Ashwicken C of E Primary School

The academic year 2024/5 saw the school council playing a vital role in the
school community. Their mission was to improve pupil voice and to
incorporate this into developing areas that the children had identified needed
improvement.

Areas for consideration:
● Improve the outside play equipment - this has been accomplished
(maybe a photo)
● Greater opportunity for den making and forest school activities during
break and lunch play - applied for a grant from BCKLWN, received it
and equipment has been purchased
● Move the table tennis table to a hard surface to enable all children the
opportunity to use it, purchase new bats and balls
● They were instrumental in some new clubs for after school, not just
sports clubs
● They had a meeting with Norse who provided the school lunches to
discuss foods that were liked and incorporating new ones - they also
got to taste some new dishes to give feedback to the whole school. They
also discussed portion sizes, allowing a larger portion for older children
and smaller for the younger children to tackle the issue of waste each
lunchtime
● They orchestrated fund raising events for our charity for that year,
which was ‘Tapping House Hospice’ (see jayne for the overall total) items
such as, Reindeer Sponsored Run, Donations at the Christmas
Performances, Den Design Competition
● They also held regular assemblies, where they kept the whole school up
to date with feedback to comments posted on the school council board,
events and fundraising totals.

Charity this year - R.N.L.I
● The children have maintained and improved obtaining pupil voice from
everyone in the school community.
● They invited the RNLI in to give a presentation to the whole school, so
they knew all about the good work this charity does.
● They have held a ‘Wear Festive Clothes Day’ when we went to the
Pantomime and raised £105 pounds for the R.N.L.I
● The Christmas Performances raised £55 for the R.N.L.I
● They have had a meeting with the head teacher about providing more
rubbish bins at the bottom of the field - these are being purchased
● They held an initial assembly introducing themselves, then a second
one providing feedback from requests and to share the fund raising
timetable for the year - all of the events on this were proposed and then
selected by the children.
● They are currently organising the ‘Talent Contest’ which will be held on
the 6th February 2026.

● They are also in correspondence with Leziate Parish Council regarding
joint funding of a bench in the adjacent woods where lots of the
children play after school each day.