School Council 2025-26 

This year Miss Howard will be supporting School Councillors to think about how they can make our school, local area and world a better place. If you have any ideas and suggestions please pass them on to your nominated school councillor.

Engaging children in charitable activities is becoming more and more important. The ‘Growing up Giving’ Parliamentary Inquiry suggests that “Teaching our young people to be selfless, to think of others ahead of themselves, and to support good causes – great and small – is as important as teaching them to read and write. It is an essential part of making sure our young people grow up to be full members of society.” Dr John Low Chief Executive Charities Aid Foundation

Over the last twelve months, School Council have supported a range of local and national charities including: Macmillan Cancer, Child in Need, War Child, Red Nose Day and Blackburn Food Bank.

This years our new School Councillors are hoping to continue to support these charities, as well as identify other needs within the local community.

So here is our new team:

Class 1 - Lucy and Hanna 

Class 2 - Florence and Jack 

Class 3 - Albie and Poppy 

Class 4 - Arthur and Amelia 

Class 5 - Leo, Alissa and Olivia 

This year the children have focused on PALS which stands for Pupils Against Loneliness, the children create flyers and poster them around the local community, inviting the elderly in for an afternoon of such activities as, crafting, reading, playing cards, dominoes and boardgames. A PALS event is held half termly, please come along to join in. The next event is on Friday 20th March and we will be having an Easter themed afternoon. 

The children raised a grand total of £1525.65 for Children in Need this year. The school council encouraged the school to come to school in their sports clothes and complete the Joe Wicks charity sports event. 

School Council meet Ribble Valley Mayor Mark Hindle who talked about the role of local councils and how important School Councillors are in making a difference to the lives of people who live in the Ribble Valley.