School Council
The Student Council enables students to become partners in their own education and make a positive contribution to the school environment and ethos.
They can make contributions to every aspect of the school community including:
- Improve academic performance.
- Reduce bullying and petty vandalism.
- Helping younger/new students.
- Reduce school exclusions.
- Improve communication between teachers and students.
- Help the school grow as a community.
- Provide students with extended opportunities for Citizenship.
- Class representatives who do not sit on the main council will be involved in sub-committees in a variety of activities e.g. researching an issue, finding out opinions, designing posters for events, publicity, charity fund raising and care of the environment. These sub-groups are accountable to the main Council.
Attributes of a good school councillor
- People who can organise and get things done – DOERS
- Good communicators with the ability to listen, liaise and give feedback to others.
- Can work as part of a team.
- Confident.
- Able to take responsibility, act maturely and are respected and trusted.
- Show vision of ideas.
- Possess leadership qualities.
- Reliable and do what they say they will do.
- Fairness.
- Be prepared to give up time.