School Council

At Hitherfield, we are really interested in what children think about our school
 
so it is very important to us to have a way to find this out. Having a School
 
Council is a great way to help us to do this. 
 
 
If you would like to be a School Councillor, you will be invited to let the other
 
children in your class know why you would like to represent them on the School
 
Council at the beginning of every year. Your class will then vote to choose one
 
child they want to represent them…that could be you! 
 
 
Even if you are not a School Councillor, you have a chance to say what you
 
think about things that you think are important during your Class Council
 
meeting. Class Council meetings are held every two weeks and notes are made
 
so that the School Council is able to talk about the things that are important to
 
you.
 
 
School Council meetings are also held every two weeks with one of our Senior
 
Leadership Team (SLT) members. Your chosen representative will go to those
 
meetings. It’s their job to make sure that the ideas that you talked about in
 
Class Council meetings are discussed and we try to find a way of doing the
 
things you want. The SLT member also talks to other school leaders about
 
things that you are upset about or want changed. 
 
 
Last year, School Councillors helped to decide our playground zones and rules
 
for the use of King Square and the ball court to help you feel happier in the
 
playground. They also made sure that money was spent making the cabin a
 
cosier place and to make more King Square courts in the playground. They also
 
made sure that you are now able to use the library during lunch times more
 
often.
 
 
Our School Councillors are also asked to represent the school when we have
 
visitors and when we are invited to attend other events such as the Streatham
 
Remembrance Day Service. They also help to organise school events such as
 
Red Nose Day fundraising and Hitherfield’s Got Talent.