Regulation 3 School Councils
The governing body of a school must establish a school council, the purpose of which is to enable pupils to discuss matters relating to their school, their education and any other matters of concern or interest and to make representations on these to the governing body and the head teacher;
The head teacher of a school must:
ensure that meetings of the school council are convened on six occasions during the school year and, in so far as practicable, at regular intervals, the first of such meetings to take place by 1 November 2006; and
ensure that all school council meetings are supervised by at least one member of the school staff.
Both the governing body and the head teacher of a school must consider any matter communicated to them by the school council and provide a response to the school council.
The governing body and head teacher of a school may agree to perform their functions under these Regulations jointly with the governing body and head teacher of other schools.