What is a school council?
A school council is group of students who are elected to represent the views of all pupils and to improve their school.

"School council" means all kinds of school-based groups run by students, including student forums and youth parliaments.

What jobs are there? 

Each year, classes will elect 2 representatives to be members of the school council. The representatives are voted for by their class as to who they think will do the best job. 

The council will then meet to elect pupils to complete some very special jobs,  such as:

• Chair
• Secretary
• Treasurer

What makes a good one? 
A good school council is one that represents the views of all students and gets things done.

These are some things that make a council effective:

• Regular meetings
• A council that is not too big
• Class discussions that happen regularly
• Good communication between representatives and their class
• Training for school council members
• Smaller groups (sub committees) working on specific events or issues
• Annual reflection about their work

Do they get anything done?

Many school councils just talk.

Good school councils do get things done!

What might you like to see happen in school this year? Share your ideas with your class representative.