What is the School Council?

A school council provides a meaningful way in which pupils can voice their opinions and have their views taken into account in decisions that impact upon them. Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) -Respect for views of the child. We value the opinions of our pupils and our school council gives pupils a forum to share these opinions with our school council teacher representative, Headteacher and other members of staff.

Our School Council:

At Elkesley Primary and Nursery School, our school council is a group of children that represents the views of all our pupils. It gives our children the opportunity to have their voices heard and be part of the whole school community. 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. Our School Council is broken down into four sub councils and led by a different teacher.

Elkesley Innovators:
Focussed on school improvement and led by Mrs Woodcock. 

Green Team:
Focussed on making the school more environmentally friendly and led by Mrs Griffiths. 

Reading Legends: 
Focussed on how to improve reading (also supporting the school library) and left by Miss Turton. 

Pleay Leaders:

improving playtimes and led by Miss Williams. 

Who are the School Council representatives?

A new school council is elected each year and is made up of 2 representatives for each sub council from each class. Therefore, each class has a total of 8 representatives. All school council representatives are elected by their peers at the beginning of each academic year.