School Council at Roundwood

The school council at Roundwood play a crucial role in representing their fellow pupils and working collobaratively to make a real difference both in school and within the local community. 

Each year, we hold elections whereby children put themselves forward for the role of school councillor by sharing their vision with fellow pupils and undertaking a interview with the school council Lead, Miss Harper and Headteacher, Mrs Handley. From this, we then elect a school councillor and deputy councillor for Years 3 - 6. These children also work alongside our children at KS1 to listen to their thoughts, feelings and wishes, and to prepare them for being further involved once they join KS2.

All school councillors are awarded a metal school council badge which they wear with pride.

Just like our Personnel Development Passports, school councillors have a passport in which they work towards various objectives over the duration of their role. The passport encompasses the following objective areas: care, organisation, nature's friend, creativity, inclusiveness and listening. Ask a school councillor to see their passport when you are next in school.

This year our 2025 - 2026 plans include: 

Kindness

This year the School Council have teamed up with the Kindness Ambassadors to spread kindness throughout the school. Some ideas included creating positive posters, handing out kindness certificates and making friendship bracelets to hide around the building. It was lovely to start the year with such a positive initiative.

Remembrance Memorial Cleanup

After the many positive comments from the local community last year, the School Council decided to visit the local war memorial once again and give it some TLC ahead of Remembrance Day. The children cleaned the memorial, picked leaves off the path and scrubbed the walkway clear of moss, making it less slippery for members of the local community when accessing the area. 

Making connections with the local community

Coming soon...

Linking the sites

After a warm welcome to the KS1 site last year, the School Council can't wait to visit Tingewick and read to their younger peers, as well as hear any ideas for the school that KS1 may have!

Alec's Angels

The School Council have once again chosen to support Alec's Angels this year. Watch this space!

Roundwood's Got Talent

Our annual competition coming soon to a Roundwood near you!

 

Check out what we did last year for 2024 - 2025 : 

NSPCC Kindness Challenge

This academic year, the School Council have chosen to support NSPCC as our national charity. In the Autumn term, the School Council created a 'Kindness Bingo' full of lots of ways to plant seeds of kindness into our everyday lives! The winning class were able to make lots of friendship bracelets to spread the kindness around the school. 

Remembrance Memorial Cleanup

The School Council have been working on making connections with the local community this year. In aid of this, they got stuck in with cleaning the Remembrance Day war memorial and surrounding area ahead of the 11^th November. The children swept the path, cleaned the monument and made sure that the path was not slippery for elderly members of the community coming to pay their respects. Their efforts were well-received throughout Gawcott, with many members commenting on how lovely the space looked, and how accessible it was.

Christmas Scavenger Hunt

In true Christmas Spirit, the School Council decided to give the gift of giggles with a Christmas Joke-themed scavenger hunt! The Councillors made Christmas decorations with festive jokes on the back and hid them around the village green. The tiny tots at the local playgroup had such fun running around and listening to the funny jokes! Of course, the School Council were rewarded for their efforts with an afternoon of playing with the little ones and drinking a well-deserved hot chocolate!

NSPCC Number Day

The School Council supported our celebration of NSPCC's Number Day by creating posters advertising the event. The bright and informative posters were placed all around school, notifying fellow students about the day. 

Reading at Roundwood

Inspired by a tremendously successful World Book Day, the School Council have had the opportunity to encourage reading throughout the school. From tidying their class book corner to visiting the little ones at Tingewick, the School Council continue to do their part to ensure that a love for reading stays deeply rooted in our school values.

Alec's Angels

The School Council have raised money for a charity particularly close to Roundwood - Alec's Angels. Alec was a student at Roundwood and sadly lost his life to cancer at a young age. He never failed to make others smile and laugh, and so Alec's angels was founded in his memory to provide smiles to those receiving hospice care. The School Council teamed up with Gawcott's annual Gawcott Mile and together have raised over £1000 for the charity!

Roundwood's Got Talent

Roundwood's most coveted event was a huge success this year, with a range of talents on display from balloon animals to comedy routines to Roundwood's very own rock band! The School Council really enjoyed hosting a fun competition to showcase the many talents at Roundwood as a brilliant way to end the year.