Welcome to the School Council Page

 

Here you will find everything you need to know about being a member of the school council from how to become one, to the roles and responsibilities of a councillor.

Elections

 

Every new school year we hold our school council elections and each of the classes vote to elect two representatives to become part of the school council. 

What do the school council do?

 

The school council take parts in lots of activities including:

• listening to the views and concerns of other pupils and representing them in school council meetings;
• suggesting ideas to help improve the school and make decisions;
• encouraging pupils to respect and care fir our school and environment;
• fundraising events for our school and other charities.

 

The school council meet regularly and are involved in making decisions about all aspects of school life. They consult with the children in their classes and put forward suggestions to improve the quality of the school environment. The school council report to the rest of the school in assemblies and to their class after meetings. We also have a suggestion box for all children to share ideas and make comments. The school council collect these and attempt to act on them.

 

Please feel free to browse the minutes taken at our school council meetings to see what we have been up to.

School Council Minutes

 

 

 

What we have been up to...

 

Working with the Local Council

The local council asked for our help. They had noticed a large amount of dog poo being left on the streets and parks of Killamarsh. They asked us to create posters for them to put up around Killamarsh to encourage dog walkers to pick up their dog poo. The School Council discussed what could be put on the posters and introduced this to the school in an assembly. The local council then chose winners which they will use around the area. 

Switch Off Fortnight

During Switch off fortnight, the classes explored what we use that uses energy. We thought about what appliances might use the most energy and what would use the least. We were surprised by some of the answers. Some children explored how electricity travelled along powerlines and what happened if the powerlines were damaged. 

We worked on ensuring classrooms turned things off when they were not being used such as whiteboards, computers, etc. The School Council created an audit before we stared, walking around the classrooms and noting down which items were on when not in use. Following 'Switch off Fortnight' the School Council then repeated the audit to find out if more items were turned off. We were pleased to find out that a lot less items were turned off when not in use. 

Waste Less Food Week

The School Council wanted to explore why food was being wasted. They created posters to advertise the 'Waste Less Food Week. We thought about the reasons that children might waste food and make a survey format using our ideas.

During Waste Less Food Week, the School Council spent time in the hall, asking children why they had not eaten their food. We tallied the children's answers. We found that, on average, around 50% of the children surveyed ate all of their food, with 50% wasting some. We found that the main reasons for children wasting their food was because they were too full or didn't like something.