School Council and Pupil Voice
At St Anne’s we aim to be a community that fosters positive relationships. We believe that Pupil Voice is an integral part of our school community. By providing our pupils with the opportunities to have their say and influence our school for the better, we empower our pupils to achieve their dreams and aspirations.
Through representation on School Council and as Friendship and Sports Ambassadors we give our pupils the key skills of:
Self-esteem
Commitment
Organisation
Resilience
Excellence
Our Pupil Voice plays an important role in:
Collecting pupil opinions through the school
Reporting back to senior leaders and governors
Organising whole school events
Raising money for charity
Completing environmental projects
In all we do: We Learn to Love and Love to Learn.....in Readiness for Life.
Last year (2025/26), our School Council focused on the Year of Reading.
Our first challenge was also a fundraising activity for Children in Need. We made our own joke books with the best jokes from each class and sold these to raise money, as well as organising a non-uniform day. We were really pleased to raise over £200.
World Book Day Reading Ladders
In the seven weeks leading up to World Book Day, we asked the children to read 20 pages of their reading book. Their grown-ups signed a rung on the ladder each week to say they had done this. On World Book Day, we asked everyone to bring their completed bookmark into school. Everyone who had completed their bookmark received a certificate and went into a draw to win a prize! We were so happy to receive over sixty bookmarks back. These are our winners:
Library Service Visit
Carole from the St Helens Library Service came in to speak with the children in Key Stage 1 and 2 about all the libraries had on offer this year. She showed the children the BorrowBox app, which is free and allows them to access loads of free e-books and audiobooks. Lots of children and staff signed up.
Get Caught Reading
We ran a Get Caught Reading competition for children to send in photos of them reading in unusual places. These are some of our favourite entries:
Whole School Writing Project
All of our classes completed the same lesson on World Book Day. We enjoyed writing our own page of the St Anne’s version of Charlie Cook and his Favourite Book. These are available to read outside our hub.
Christmas Cards
In addition to our reading challenge, following a successful project last year, our School Council and Sports Ambassador teams worked again with Crisis, a charity that supports the homeless community in St Helens. We made Christmas cards that were included in hampers that were donated to those in need.