School Council

The Discovery School Eco-Council 2024 - 2025

For our latest news, scroll down to the bottom of this page! 

The Discovery School Council are a group of representatives from each class across the school, who are voted for by the pupils. This year there is an additional class representative to help us uphold our Eco-School Award. The School Eco-Council members are involved in important decisions about school development, help to plan key events throughout the school year and to raise money for charity.

School Eco-Council meetings are held regularly to discuss items on the School Development Plan as well as ideas for celebratory events and projects.  The meetings are also used as a forum for pupil voice and feedback whereby the School Eco-Council members collect ideas, views and opinions about pupils' school experiences and their suggestions for improvement.  The members also carry out ecological tasks and checks to ensure the school is being as ecological as it can. These are then shared and debated at School Eco-Council meetings and fed back to our Headteacher, Senior Leadership Team and the School Governing Body. 

Previous decisions and events the School Council have been involved in:

  • Gathering pupil’s views and suggestions to improve our school.

  • Designing our KS2 Adventure Trail. 

  • Collecting food for our local foodbank.

  • Raising money for a variety of charities.

  • Selecting books for the school library.

Future plans

  • Regular meetings to share pupil voice and suggestions from classes.

  • Arrange fun and inventive ways to raise money for our chosen charities.

  • Look at ways to improve our school.

Remember, if you have any great ideas about how to improve our school then please let the school council members know or put a suggestion in your class suggestion box!

Thank you for your support.

The School Council 2024/25

LATEST NEWS!

Perfect Pet Week

The School and Eco Council held a fundraiser for the RSPCA Leybourne. The council members helped collect the donations of food, treats and bedding in the mornings. The children also made a poster of their pets at home and donated 50p to have it displayed to the whole school. The children raised £112.50.

Collaboration Teams Meeting

To end Term 3 our School Eco Council met via Teams with the school councils from Ryarsh and Kings Hill to share what we have been up to. Our council members spoke with pride about their roles representing our school. It was really interesting to hear the other schools ideas and areas of focus for the year. We hope to meet again with them at the end of the year to find out if they completed all their goals.

Our Next Fundraiser

Here is a letter outlining all of the charities chosen by the school council plus our up and coming Pet Week. Please click here: Pet Week, to read our letter.

Poppy Appeal

A huge thank you for all the money donated for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. We raised £443.66.

Food Bank Collection Monday 16th October 2023

The School Eco-Council helped to gather food donations from our school community this week. All the food collected will be going to the food bank being run by St Gabriels Church on Kings Hill. Rev. Mark was overwhelmed with the kind donations from all the parents at The Discovery School. A huge THANK YOU to everyone who was able to spare a tin or two.