At St. Paul's CE Primary School, our School Council meet with Mrs Walton every two weeks.
The School Council are responsible for:
- Encouraging all pupils in our school community to use their voice for the good of school
- Promoting exciting opportunities and events within our own year groups and across the school as a whole
- Implementing innovative ways of making our school the best that it can be by ensuring that we can all can flourish during our time here
We are very proud to be the elected as School Council this year and we have already brought many impressive ideas to our initial meetings. We have created an action plan for the academic year, please see below:
Pupil Voice SC Action Plan
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Updates...
Autumn 1 2025
During the first autumn term, the School Council met to plan their goals and key actions for the year ahead. They began by organising a whole-school Harvest food collection, encouraging pupils, staff, and families to contribute. The response was incredibly positive, and thanks to the generosity of our school community, we gathered a wonderful selection of food items. These donations were delivered to a local food bank to help support families during the Harvest season. The School Council were proud to lead such a meaningful project and make a positive impact within the wider community.
Autumn 2 2025
In the second half of the autumn term, the School Council turned their attention to improving playtimes for everyone. They met to design bright, engaging posters to advertise a whole-school cake sale. The children carefully planned the event, considered how to promote it effectively, and worked hard to encourage participation across the school.
The cake sale was a fantastic success. With the generous support of families and the enthusiasm of pupils, the event raised an impressive £190. This money will be used to purchase new play equipment and enhance the resources available during lunchtimes. The School Council were delighted with the outcome and are excited to continue working on projects that benefit the whole school community.
2024-2025 Updates:
February/March 2025
We held a meeting to brainstorm and identify suitable companies we could approach to request donations or support for new play equipment. As a group, we researched local businesses and made a shortlist of those we felt would be most likely to help us improve our school playground.
April 2025
We gathered again as a team to start creating a presentation aimed at informing the rest of the school about our project. The presentation was designed to explain why we want new play equipment, how it would benefit the pupils, and the steps we were taking to make it happen.
May 2025
After returning from the Easter half-term break, we worked hard to complete our presentation, adding final touches and practicing our delivery. We also met with Mrs Walton to update her on our progress. During this meeting, we reviewed our action plan and agreed on the final list of companies to contact. We then sent out our letters to local community businesses, asking for their support or donations.
June 2025
In our regular meetings, we noticed that lunchtimes in the hall were becoming quite noisy, making it difficult for some children to enjoy their meals peacefully. As a solution, we proposed playing calming background music during lunch to create a more relaxed atmosphere. We agreed to trial this idea and monitor how it impacted the noise levels.
July 2025
After several weeks of playing soft music during lunchtimes, we observed a noticeable improvement in the hall environment. Many students and staff commented that the atmosphere felt calmer and more enjoyable. We discussed the positive impact of this change and agreed that we would like to continue playing music at lunchtime in the next school year.
2023-2024...
We assisted in many school events such as Aspirations Day and overseeing the Library Logo competition which we then voted upon. Some of our School Council had the privilege to meet our SIAMS inspector to talk about the amazing things that we do at St Paul's and contributed to our fantastic judgement. We worked hard to listen to our peers and helped our school teachers and leaders in the smooth running of our school.