School Council Roles and Responsibilities

Cloakroom Committee:

• On a weekly basis, at some point throughout the afternoon, go around the cloakrooms with a member of staff to rate the tidiness of the cloakrooms using the score sheet.
• Order the classes from last place to first
• Complete the ‘Tidy Cloakroom Award’ for winning class/classes
• Announce the ‘winning’ class in assembly
• Put certificate up on or around the door of the winning class

Recycling Committee: 

• On a Friday afternoon collect recycle boxes and empty in the correct school bin.
• Make a note of which class recycles well.
• Use sheet provided.

Playground Committee:

• Run school surveys to decide what pupils want to improve their playground environment
• Visit other schools and school websites to get ideas about what other school have done to improve their playgrounds
• Look through playground catalogues to get a feel for how much various items and equipment cost so we have an idea of how much money is required to improve the various areas of the playgrounds.
• Report this information to school council, specifically the fundraising committee.

Fundraising Committee:

• Suggest possible charities / events that we might raise funds for (e.g. hearing dogs, Children in Need, Comic Relief etc).
• Be aware of what’s needed by school and suggest fundraising ideas for it.
• Help organise fundraising events with teacher representative
• Keep treasurer up-to-date with funds raised so far
• Announce funds raised to school council members to keep them fully up-to-date 

Lost Property Committee:

• Spend 30 minutes each week sorting through lost property
• Check property for names
• Distribute back to children
• Tidy lost property
• Once per ½ term lay out lost property – all classes to visit and claim property.