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.

2025/26 Owl Parliament

We would like to introduce the following pupils to the 2025/26 Owl Parliament:

Year 2: George and Millie

Year 3: Jemima and Harry

Year 4: Willow and Gwilym

Year 5: Jamie and James

Year 6: Isabelle (Vice-Chair) and Oliver (Secretary)

Year 6: Izzy (Chair) and Layla

Link Teacher: Mrs Zachary and Miss Thomas 

Latest Owl Parliament's Focus Projects

So far this year we have continued to work on our 'Chill Out Room', making sure it is well resourced and used appropriately by the learners who need it most. 

We have also developed our 'Peaceful Playground Project' with the help of the Fundraisers For Mountain Lane. Thanks to their generosity we have been able to purchase new equipment for the children to use during lunchtime. We have also ordered a trim trail for the field, which we hope will be installed before the Easter Holidays. Please see the attached presentation that was shared with our learners before half term. 

We will be carrying out several fundraising events in the coming months to raise money for the next stage of our playground project - a playframe on the yard. We are excited about the progress we are making. 

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