Our School Council
A school council provides a meaningful way in which pupils can voice their opinions and have their views taken into account in decisions that impact upon them. Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) -Respect for views of the child.
At Hatton Hill Primary School, our school council is a group of children that represents the views of all our pupils. It gives our children the opportunity to have their voices heard and be part of the whole school community. They help to makes decisions about school life and organise projects that support learning and development, such as organising charity events, projects or representing the school at outside events.
We value the opinions of our pupils and our school council gives pupils a forum to share these opinions with our school council teacher representative, Miss Gee, Headteacher and other members of staff.
Who are the School Council representatives?
A new school council is elected each year and is made up of 2 representatives from each class from Year 1 to Year 6. All school council representatives are democratically elected by their peers at the beginning of each academic year.
Meet Our School Council:
School council aims:
To meet regularly to discuss views and be heard.
To organise whole school and class events
To organise charity days
To make sure our school is a happy and safe place for all of our children
To make sure children have a place to voice their concerns, opinions, and thoughts
To encourage all children in school to suggest ideas and improvements
To ensure any suggestions or concerns are listened to and acted upon
Our School Council says:
Rights are important because they are the things we need to live a safe and happy life.
We understand that everyone has rights. We must be respectful, responsible and value that we live in a society where are rights are valued.
Our Rights should be treasured.
Miss Gee - School Council (teacher representative)
The Pupil Council at Hatton Hill Primary School is democratically elected following our British values. Each September, new members are elected to represent their classes. They help to make decisions about how the school is run and take on projects that help learning and development. Pupil Council promotes pupil voice in a meaningful and purposeful way. It encourages children to take on leadership roles and make presentations back to their peers and staff.
School Council Project 2024-25
Our School Council says:
The School Council decided that we wanted to introduce the No Outsiders project to our school. We think the project is important because:
It will help make sure that everyone in our school feels included and important
It will teach us about diversity
It will remind us that difference is good and that everyone has Rights
We will learn through stories - we love stories!
We believe:
Everyone is different;
We like being different;
We are all equal in our differences;
We can get along even if we are different;
We live in the UK; our British Values support this and the law says this too.
Some of our special qualities or appearances are protected by law. We call these protected characteristics.
We presented a training session to our teachers introducing No Outsiders and explaining why we think it is important and perfect for our school. Below are some of the key slides from our presentation and a full copy can be found at the bottom of this page:
School Council Project 2023-24
Our School Council says:
The School Council decided that we wanted to introduce the Wow! Walk to School Challenge project to our school. We think the project is important because:
it encourages children to travel to school in a healthy way by awarding badges for success
it will reduce pollution around our school
The project was a huge success and everyone loved the badges. We are excited that Living Streets is funding the project for Hatton hill for another year.
Our Seal of Approval
We give our Seal of Approval to project we have worked on or which we think are very important.
Here are some examples:
Class Charts
No Outsiders project
Attendance Matters leaflet
Nearly New Uniform Sale
WOW! Travel Tracker
School Council Gallery
