The Aspire Educational Trust has a Trust Pupil Council to represent the views and opinions of the pupils across the Trust and act as a vehicle for the voice of the pupils to the Senior Leadership Team. Each school is represented by two children from either year 5 or 6.

Rights Respecting:

To begin with, Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) says that children and young people should have a say in decisions that affect their lives. A school council can provide a meaningful way in which pupils can voice their opinions and have their views taken into account in decisions that impact upon them. Evidence and experience from schools all over the country shows that a school council that is supported and nurtured helps to improve many aspects of school life. It’s an important and useful way for schools to provide leadership and development opportunities for their pupils.

What makes a school council successful?

A good school council is one that represents the views of all students and gets things done. These are some things that make a school council effective:

• Regular meetings.
• A council that is not too big.
• Class/Form councils that meet regularly.
• Good communication between representatives and their class.
• Training for school council members.
• Smaller groups (subcommittees) working on specific events or issues.
• A bank account or budget (however small).
• Annual evaluations.

The Councillors will discuss agenda items such as:

• Things the children want to share about their school that they do well.
• Activities and opportunities our children would like to see across the Trust.
• What our schools can do as a joint activity during the year.

Our 2024-2025 Trust Pupil Councillors: