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School Council

Each class from year 2 to year 6 democratically elects one boy and one girl to represent them as their School Council members for the year.

The role of the School Council is to raise issues that are of importance. They will speak with their classmates before each meeting to gain their views. There is a set agenda for this.

Our School Council have a very strong voice. They are listened to carefully and many of their ideas are acted upon. We want our school council to be a group of action. A group that presents their ideas to different audiences and who collectively produce information for the rest of the school.

A member of the Governing Body likes to attend at least one meeting a year, a Senior Manager from the catering company also attends at least once each year and the children are encouraged to ask them questions.

The School Council reports are shared with the Head teacher and the Governors each term.

Minutes from School Council Meetings

ACADEMIC YEAR 2008/09

Autumn term minutes The new School Council representatives have had a professional start to the new year. School Council representatives have been equipped with files, roles, job descriptions.....

The representatives are enthusiastic and full of good ideas!

Your School Council 2008-2009

SCHOOL COUNCIL AUTUMN TERM AGENDA

AUTUMN FIRST HALF TERM	Live issues The school environment - what do you like? ideas for improvement. What would you like in your playground boxes? Ideas for non-uniform day - present your ideas as a mind map or a list. Who will present your ideas? Who to?
AUTUMN SECOND HALF TERM	Live issues Strategies to combat bullying, how to publicise, help others? School Council to design posters or present in assembly? Other ideas? Who will do this? When? What will you need? Who will help you? Who will you present your ideas to? When?

SCHOOL COUNCIL AGENDA SPRING TERM

SPRING FIRST HALF TERM

Live issues

school lunches - lunchtime representation from catering company to attend the meeting.
good points? Suggestions for improvement? Who will follow up this up? By when?

What does a healthy lunch box look like? How can we encourage all the children who have packed lunch to bring a healthy lunch box? What will the School Council do? Design a leaflet? Poster? Lead an assembly? Design a lunch mat with shapes that relate to different food groups? What other ideas have you got?
Who will do what? When?

SPRING SECOND HALF TERM

Live issues
Contribution to the school improvement plan:
what do you like about our school?
What do you think needs to be improved and how? In pairs, or groups of three, take photographs of the best aspects of school life and up to four photographs of the improvements that you think are needed. Present your photographs with some labels and a little detail to express your ideas.
When will you present this and to whom? Who will present your ideas?

School Council Agenda Summer Term

FIRST HALF OF THE SUMMER TERM

Live issues
what works well at wet play and wet lunchtimes?
What could be improved and how? Idea generation - Brainstorm! Present your ideas as a mind map!

SECOND HALF OF THE SUMMER TERM

Live issues
Feedback about book week, art week, fitness week and maths week.

What did you enjoy? What made the activity enjoyable?
Give suggestions for future events and activities.