SCHOOL COUNCIL 2023/2024

OUR NEW SCHOOL COUNCIL FOR 2023/2024

Our NEW SCHOOL COUNCIL members are:

• Year 1: Dolphins: Mali and Elijah / Whales: Sara and Ivi
• Year 2: Starfish: Eliis and Mia / Seahorses: Lily and Phoniex
• Year 3: Manatee:  Vivi and Milo/ Marlin: Obi and Sophie
• Year 4: Barracudas: Hector and Bea
• Year 5: Stingray: Kiara and Arto / Manta Ray: Gracia and Warren
• Year 6: Sharks: Max and Alexis/ Octopus: Romy and Jack

Congratulation on them being voted on to the School Council. 

SCHOOL COUNCIL 2023/24

WHAT DOES THE SCHOOL COUNCIL DO?

A school council is a formal group of pupils who act as representatives of their classmates in discussing school issues with the headteacher and staff.

It’s a brilliant way of representing and contributing to Pupil Voice in your school.

Students are elected to represent the views of all pupils and also to improve their school.

They help to make decisions about how the school is run and take on projects that support the children’s learning and development, such as organising charity events, representing the school at outside events or ensuring the school is environmentally friendly.

School councils are usually elected annually by the other children.

A school council does a number of things:

• A school council usually meets with the Headteacher present to discuss and sort out problems. These could include school lunches, behaviour or ideas for fundraising events.
• Members of the school council are responsible for carrying out the ideas that have been agreed upon, such as planning discos, writing newspaper articles, or meeting with catering staff.
• Each year, every class will normally elect two representatives to be members of the school council. The council will then meet to elect officers such as Chair, Secretary and Treasurer.

WHY SHOULD WE HAVE A SCHOOL COUNCIL?

There are lots of reasons to have a school council.

To begin with, Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) says that children and young people should have a say in decisions that affect their lives.

A school council can provide a meaningful way in which pupils can voice their opinions and have their views taken into account in decisions that impact upon them.

Evidence and experience from schools all over the country shows that a school council that is supported and nurtured helps to improve many aspects of school life.

It’s an important and useful way for schools to provide leadership and development opportunities for their pupils.

Student councils are a great way for students to take on leadership roles, promote the voice of the student body, problem solve and impact their community. 

A council serves as the voice for an entire student body and actively works with teachers and advisors to promote a better learning environment.

Within the school curriculum, one of the key areas making up the ‘Learning for Life and Work’ theme is active participation. The curriculum requires that young people are provided with opportunities to participate in school and society. School councils are an excellent way in which to increase participation, teaching young people about democracy, local and global citizenship and accountability.

SCHOOL COUNCIL 2023/24

YOUR SCHOOL COUNCIL NEEDS YOU

We need 2 representatives from each class to come along to the School Council meetings which will take place once a month with Mr. Jordan.

You will get a badge, book and photo on the School Council Board.

HOW DO I APPLY? 

All you have to do is write a little bit about you and put yourself forward to your Classteacher.

If your class has more than 2 people who want to be the School Council rep then your class will hold a vote.

The APPLICATION FORM can be found at the bottom of this page.

WHEN DO I NEED TO HAVE APPLIED BY?

You need to have given this application form to your Classteacher by 9am on Monday 13th November 2023.

CAN I BE ON THE SCHOOL COUNCIL IF I HAVE BEEN ELECTED BEFORE?

You can stand again if you want to. 

WHAT IF THERE IS A VOTE?

You will asked to stand up and say a few words from your information about why your class should vote for you.

Any votes will take place on Tuesday 14th November 2023.

WHEN WILL THE REPS BE DECIDED? 

The NEW School Council will be announced on Friday 17th November 2023.

WHEN IS THE FIRST MEETING?

The first School Council meeting will be held on Monday 27th November 2023 at 2.00pm.

OUR NEW SCHOOL COUNCIL FOR 2023/2024

Our NEW SCHOOL COUNCIL members are:

• Year 1: Dolphins: Mali and Elijah / Whales: Sara and Ivi
• Year 2: Starfish: Eliis and Mia / Seahorses: Lily and Phoniex
• Year 3: Manatee:  Vivi and Milo/ Marlin: Obi and Sophie
• Year 4: Barracudas: Hector and Bea
• Year 5: Stingray: Kiara and Arto / Manta Ray: Gracia and Warren
• Year 6: Sharks: Max and Alexis/ Octopus: Romy and Jack

Congratulation on them being voted on to the School Council. 

SCHOOL COUNCIL 2022

Thank you to our School Council for 2022/2023.

• Year 1: Dolphins: Seraphina and Julia/ Whales: Belle and Joe
• Year 2: Starfish: Fleur and Murphy / Seahorses: Milo and Maiwand
• Year 3: Manatee: Beatrix and Jasper / Marlin: Leo and Tabitha
• Year 4: Puffin: Ismail and Philomena / Pelican: Savannah and Eddie
• Year 5: Stingray: Chi and Tess/ Manta Ray: Jawreh and Alex
• Year 6: Sharks: Kieran and Niamh/ Octopus: Tyler and Natalia

The School Council worked hard in a number of areas however their main achievements for 2022/2023 were:

• a new School Uniform policy- including updating the list of what children are allowed to wear
• being part of the Opal Play Assessment

As you can see they had a huge impact on the running of the school and in a number of areas. 

OUR SCHOOL COUNCIL AND WHAT THEY ACHIEVED

Thank you to our 2021-22 School Council. 

Year 1: Dolphins: Thea and Tymon/ Whales: Saul and Coralie 

Year 2: Starfish: Noah and Razeen/ Seahorses: David and Tyga

Year 3: Manatee: Poppy and Arto/ Marlin: Briana and Mila

Year 4: Puffin: Tess and Malachy/ Pelican: Alex and Fearne

Year 5: Stingray: Annabella and Lily/ Manta Ray: Eddie and Freya

Year 6: Sharks: Mayla and Phoebe/ Octopus: Ari and Khali

The School Council worked hard in a number of areas however their main achievements for 2021/2022 were:

• the reintroduction of the GOLDEN TICKETS
• bringing back the GOLDEN TABLE
• class Christmas parties
• Classrooms decorated for Christmas
• final introduction of new Superhero.

As you can see they had a huge impact on the running of the school and in a number of areas.