School Council

What is a school council?

The school council is a group of students who have been elected to represent all pupils within school. It is the responsibility of each Councillor to ensure that they express both their own views  and the views of all the other pupils they represent. The school council allows children to  have a ‘voice’ in school issues  and provides them opportunities to communicate their feelings about how the school could be improved. We respect and value the thoughts and opinions of our children and whilst it may not always be possible or practical to do everything they suggest, the children do have some fantastic ideas and are able to accept why some ideas may not work well for the school community.  During meetings children are given the opportunity to discuss items that are important to them and their class. The minutes of the meeting are then circulated to each class teacher for feedback to their class and to the head teacher. 

Why have a School Council?

• To help children develop responsible attitudes.
• To improve behaviour.
• To create a feeling of belonging.
• To develop listening skills.
• To improve self-confidence.
• To improve pupil/teacher relationships.

School council meetings are held by Miss Mitchell.