St Michael’s School Council provides a meaningful way in which pupils can voice their opinions and have their views taken into account in decisions which impact upon them. It is an important and useful way for us as a school to provide leadership and development opportunities for our pupils.

“We all have a say in what happens at St Michael's. Together, we will make a difference.”

What is a school council?

A school council is group of students who are elected to represent the views of all pupils and to improve their school. We have a group of children who are made up of KS1 and KS2 pupils.

At the beginning of the school year, every class elects one representative to be a member of the school council. 

In our school we run a combined infant and junior council. We meet together every fortnight.

How does the School Council work?

The School Council leaders lead the meetings. Class representatives or teachers bring issues to the School Council. Class representatives keep a note in their class school council book of any ideas given by the other children in their class and then raise these points at the following meeting. Class representatives feed back to their class as soon as possible after a Council meeting. There are minutes written up and put on the School Council board as well as the school website.

Members of the school council attend regular meetings with other School Council members from each class. They take ideas and suggestions the class have to bring back from the meetings ideas, information and suggestions to their class and encourage them to listen, discuss, share their views and, where necessary, vote on actions that need to be taken.

Council members help to organise charity events throughout the year. They encourage the pupils in their class to be aware of their school environment and to respect and care for it.

Meet our School Council:

Our school council is formed of KS1 and KS2 pupils, who were elected by their class members, to represent the views of all pupils and to improve our school.

🌟 Our School Council Song 🌟

We’ve chosen “Count on Me” by Bruno Mars as our School Council song because it shows what we believe in – helping each other, being kind, and working as a team. Just like the song says, you can always count on us to listen, share your ideas, and make our school the best it can be!

School Council Plans for This Term (Term 1)

Our newly elected School Council are excited to get started with their important role this term!

They will begin by leading a whole-school assembly to introduce themselves and explain their responsibilities as councillors.

During this assembly, they will also share their goals and vision for the year, along with our school motto:

“We all have a say in what happens at St Michael’s. Together, we will make a difference.”

The School Council want to make sure every pupil has a voice in shaping our school.

Over the next few weeks, they will be asking for ideas on how we can make St Michael’s an even better place to learn, play and grow.

All the suggestions will be collected and used to create an action plan.

This plan will guide the Council’s agenda for the year and shape the projects they will lead to improve our school community.

We look forward to seeing the positive impact our School Council will have this year!