School Council

What is a school council?

A school council is group of students who are elected to represent the views of all pupils and to improve their school.

What does the council do?

The school council does a number of things:

Our school council meets, with one of our Assistant Heads present - to discuss and sort out problems. These are issues that the children in the school raise. They may include school fundraising, littering around school and safer parking. Members of the school council are responsible for taking ideas from their class members, feeding back decisions and carrying out the ideas that have been agreed; such as planning competitions and organising events.

What are the aims of the school council?

To make sure that our school is a safe and happy place for all our children.

To have a safe place where children can voice their concerns.

To encourage all children in the school to suggest improvements.

To ensure any suggestions or concerns are listened to and acted upon.

What makes our school council a good one?

A good school council is one that represents the views of all students and gets things done. To raise any ideas or concerns children are asked to notify their school councillors in their class, who record the ideas and concerns in their note book ready for the next meeting. 

These are some things that make our school council effective:

Regular meetings - arriving on time. 

A council that is not too big (10 members)

Listen and show respect to each other. 

Make decisions among themselves.   

Good communication between representatives and their class