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Ellington Primary School

School Council

Ellington Primary School - School Council - 2025/2026

 

What is the school council?

We are a group of children from Year 1 to Year 6 who are elected by their class to work with Mr Hodgson so that we make Ellington Primary School the safest, happiest and most successful school it can be!

 

When do we meet?

We meet every 2 weeks but we often have additional meetings with our class teachers to make sure we are on track with all our actions!

 

What do we do?

We get involved in all sorts of things but usually have a key focus. This year, our focus is on fund raising and creating as many opportunities as possible for parents to come into school. 

 

We are responsible for making sure all the ideas from our class are heard and listened to and good suggestions are acted upon. To do this we take notes and minutes in the school council meeting and feedback to our classes after the meeting.

 

Who are we?

The following children have been elected for the School Council by their classmates:

Year 1: Grace and Thomas

Year 2: Ollie and Hallie

Year 3: Poppy T and Harlen

Year 4: Archie and Emilia 

Year 5: Ayla and Elliott

Year 6: James and Libby

Visit to the Houses of Parliament September 2025!

We made our third trip to the houses of Parliament on 30th September 2025 with our new School Council and new Eco-Council!

It was a hot busy day in London but once again the children (and staff!) had a brilliant day. 

The views from the London Eye were spectacular and McDonalds was delicious! But visiting the Houses of Parliament was amazing - once again we were able to go into the House of Commons and the House of Lords and learn all about democracy and the history of the government. 

This year, we have more fantastic councils in school who are already doing a superb job. 

Actions 2024/2025:

  • Spooky Spectacular - Helped to organise a Halloween Disco!
  • Ellington’s Got Talent - Organised and judged a talent show which was the highlight of the year for many children!
  • Active Playtimes -  came up with more ideas for equipment to support active play. 
  • Extra-curricular clubs - took votes from class mates to decide which clubs we have on offer.
  • Valentines – helped to plan and organise a Valentine’s disco.
  • Easter Egg Trail – came up with the idea of an Easter Egg Trail around Ellington Village which raised a significant amount of money for the Friends of Ellington.
  • House of Parliament – visited the House of Parliament to learn about the history and heritage of politics in England.
  • Summer Fair 2025 - Supported with the organisation of the hugely successful Summer Fair!
Visit to the Houses of Parliament 2024!
 
We made another trip to the Houses of Parliament on October 1st 2024.
 
This time we took 24 children along with Mr Hodgson, Mrs Horsley, Mrs Mallaburn, Mr Robinson and Mr Nelson (Chair of Governors) and Mrs Macleod (Parent Governor) and had another fantastic day in the capital. 
 
We set off from Morpeth train station at 7:13am, arriving in London around 10:30am. Despite the weather being awful, we enjoyed the London Eye with amazing views over rainy London. We again headed to McDonalds!
 
At Westminster we had a brilliant tour and this time we actually got to go into the House of Commons and the House of Lords! 
 
We got to see the magnificent Big Ben and 10 Downing Street before heading back to Kings Cross. 
 
Despite the train being delayed and not reaching Morpeth until 11:30pm, we had the best day!
School Council Visit to the Houses of Parliament 2023! 
 
On February 28th 2023, our school council visited the House of Parliament in London! 
 
12 children along with Mr Hodgson, Mrs Sanders, Mrs Horsley and Mr Nelson (Chair of Governors) had a fantastic day in the capital. 
 
We set off from Morpeth train station at 7am, arriving in London around 10:30am. We then experienced the London Eye with amazing views of London. Of course we needed some lunch, so we had a quick stop at McDonalds before heading to Westminster. 
 
At Westminster we had a tour which involved actually watching debates taking place in the Houses of Commons and the Houses of Lords. We were also fortunate enough to meet our local MP, Anne Marie Trevelyan whilst taking part in our very own democratic workshop. 
 
We then visited the Cenotaph and Trafalgar Square before the train journey back to Northumberland. We arrived back after 10pm but had an incredible day! 
Actions 2023/2024:
 
  • New Packed Lunch Policy - Creating healthier lunches, reducing waste and recycling more! 
  • New Reading areas - each class took part in a competition to design new reading areas in their classrooms. The School Council judged these and awarded Year 5/6 the winner!
  • Active Playtimes - we came up with ideas for equipment to support active play. 
  • Extra-curricular clubs - We have taken votes from class mates to decide which clubs we have on offer.
  • Coffee Morning/Bake Sale - We raised over £300 for Save the Children through a coffee morning and bake sale where we ran stalls for parents/carers and pupils.
  • Promoting Recycling - We worked alongside our Eco-Council to run a 'design a bin' competition to promote recycling in school. 
  • Easter tombola - we supported our classes with the Easter tombola, raising funds for our school PTA.