Our School Council

At the beginning of the school year, we hold elections for our school councillors. Every child, all the way from Year 1 to 6 has the chance to run and each class elects one representative. Our school councillors meet at least once per half-term with Miss Milligan to discuss and vote on new ideas. These ideas are then shared with our school’s Senior Leadership Team for approval.

School Council members are routinely involved in interviewing staff for vacant posts at school. They have come up with and asked some very challenging and thought-provoking questions which candidates have commented on. Their track record o

ver the years in spotting the best candidate has been really remarkable. The School Council interview panel regularly ranks candidates in exactly the same order as a panel made up of experienced members of the Senior Management team and Governors.

Our school council is responsible for a wide range of initiatives and fundraising schemes within Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School, such as helping to support the upcoming fundraising for our sensory room, coming up with the idea for our lovely Zen garden at the entrance to the school and helping our school to support a range of charities over the course of the year.

Houses of Parliament Trip

Our KS2 School Councillors had the incredible opportunity to go to London and visit the Houses of Parliament in March 2026. It was an amazing experience to see democracy in action, hear directly from a Baroness about how laws are made and to go inside the House of Lords AND House of Commons. We even saw Winston Churchill's ashtray!