Who is on the council?

There is one elected member from each class in Key Stage 1 and 2. Each councillor has their photo on the notice board, and door to their classroom. Badges are awarded and worn on the school uniform. 
Welcome to our new school councillors for 2024-2025!

How many members of staff are on the School Council?

Mrs Juriansz coordinates the school council meetings and activities, liaising with the Head Teacher and Senior Leadership Team. 
 

How is the council elected?

Any pupil may stand for election by making a written manifesto as to why they would be a good councillor for their class. They are asked to make a speech to their class. For younger children, this can be an informal discussion. The representative is determined by a class blind vote on ballot papers. The results are counted and announced to the whole school. 
 

How often does the council meet? 
A meeting is held fortnightly or weekly depending on the agenda at the time. The councillors meet on a Tuesday lunch time. There is an agenda and minutes are taken and shared with the Head Teacher and SLT.

What sort of issues does the council discuss?

The agenda is drawn up by the councillors after discussions with their class as to any issues that children would like addressing. The ‘suggestions box’ is also looked at and any issues discussed.The council is very involved in decision making and being a ‘voice’ for the children of our school. They organise and coordinate whole school competitions, stalls at school events and regularly visit places in our local community, such as the local care homes. 
 

How are the results of school council meetings fed back to the rest of the school?

Each representative feeds back to their class after the school council meeting. The minutes are sent to Mrs Ditchburn Hughes.

Future events for 2024-2025

Last years school council made a video to outline safe parking outside school. This will be reshared for the new school year to reinforce considerate parking and ease congestion.

Autumn term -

Harvest - whole school competition, fruit boxes made and delivered to local care homes.

Remembrance - whole school display - LEST WE FORGET

Christmas - organise a Christmas jumper sale in November in readiness for Christmas jumper day. 

Christmas Fair - ‘Guess the name of the teddy’ stall. Christmas target game.

Later in the year, in April Earth Day 2025, Easter.
 

Other events and activities TBC.

Autumn Term 2024

Harvest 2024 

School Council organised a whole school competition for our Harvest Festival. We received some amazing entries where children had drawn, coloured, painted, used collage and even made sculptures! The three main winning entries were Maddison for her harvest truck, Lexxie for her fruit stall and Auburn for her fruit basket. The School Councillors had a tough job selecting the winners. Well done to everyone for your wonderful creations! 

School Council also made fruit boxes and delivered them to six local care homes - Rossendale House, Jalna, Abiden Care, Abbey Grange, Margaret House and Willow bank.

Rosewood Remembers 2024

Rose School Councillors visited Rossendale Care Home on 7th November to make poppies with the residents. We had a lovely afternoon sharing in stories whilst creating a poppy wreath - one for the home and one for us! 
 

School Council also held a Remembrance Day cake sale Monday 11th November and raised an amazing, grand total of £94.21! 

Thankyou to Millie and Riley for serving on the stall and for cake and biscuit contributions by Hattie (Year 2), Millie (Year 6), Mrs Ditchburn Hughes, Mrs Swift, Mrs Juriansz and the School Council children! Also, thankyou to our Rosewood parents and children for your generous donations to such a worthy cause.

Lastly, well done school councillors for encouraging the children in your class to create a poppy and decorate a letter for our wonderful whole school display…

Christmas 2024

Wood School Councillors visited our friends at Rossendale House alongside Lancashire Adult Learning to take part in ‘Cards for Kindness.’ We made a variety of Christmas cards to be given to people who may not receive as many cards as others this Christmas. It was

lovely to have Olly’s Dad and Iona’s Mum share their time with us. 

Christmas Fair 2024

The School Christmas Fair was a fantastic success again this year! School Council ran a Christmas jumper stall where many bargains were be able to be bought. It was lovely to see some of them modelled on Christmas Jumper Day!

Also, a very BIG well done to Hunter inYear 1 for winning the GIANT teddy’s name. His name was Prancer and you can see why with those legs! 

Spring Term 2024

Earth Day 2025

Easter

Summer Term 2025