School Council

A School Council is a group of children, elected by their peers who meet and discuss how to make the school a better place.

Children in Key Stage 1 who want to be a School Councillor stand up at Key Stage 1 assembly and tell their peers why they want to be a School Councillor.
In Key Stage 2, children give a formal speech/presentation to the whole school during assembly, explaining fully why they want to be a School Councillors. 

After this, each class holds a secret ballot to elect their representatives for the School Council. 
School Council Meetings
We hold school council meetings every half term and discuss a whole range of issues including things like:
  • healthy eating in school
  • more interesting lunches
  • school uniform
  • improving the playground
  • after school activities 

Becoming a School Councillor

School Council Job Description

Role and Responsibilities
  1. To be an excellent role model for other pupils – demonstrate our school values.
  2. To represent the views of others, even when they may not agree with that view.
  3. Contribute and share ideas and thinking at meetings.
  4. Report to the School Council about what happens at Class Councils.
  5. Report back to Class Council what has happened at School Council.
  6. Ensure that Class Councils happen on a regular basis. 
  7. Support the work of the School Council, Pupils Leaders, so that everyone can, “Be the Best They Can Be” and achieve the best for their school. 

School Councillors are responsible for ensuring that actions decided at meetings are carried out. In addition the School Council sometimes helps to write special project bids; to help the school can get additional funds. For example, a subcommittee of School Councillors have worked as a team with school staff  and have successfully won additional funding for a school pond. 
Fund Raising
The School Council is also involved in fund raising for different charities. We believe it is important to help others on a national and global level. Every year we choose one local charity and one national or international charity that we will support and fundraise for. In addition we have one fundraising event where we raise funds for our school. The School Council fund raising committee work with school staff to decide, organise and publicise these events.
Below is a list of qualities and attributes we want to develop in our Pupil Leaders. 
  • Open minded
  • Celebrate difference and diversity 
  • Equality 
  • Respects rights of everyone 
  • Motivated
  • Enthusiastic
  • Display leadership skills
  • Goal setters
  • Persuasive
  • Persistent
  • Creative
  • Cooperative
  • Decisive
  • Empathy
  • Courage

Community Cohesion Survey

This year, the school council are leading a community cohesion project.
We are carrying out a short survey as part of this project, to find out what the school community think about issues that are important to them .
This Survey is now closed. Thank you for sharing your views.