* Baguette Broth
* Tasty Tempting Terrific Trifle

Tickets for the Masterclass Event cost £7 each and are available at the Welcome Centre, Donegal Place, Belfast or online www.gotobelfast.com/events.