Welcome to/Croeso i Mountain Lane's School Council:

'Owl Parliament'

At Mountain Lane we are extremely proud to have our pupils' views represented in Class and School Council meetings.

What is a School Council?

School Council is a group of children, who are elected by their class peers to represent the views of all pupils and to help improve our school.

As a council we aim to meet at least once a half term with each meeting being held by our Chair person and Vice Chair, minutes are taken for each meeting and typed up by our Secretaries. They can be accessed by all pupils and staff at anytime. All roles within the council are voted by it's members.

In 2018 pupils within Mountain Lane voted to select a name for the School Council at Mountain Lane, and so the 'Owl Parliament' was born.

What does the School Council do?

In the Autumn Term, each class across the school from Year 2-6, elect their School Council member to represent their views at Owl Parliament meetings.

At the meetings, Owl Parliament members get the opportunity to lead meetings driven by questions from their peers, who have posted suggestions/queries/concerns in their class 'Owl Parliament Post Box'. Each meeting, class post boxes are brought and the contents discussed; decisions are then made as to what needs to be addressed and actioned in order for Owl Parliament to best support our peers at Mountain Lane. 

This enables our children to assimilate and use problem solving skills to ensure pupils across the school have pupil voice as well as have direct impact on their own school life.

2024/25 Owl Parliament

We would like to introduce the following pupils to the 2024/25 Owl Parliament:

Year 2: Jack and Ivy-Rose

Year 3: Ffion and Aoife

Year 4: Esme and Jamie

Year 5: David and Lewis

Year 6: Azalea and Ava D

Year 6: Ella and Matilda

Link Teacher: Mrs Zachary, Miss Braid and Miss Thomas 

Latest Owl Parliament's Focus Projects

This term, we have produced a pupil voice Anti-Bullying Poster.  We thought about the different forms that bullying takes and who to ask for help if we feel we are being bullied. The poster has been shared with pupils, staff and members of the Governing Body and will be displayed around school.

Celebrating Success...Previous Owl Parliament's Focus Projects

2023/24 Owl Parliament

We would like to introduce the following pupils to the 2023/24 Owl Parliament:

Year 2: Charlotte & Elian

Year 3: Ivy & Heidi

Year 4: Isabelle & Grace

Year 5: Isabelle (Secretary) & Ella (Secretary)

Year 6: Hallie & Stephen

Year 6: Jonah (Chair) and Isla (Vice Chair)

Link Teacher: Miss Braid