School Council

School Council

What is a School Council?

D’Eyncourt Primary School Council is a group of pupils that represent the voice of all pupils. The school council provides a meaningful way in which pupils can share their opinions and have their views considered in decisions that impact them. They help to makes decisions about school life and organise projects that support learning and development, such as organising charity events, theme days or representing the school at outside events.

How do you become a School Councillor?

Children who wish to partake in the School Council must first apply to become a councillor at the start of the academic year. There are two School Council representatives for each class, starting at year 1 all the way through to year 6.

As part of the election process, pupils that apply to become councillors will explain to their class why they feel they are the best candidate to represent them; usually accompanied by a poster they have created that highlights the candidate’s key points they would like to touch on as a councillor. Finally, there is a democratic vote within each class for the school councillors.

What do the School Council do?

The School Council listen to suggestions and ideas that are of importance to their peers and meet regularly with staff to share their opinions and ideas. The councillors work together within their team and form links with their class, year group, staff, whole school and the wider community to enhance, make changes or support fundraising events.

Their suggestions make a positive contribution to the school’s continual development. The school council have been responsible for many whole-school events:

• Hosted a Comic Relief competition. The Councillors organised a Joke Competition for Comic Relief. Pupils who wished to enter the competition were asked to bring their best jokes into school with prizes given to the winner.
• Hosted a competition for the Winter World Cup 2022. Each class decorated their window based on a country within the World Cup. The School Council then selected a winning class from Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 with prizes given to the winners.
• Ran a Non-Uniform day and colouring competition for Children in Need.

The School Council have also been tasked with spending a portion of the school budget on important equipment for PE. The Councillors ordered and received a wide range of essential equipment including: Skipping ropes, Hula-hoops, balls, bean bags, flying discs, Lola balls, curved ball thrower/catcher, netballs, footballs, handballs and tennis balls.

The School Council are an integral part of our school, we value the opinions of our pupils and the School Council is a great way to ensure those voices are heard.

Our School council aims:

• To meet regularly to discuss the views of the children at D’Eyncourt and be heard.

• To organise whole school and class events

• To organise charity days to raise money and raise awareness

• To make sure our school is a happy and safe place for all of our children

• To make sure children have a place to voice their concerns, opinions, and thoughts

• To encourage all children in school to suggest ideas and improvements

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

Who are the School Council representatives?

Our School Council for 2023-24