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LEADERSHIP

A school council is a formal group of elected students that represents their peers in discussions with school staff, promoting Pupil Voice and enhancing the school environment. They engage in leadership roles, problem-solving, and community impact through various projects, while also teaching students about democracy and accountability. Overall, school councils foster student participation and create supportive learning communities aimed at maximizing student potential.

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LEADERSHIP

A school council is a formal group of elected students that represents their peers in discussions with school staff, promoting Pupil Voice and enhancing the school environment. They engage in leadership roles, problem-solving, and community impact through various projects, while also teaching students about democracy and accountability. Overall, school councils foster student participation and create supportive learning communities aimed at maximizing student potential.

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“A leader is one who knows the way, goes

the way, and shows the way.” – John C.


Maxwell
A school council is a formal group of pupils who act as representatives of their
classmates in discussing school issues with the headteacher and staff. It’s a brilliant
way of representing and contributing to Pupil Voice in your school. Students are
elected to represent the views of all pupils and also to improve their school. "School
council" means all kinds of school-based groups run by students, including student
forums and youth parliaments. They help to make decisions about how the school is
run and take on projects that support the children’s learning and development, such
as organising charity events, representing the school at outside events or ensuring
the school is environmentally friendly. School councils are usually elected annually
by the other children. A school council does a number of things:

Student councils are a great way for students to take on leadership roles, promote
the voice of the student body, problem solve and impact their community. A council
serves as the voice for an entire student body and actively works with teachers and
advisors to promote a better learning environment.

Within the school curriculum, one of the key areas making up the ‘Learning for Life
and Work’ theme is active participation. The curriculum requires that young people
are provided with opportunities to participate in school and society. School councils
are an excellent way in which to increase participation, teaching young people
about democracy, local and global citizenship and accountability.

ngage children in the democratic process of election by offering them the chance
to write their own manifesto . This well-structured document allows children to
identify their desirable qualities for the role and to set out priorities if they were to be
elected the class representative for school council.

This school council candidate pack includes a c

School councils build mutually beneficial relationships, and create communities of learning
and support for unique school cultures to maximize student potential. Striving for improved -
learning opportunities with a common goal, school councils represent the best in a preferred
future for education.

A Student Council is a group of elected and volunteer students working


together with an adult advisor within the framework of a constitution or
bylaws to provide a means for student expression and assistance in school
affairs and activities, give opportunities for student experience in leadership
and encourage student / faculty / community relations.

Through projects and activities, student councils work to:

 PROMOTE CITIZENSHIP
 PROMOTE SCHOLARSHIP
 PROMOTE LEADERSHIP
 PROMOTE HUMAN RELATIONS
 PROMOTE CULTURAL VALUES

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