North Featherstone Junior And Infant School

What does a 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 our school. Students are elected to represent the views of all pupils and also to improve their school. "School council" means all kinds of school-based groups run by students. 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. A school council does a number of things:

• A school council usually meets with a teacher 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.
• Go to School Council meetings and take part in discussions.
• Let the class know what was discussed at meetings.
• Take the views of classmates to the School Council.
• Be involved in projects that the School Council runs.

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Our School Council Representatives 

Governor's Day 

Our school council had the opportunity to have lunch with our school governors. The children had lots to say about our school and discussed what we have achieved so far this year. They had an active voice and led the conversations, whilst also asking lots of questions to our governors too.