School Councillors are chosen by their class members each year in September through a secret ballot which is held in the hall – just like a local or national election. Once these elections are complete, the children who received the majority of votes are informed in assembly and presented with a special badge. Afterwards they gather for their first School Council meeting, where their roles are discussed and a plan is made for the year ahead. Each School Council member then signs an agreement for their role and sets about on the important work of helping to improve the school.
School Council meetings are held every half term and councillors bring ideas/concerns from their class and any updates on past work which they were set to complete. All ideas and concerns which are raised at the meeting with Mr Bellas are then discussed with SLT and next steps are then fed back to school council at the following meeting. At Shirley Manor, we know how important it is that as a school we listen to our pupils. Our School Councillors are advocates for their peers, allowing our pupils to feel valued and heard.
Our School Councillors this year are:
Year 1 – Evan-Grey and Ariella
Year 2 – Salimata and Oliver
Year 3 – Sophie and Espe
Year 4 – George and Yasmin
Year 5 – Harvey and Ella-Mae
Year 6 – Shelby and Davidson
Head Boy – Matthew
Head Girl – Lyla