ATTENDANCE.
Paul Motte has given his apologies
Tristian Stobie
Nick Lush
Adrian Disney
Mich Creber
Pentti Kouri- Rina, Andy
Morgannwg- Paul, Aria
Powys- Rhys
Gwynedd- Juan, Laura
Whitaker- gave their apologies
Tice- Solveig, Miriam
Sunley- Diego, Eliza
AGENDA.
M4 Pathway
Washing Machine Renovation
Campus WiFi
Swap Market
Sick List Dinners
ACT
Principal Selection Committee
Wake up during mock/exam periods
Summary of House Parent meetings
DISCUSSION.
M4 pathway. There is currently discussion to decide whether or not to keep the farm animals. This is a difficult decision because they have been there since just after the school opened and the change will be logistically complicated. If they choose to get rid of them then the fence can be taken down and a more open, smoother pathway can be put in. When we have the results of this discussion then we can decide how to tackle this.
Powys-Morgannwg pathway. Especially in the Winter it is muddy and the grass is destroyed between the two houses. A pathway is planned between Powys, Morgannwg and Pentti Kouri but it is not a priority currently. This is a big and expensive job so in the meantime Estate Service could be asked to lay large stones between Powys and Morgannwg which would be a short term solution.
Washing machine renovation.There have been complaints that the washing machines aren’t satisfactory. There is a contract with a renting company for two more years after which machines will probably continue to be rented. The machines were repaired this year and there is a Freephone number on the machines which anyone can call for maintenance. Washing machines in houses are unlikely as it is complicated but if the plan for an additional house goes ahead there may be a second washing room built on campus. In order for the machines to work most effectively students should ensure that they do not overload machines and leave the dryers to cool instead of adding more money as they overheat and restart after a while.
Campus WiFi. This is a controversial matter in the student body and it is a decision to be made by the Governors. We should know more after the Board meeting in April. Unless the proposed plan for every student to be given a laptop in the Academic Year beginning 2012 then WiFi is unlikely in the near future. It is currently unknown whether the computers in the houses will be replaced with ones similar to the standard of those in the Library. However, currently the school considers new servers as the priority and ideally this will happen over the Summer although more planning needs to be done.
Swap Market. This is a product of a discussion from the Peace and Conflict Conference. Students would bring an item from their country which could be swapped several times in a Glass Room event in which each person must explain the story of the item a few times before explaining it back to the owner. It would promote intercultural understanding and be a bonding experience if held early in the term. The school are happy to attach a welcome letter from the Student Council to the Welcome Pack that is sent out to students before they arrive for this idea which they think will be successful.
Sick List Dinners. In the past, lunches and evening meals were brought to students on Sick List. Various methods such as the Kitchen Porter delivering them in a van and dorm-mates and duty dorms being responsible for taking meals back to the houses have been tried although were not very successful. The school would need to know how big a problem this was before taking action as in the past a lot of food was wasted. Solveig then brought up the fact that students in Sick Bay get dinner. Nick Lush took this into account and said the argument in the past was that if students weren’t sick enough to be in Sick Bay then they were probably healthy enough to go to the Canteen with a day’s rest behind them, if they were up to eating at all. This was probably more of an issue during the flu outbreak but the school is now putting together an Epidemics Policy should an event such as the outbreak happen again. We should ask the Health Centre for their opinion.
ACT. The ACT can be a better alternative for non-native students and it is cheaper. The school thinks it would be too much logistically to hold them both at the school but having found out that there is a centre in Cardiff that holds them, the Staff thought it may be possible to get a greater link with the centre and then perhaps help organise entrance and transport for exams at this centre.
Principal Selection Committee. The representatives will now ask the majority of the questions at the whole student body discussion with the Candidates as there is no set time for the Committee alone.
Wake up during mock/ exam periods. This will be discussed with House Parents and Senior Management and we will know the result before the first year exams.
House Parent Meeting Minutes.Students wanted an idea of what was going on with discussion between the House Parents so that House Parents were sharing the same information. Nick Lush said that most of the issues aren’t a big problem so there wasn’t much point in this. The possibility of a reduced set of the Minutes being sent out will be discussed with House Parents and Senior Management.
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