School Council is an important part of life here at Bankwood. At the beginning of the year, two children from each class are democratically voted for by their peers to be representatives of the class. School Council reps need to have the following personal qualities so that they are:

Reliable
Responsible
Organised
Friendly and approachable
Good at listening to everyone
Able to remember things
Honest and sensible
Hardworking

These are the things the School Council rep needs to do:

Listen to the views and opinions of the class and bring them to the meeting.
Report everyone’s ideas and opinions even if they are not your own
Bring ideas to the meeting that will make the school a better place to be
Feedback information to your class – ask your teacher for a time to do this
Wear your badge so people know that you are the rep
Collect views of pupils from the playground
Present some assemblies
Represent the school at local or national meetings

In the Autumn term the new School Council went for a visit at Sheffield City Council. The children to had the opportunity to see behind the scenes of the Council House and to have their voice heard in a formal setting. The children went in to the council chamber to observe the proceedings and asked the councillors a question of their choice. Two of are children can be seen on the link below asking if we can have more volunteers at the local library.

School council at the council chamber