School Council
School Council
Cyngor Ysgol
Work Together - Play Together - Succeed Together
At Whitchurch Primary School, we believe it is important for pupils to take ownership of their learning and have greater roles in school decision-making. We provide many opportunities for children to play a role in making the decisions that affect them. We recognise that pupils have logical perspectives and opinions on issues that matter in the classroom, in the school and in the community. We give pupils an active role in influencing decisions about these issues as well as in the implementation of these decisions. We enabling pupils to participate as active young citizens.
Our School Council is made up of elected representatives of pupils from Years 2 through to Year 6.
The children elect a representative for each class by holding a ballot during the Autumn Term.
What we do :
- listen to pupils’ views about the school;
- share the views with school leaders;
- try to make positive changes in our school;
- take assemblies;
- organise competitions to raise money.
Our Child Friendly School Improvement Plan
Learn more about our School Council. Dysgwch mwy am Gyngor yr Ysgol.
2023 - 2024
Meet the School Council Members 2023 - 2024
The School Council had such a hard job to select the winners of the World Book Day competition to design a book cover. Bendigedig to everyone who entered!
Two members of our School Council, Megan and Logan, accompanied Mrs. Griffin to the World Book Day Charity Presentation at Tesco Extra. Thank you to all the customers who have donated to the Tesco charity book shelf and helped raise money for local schools. Diolch yn fawr to Tesco for the generous cheque for £750.00, which we will use to purchase new books for the school.
The School Council visited Cardiff Bay in January 2024, where we enjoyed a guided tour of the Senedd, took part in workshops introducing voting and the democratic process, and even took part in a debate in the old debating chamber.
Please click the following link to see the Christmas 2023 edition of the Nugget, the school magazine compiled by the School Council.
The School Council is delighted to announce that Whitchurch Primary School has been awarded the prestigious UNICEF GOLD RIGHS RESPECTING SCHOOLS AWARD.
Members of the School Council accompanied Mrs. Griffin and Mr. Roger Haigh, one of our Governors, to the Cenotaph, where they laid a poppy wreath on behalf of all at Whitchurch Primary School.
The School Council have decided to hold a 'World Children's Week', incorporating Anti-Bullying Week and Children in Need. We will take part in a variety of activities and workshops. Year 5 will also be holding a Bake Sale in aid of Unicef during Children in Need Day.
What a difficult job the School Council had to select the winners of the Friends of Whitchurch Primary Pumpkin Colouring and Carving Competitions! Bendigedig to everyone who entered!
Show Racism the Red Card: School Council members gave presentations to their classmates. We are all friends together!
We were delighted to welcome our local MP, Anna McMorrin, to Whitchurch Primary. She was given a guided tour of the school, met with the School Council to talk about democracy and led an assembly.
2022 - 2023
2022 - 2023 School Council Members.
A Message from the School Council:
We have been working very hard over the past few months to embed the Four Purposes in our learning: the ‘Whitchurch Way!’.
We have familiarised ourselves with the skills and terminology to be:
- Ethical Informed Citizens
- Ambitious Capable Learners
- Healthy Confident Individuals
- Enterprising Creative Contributors.
We have also been preparing and presenting many presentations to both PS2 and PS3 during our Pupil Voice Assemblies.
As well as this, each teacher has been provided with a Four Purposes pack. Each pack consists of a four purposes progression map with child friendly statements for the children to talk about or explain their learning.
Secondly, the pack contains a four purposes poster with key vocabulary to summarize each one of the four purposes. Finally, the pack holds premade sets of four purposes stickers for the school council to give out to children who have been raising the profile of the four purposes within Whitchurch Primary School.
We were very creative and actually made our own logos and symbols for the WPS 4 Purposes. These can be seen on the new large display outside Mrs Griffin’s office which you can see below:
School Council visit to the Palace of Westminster: we toured the Houses of Parliament and took part in a workshop on democracy and voting. We enjoyed our bird's eye view of London from the London Eye, our walk to Downing Street and Buckingham Palace - and our picnic tea in St. James' Park.
We had the pleasure of welcoming Rocio Cifuentes, the Children's Commissioner for Wales, to Whitchurch Primary School. She talked to us about the importance of human rights and met with the School Council and Rights Respecting Committee to discuss how rights are upheld in our school and how we can make Wales a more Rights Respecting place to live.
Diolch yn fawr to our School Council and the RRS Committee for hosting last week’s assembly all about the ‘ABCDE of Rights’. Watch their video below to learn more! #WPSRRS #ABCDEofRights #EthicalInformedCitizen
Please scan this QR Code to see one of our School Council Assemblies introducing the Four Purposes:
Our School Council Presentation, introducing the Four Purposes to the children.
The School Council selected the winners of the Friends of Whitchurch Primary Easter Bonnet and Easter Colouring Competitions: what a hard job they had!
We were honoured to welcome Paul Orders, Chief Executive of Cardiff Council, and Mike Tate, Deputy Director of Education. Members of the School Senedd spoke about their roles and responsibilites, and the School Council presented their project on the Four Purposes.
The School Council visited the Senedd in Cardiff Bay in January 2023, where they took part in group activities focussing on democracy, a debate in the old debating chamber in Ty Hywel and enjoyed a guided tour of the Senedd.
Anti-Bullying Week: we raised awareness by wearing odd socks to celebrate our uniqueness, and the School Council talked to each class about the importance of being kind to everyone.
Members of the School Council accompanied Mrs. Griffin and Mrs. Rowlands to the Cenotaph to lay a poppy wreath on behalf of all at Whitchurch Primary School.
Members of the School Council gave presentations about Children in Need to their classmates.
The School Council gave presentations to the classes on World Mental Health Day in October.
2021 - 2022
The School Council and Rights Respecting Team are delighted to announce that Whitchurch Primary School has been accredited the Silver Rights Respecting Award.
Diolch yn fawr to our pupils, staff, parents and governors for their continued efforts to ensure that the Whitchurch Primary School Community is committed to Children's Rights.
We are very proud of our achievement and are looking forward to continuing our journey, working towards the Gold Award in the next academic year.
The School Council visited the Palace of Westminster for a tour and workshop on Democracy and Voting. The day also included a trip on the London Eye, a walk to Downing Street and Buckingham Palace and a picnic tea in St. James' Park.
2018-2019
Our School Council attended a Grand Council meeting at City Hall. The meeting focussed on helping to make Cardiff the first UNICEF Child Friendly City and also the changes to the curriculum in Wales. Da iawn i blant y Cyngor Ysgol am fynychu cyfarfod yn Neuadd y Ddinas.
Congratulations to Finley, who won our recent competition to design a road safety banner, which will be displayed at the school entrance. Llongyfarchiadau i Finley oedd yn fuddigol am gynllunio baner diogelwch ar y ffordd. Da iawn ti!
School Council Action Plan 2018/19 - Cynllun Gwella Cyngor Ysgol 2018/19
Rights Respecting Schools Bronze Award
Gwobr Efydd Ysgol Sy'n Parchu Hawliau
Members of our school council were delighted to receive our Bronze Rights Respecting Schools Award certificate for our work in promoting the rights of children.
Mae aelodau'r Cyngor Ysgol yn falch iawn i dderbyn y dystysgrif ar gyfer y wobr efydd Ysgol Sy'n Parchu Hawliau.