Who would make a good school councillor?

Any child in the school can stand to be a school council rep for their class. It is not a decision made by teachers, nor do they have to be the cleverest person in the class.

A good school councillor does need to have some of the following qualities though:

A good listener and speaker
A team player
Interested to learn more about our school
Keen to make a contribution to improving our school
Able to represent the views of others in your year group
Able and willing to speak to your class about the Council?
Willing to give up some of your own time to this post
Has lots of good ideas
Sets a good example to others

Who can be a member of the school council?

Anyone!

We have a School Council with boys and girls representing their fellow pupils from each class in Years 1 to Year 6.

Each councillor is elected by their classmates at the beginning of the school year after a short presentation explaining why they should be elected. This develops children’s understanding of one of British values: democracy. They also understand that with democracy comes responsibility.