Pupil Council

Pupil Council

Our children participate in Class Councils from Primary 4-7.

The children are inquisitive and confident. They engage enthusiastically in their learning and have well-developed communication and leadership skills that enable them to contribute meaningfully to wider experiences and decisions across the school… The active parents’ council works along with the children on the school council to support a local foodbank. (ETI Inspection Report, November 2024)

Class Councils run each week and are led by the pupils elected as office bearers by their peers.

Each Class Council has a Chairperson, Vicechairperson and Minute Secretary.

Each class also has a further 3 Pupil Council Representatives who are again elected by their peers to represent the class at the monthly meeting of the Pupil Council with Ms Howe. At these meetings, items which have been discussed and voted upon in Class Councils, are brought to the Pupil Council for further discussion.

If an item is passed by the Pupil Council and Ms Howe, but requires further approval as it is a matter that concerns school policy, it is taken to the Board of Governors. Such an item was progressed all the way to the Board of Governors when the Pupil Council asked them to consider allowing pupils to have a chocolate treat on the first Friday of each month. The governors discussed the item and approved the suggestion.

The Education Training Inspectorate (ETI) and DE recognised our Pupil Participation as exemplary.

2025-2026 Pupil Council 

Chairperson: Sophie

Vice-chairperson: Lyla

Secretary: Faith 

Foodbank rep: Ria

 

P4 reps are: Amelia, Azra & Ben

P5 reps are: Cormac, Ria & Sofia

P6 reps are: Emilia, Faith & Lyla 

P7 reps are: Abigail, Jack & Sophie

You are all AMAZING! 🥰

Contact Information

Phone:   028 9030 9920

Email:    info@oakwoodips.belfast.ni.sch.uk 

The School Office operates term-time only. The School Office is normally closed for lunch between 1.00pm-1.30pm daily.

 

Address

Principal
Ms Claire Howe
48 The Cutts
Derriaghy
Belfast
BT17 9HN

 

Inspection Report

Click the link below to access our most recent ETI Inspection Report of November 2024.

https://rb.gy/jltu2h

 

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