Our School Council meet every two weeks to discuss issues affecting them and share the views of their class. They suggest new ideas and are the pupils’ voice of William Patten.

School Council Members 2023-24

Congratulations to this year’s School Council members who were voted in by their class at the start of the year. They meet regularly with Sian to share the views and opinions of their peers, and represent the pupil voice of William Patten.

2L – Dalia and Casper 
2C – Iris and Elliott
3L – Elise and Elijah
3IC – Aster and Mason
4C – Klara and Theo
4M – Matilda and Lochie
5C – Valentine and Ben
5S – Emmy and Arlo
6B – Elise and Aurelien
6M – Isabella and Orrin

School Council Meetings

The WP School Councillors meet with Sian (Deputy Head / Inclusion Lead) every two weeks and bring ideas and suggestions from their classes in a special School Council book. They wear their badges with pride and are dedicated, active and determined to make change. Follow the links below to find out what they’ve been talking about. Reports are also published in our school newsletter, the Patten Pages.

Our School Council got off to a great start in the first half term and made lots of suggestions to help improve the school experience for the pupils of William Patten. Here are the suggestions and actions from some of our meetings from last year and this year:

School Council Questions and Actions – 10 November 2023

School Council Questions and Actions – 6 October 2023

School Council – Questions and Actions Summer term 2023

School Council Questions and Actions – Spring term 2023

School Council Questions and Actions – Autumn term 2022

Charity Collections

Our School Council have been collecting for charity at the school gates. Each month a year group chooses a charity (or two!) and their elected Councillors decorate the buckets with charity logos and shake at the gates!

Year 4 School Councillors shook their buckets on the gates last week and raised a very impressive £210.13 for their chosen local charity, ‘The Bike Project’. The organisation provides refurbished bikes for refugee adults and children, as well as cycling lessons for refugee women.

School Council collecting for Mind and WWF charities.

Last year’s collections: