Downham Church Of England Primary School

Learning Council

Learning Council Representatives:

Class DB- Gabriella and Kamil

Class EW - Lily and Dexter

Class LB - Lee and Briar

Class PO - Florence and Heidi

Class RC - Archie and Lily-Mai

Class LF - Phoebe and Louis

Class KS - Harley and Maddie

Head of Learning Council - Ava

The Role of the Learning Council

To advise the Head Teacher and teaching staff on how to:
Improve learning conditions for all children at Downham CE VC Primary School
To ensure that learning is fun
To ensure that learning is interactive and interesting
To ensure that planning and teaching are pupil centred to ensure improved education for all

As members of the Learning Council we will:

Visit other classes and see how things are done differently
Observe lessons and comment on them from our point of view
Carry out surveys of pupil's views about learning in school
Carry out surveys of parent's views about learning in school
Review on a regular basis the school’s curriculum aims, teaching and learning policies
Comment on resources available
Make recommendations to the Head Teacher and the school teaching staff

What did we achieved in 2018-2019?

Last year the school council focused their ideas on creating a project that brought the community of Billericay schools together and promoting a special message - 'The Future is Bright'. Along with the other schools in Billericay, the council created an ideal vision of what a bright future meant and selected artists within the school to work with a local artist to bring their ideas to life. This resulted in an extremely successful art gallery in St Mary Magdalen's Church on Billericay High Street that was open to the public over the Easter holidays.

We also mingled with Chelmsford's finest and, after a wonderful visit by the Mayor of Chelmsford to Downham, the council were invited for tea at the Mayor's Parlour to learn about the history of politics in Chelmsford.

We raised a great deal of money for Children in Need with a Bring and Buy Sale that was so successful that we sold out of stock quite quickly.

What do we aim to achieve in 2019-2020?

This year we are really looking forward to continuing to build the community links, understand politics further and raise money for charities. We also want to focus on changes that we can make in school to make Downham an even better school for everyone.