Our School Council is an important part of Springbank school life, giving children the opportunity to share their ideas, have their voices heard and help make our school an even better place to be.

At the beginning of the school year, each class from Year 2 to Year 6 voted to elect their representatives to join the School Council. The children were given the opportunity to vote for who they felt would best represent their class and share their views and suggestions. Our Year 6 representatives will also represent the children in Year 1 and Reception, making sure that even our youngest pupils have a voice and can contribute their ideas.

We were delighted to welcome our local councillor to our very first meeting, where our newly elected representatives were presented with their School Council badges.

We also held a whole-school election to choose our Chair and Vice Chair. Our Year 6 pupils were given the opportunity to put themselves forward for these important roles, writing and recording their own speeches to explain why they would make a good leader. Their speeches were shared with the whole school before every pupil had the opportunity to cast their vote. We were incredibly proud of all the children who put themselves forward. It took a great deal of confidence, effort and courage and everyone who took part deserves recognition, regardless of the outcome. It was a fantastic opportunity for the children to experience democracy in action!

Meet our School Council for 2026/2027

Chair: Arthur W

Vice Chair: Sofia B

Our Class Representatives:

2C	Tommy A, Ruby S
2L	Molly O, Gabriel W
3C	Ivy B, Ozzie K
3H	Maxwell C, Ivie E
4R	Ben C, Daisy W
4S	Theo S, Bella W
5MJ	Seth P, Chloe T
5P	Amelia H, Alfie B
6F	Alfie, Evelyn C, Evie P
6W	Noah M, Connor R, James R, Hamaya J

What have we been up to?

Our School Council has already made a fantastic start to the year! The children are full of enthusiasm and have lots of exciting ideas about how we can improve our school and make a positive difference to our wider community. We have been busy discussing how best to spend the money raised last year. The children have been sharing their suggestions and thinking carefully about how we can use the money to benefit pupils across the school.

Christmas Fayre

We are looking forward to meeting with our PTA to discuss plans for this year's Christmas Fayre. The School Council will be working together to organise and run their own stall and we can't wait to see what ideas the children come up with!

Supporting our local community

We are also planning a visit to the Pudsey Community Project where our School Council members will be helping to sort Christmas clothes as part of their reuse and recycle project. This will be a lovely opportunity for the children to give something back to the local community and learn more about sustainability. 

Children in Need

We are also busy planning activities to help raise money for Children in Need. The children have been sharing lots of creative fundraising ideas and are looking forward to getting the whole school involved in supporting this important cause.