School Council

The school council meet half termly to talk about ways to improve our school and share ideas with Miss Dawson. Each class from Year 1 - Year 6 has 2 school representatives who lead discussions, to ensure that every child in school is able to contribute ideas, to make St James' School the best it can be! Got a question? Speak to your class representative or write it down in your classroom.

What is School Council?

Each member of our council, has an important role to play. The children take full responsibility for leading our meetings as well as feeding back to the rest of their class. We work closely with the senior leaders of St James’ Primary School and with the governors, to suggest improvements and share our good news with them.

The school council works to make improvements to the school and the way we do things at St James’. We look around for things that could be better and discuss what to do. Everyone gets a chance to speak and when we’ve finished we vote on the best ideas and then start working on changing things. Sometimes we will have to talk to Miss Brady, Mr Lloyd or other teachers and sometimes we will have to make phone calls to people outside of school.

Our School Council Promise

At St James’, we aim to be a good and effective School Council by listening to the children in our school, representing their views and getting things done! We will do this by holding regular meetings and be responsible for carrying out the ideas that have been agreed and planned. We will also communicate our ideas and plans effectively between the Governors, the SLT, the staff and the pupils.

School Council in Action at St James'

World Book Day

Thursday 5th March 2026

🍂Autumn Poetry Week!✨

🍂✨ What a fantastic week celebrating Autumn Poetry Week! Our School Council launched the festivities with an inspiring assembly, introducing activities to enhance oracy skills and explore poetry. Each class performed at the end of the week, showcasing their creativity with actions and props! 🎭📚 We are so proud of our young poets! 🌟

Children in Need 2024 – Crazy Hair Day

We rocked some crazy hairstyles for Children in Need as organised by Miss Dawson and School Council! From wild wigs to funky styles, our students really let their creativity shine! Thanks to everyone for your generous donations and support. Together, we’re making a difference.

“Tuesday” Writing Week Judging by School Council

???????? Exciting “Tuesday” Frog Invasion Challenge Results Ahead! ???????? This week, our fantastic School Council took on the important task of judging our whole school “Tuesday” Frog Invasion writing challenge! ????✨

School Council – MacMillan Coffee Afternoon

On Friday 27th September, our School Council held a delightful MacMillan Coffee Afternoon! ☕✨ The children came together with immense enthusiasm and service, spreading smiles as they raised money for this amazing cause. ????

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