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 to be worn on the school uniform. 
Well 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. 

Future events for 2024-2025

Mrs Ditchburn Hughes to attend a meeting to discuss new playground toys and equipment implemented last school year and any other issues she would like School Council to address in the new school year.

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.

Harvest - whole school competition, fruit boxes for local care homes.

Remembrance - liaise with staff for a whole school competition/display.

Christmas - organise a Christmas jumper sale in November in readiness for Christmas jumper day. 
Organise a ‘Rosewood Recipes’ cookbook to sell at the Christmas fair.
‘Guess the name of the teddy’ stall at the Christmas fair.

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!

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
 

Christmas Dinner 2024

Christmas Market 2024

Spring Term 2024

Earth Day 2025

Easter

Summer Term 2025