Downshall Primary School

At Downshall Primary all of our pupils play an important part in helping the school achieves their goals. As staff, we value their opinions and suggestions, encouraging them to take responsibility in the part they play at school. Each class will run a school council election, where after careful consideration and voting two representatives from each class are selected to join the school council. The school council will have regular meetings to discuss any ideas, suggestions or recommendations which the class have out forward to their representatives.

About our School Council

Downshall Primary School Council contains pupils from Year 3 to Year 6. The councillors have to present their reasons for wanting to be a part of the School Council and their classmates then vote on who they want to be their representative.

This year the School Council have completed surveys on various topics, including ICT and its use.  The findings of this helped to inform a parent workshop regarding ICT and Social Media.

The School Council have introduced 'Student Voice Books' into each Year 3 - 6 class.  These allow pupils to raise any issues if they have any.

Some of the councillors spoke during a Governors meeting in the Autumn term.  They discussed their manifesto's and the work they had done so far.

The School Council have also helped to raise money for charities by selling promotional items for the Poppy Appeal and Children in Need.

More recently the School Council entered the "School Speakers Council Award" to plan a project they we were all interested in. They got together as a council and brainstormed all of their ideas. They decided that they wanted to introduce a 'Friendship Stop' in the playground as a place for children to go if they needed a friend to talk to or a quiet place to sit. This is an on-going project and they hope to fundraise soon to allow them to add to the area.