What is the School Council?

Pupil voice and upholding British Values are very important to us at Christ the King Catholic Primary School. In response to this, we have a School Council. A school council is a group of pupils within our school who are elected by their peers to represent them and their views.

What do they do?

Our 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. This includes improvements to the school and the way we do things at Christ the King as well leading whole school initiatives. 

What happens during a meeting? 

During School Council meetings everyone gets a chance to speak and we vote democratically and agree on actions to be taken. Within the council, children hold a range of posts and support the Governance of the school. They are ambassadors for our work here at Christ the King.

Glossary 

We try to be very professional in the School Council so this glossary might help:

Agenda- a list of things to talk about

Council- the name for a group of school council representatives 

Meetings- when the School Council meet together

Minutes- the notes taken during a meeting so people can see what goes on

Motion- an idea for the council to discuss

Secretary- official minute keeper

Treasurer- in charge of finances (money)

Chair- lead School Council representative 

Vice Chair- supports the Chair (leads the committee in the Chair’s absence)