School Council

Our school council is a formal group of pupils within our school who are elected by their peers to represent them and their views.

Each class from Year R - Year 6 have elected two school representatives. This group meets at least termly in order to share the views of their peers and to support the development of the school. Minutes from the meetings are shared with the Headteacher and together they plan how to strengthen provision for the children. The school council are also involved in setting and delivering a pupil questionnaire. They collect pupil voice and share the outcomes with the Headteacher. 

Some of the things the pupils at Ethelbert Road have identified in the pupil questionnaire are to strengthen playtimes and to promote the benefits of talking to a safe adult. To ensure playtimes are the best they can be the Headteacher and school council have found ways to improve and strengthen playtimes for all pupils.
 

To promote the power of sharing a worry, the school council have delivered a special assembly where pupils shared their experiences of how an adult in the school has supported them through a difficult time. This has enabled children in the school to became more aware of how adults in the school can support them. Their message is ‘it is good to talk’. 

On 16th July 2024 our Key Stage 2 school councillors represented the school at a special service in Westminster Abbey to celebrate 30 years of democracy in South Africa. We had front row seats and a chance to meet Innocent Masuku who sang at the service and was a finalist on Britain’s Got Talent. At the end of the service we had the opportunity to visit the Grave of the Unknown Warrior and the Coronation Chair. Our children were commended on their outstanding behaviour and sense of respect in Westminster Abbey.

Raising Money
The School Council host two 'Fancy Dress' Discos throughout the year. The children have excellent time boogying and munching on crisps. There is a competition  for 'Best Dance Moves' and 'Best Costume' and our councillors have raised enough money to purchase blinds for the hall and toys for the playground.