--- title: "News: School Council" url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/school-council" school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy" --- # News: School Council ![Image of School Council- Local Community - Litter Picking ](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/720x440c/news/f8edaa49-6bfc-4b7a-82b2-90425db79c04.jpg) 16 Sep [2026-09-16-school-council-local-community-litter-picking](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-09-16-school-council-local-community-litter-picking) #### [School Council- Local Community - Litter Picking ](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-09-16-school-council-local-community-litter-picking) Making Our Community Shine: School Council Litter Pick Our newly appointed School Councillors took their first steps into the local community this week to lend a helping hand to the Blackburn with Darwen litter picking scheme. Armed with grabbers, high-vis vests, and plenty of enthusiasm, the team headed out to clear the rubbish left behind in our local park. The children showed incredible dedication to their new roles, scouring the paths and green spaces to ensure the park is a cleaner, safer place for everyone to enjoy. Their hard work paid off massively, collecting two full bags of rubbish before heading back to school. A huge well done to our council team on a brilliant first outing. You’ve set a fantastic example for the rest of the school and proved just how much of a difference a bit of community spirit can make! ![Image of School Council- PSHE- Spreading Christmas Cheer in the Community](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/720x440c/news/Collage_2025-12-10_18_30_51.jpg) 10 Dec [2025-12-10-school-council-pshe-spreading-christmas-cheer-in-the-community](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-12-10-school-council-pshe-spreading-christmas-cheer-in-the-community) #### [School Council- PSHE- Spreading Christmas Cheer in the Community](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-12-10-school-council-pshe-spreading-christmas-cheer-in-the-community) Our school council members took on a wonderfully heartwarming project this week by organizing and performing a special nativity play exclusively for the residents of a local nursing home. The pupils demonstrated incredible dedication, rehearsing their roles as Mary, Joseph, shepherds, and angels to bring the traditional story to life. The performance was met with warm applause and generated a tangible sense of festive cheer among the residents, providing a lovely inter-generational connection. Following the play, the children personally greeted the residents, shared handmade cards, and offered sincere wishes for a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year, reinforcing the school's commitment to community spirit and kindness during the holiday season. ![Image of Year 5 - Parliament Week Activities](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/720x440c/news/6ea96ed1-1cfd-43d2-a1c9-4ae44292b250.jpg) 3 Dec [2025-12-03-year-5-parliament-week-activities](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-12-03-year-5-parliament-week-activities) #### [Year 5 - Parliament Week Activities](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-12-03-year-5-parliament-week-activities) Year 5 celebrated UK Parliament Week last Friday by diving into the world of democracy and governance. After watching informative videos detailing the workings of Parliament, students demonstrated their understanding by creating fantastic acrostic poems spelling out 'P-A-R-L-I-A-M-E-N-T'. Putting their learning into immediate action, the class held important votes for their new school house team names and selected classroom activities. Crucially, they actively practised the art of persuasion during these debates, linking directly to the persuasive writing skills they are currently mastering in their English lessons. ![Image of Year 6: PSHE - UK Parliament Day](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/720x440c/news/Collage_2025-12-02_08_17_50.jpg) 2 Dec [2025-12-02-year-6-pshe-uk-parliament-day](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-12-02-year-6-pshe-uk-parliament-day) #### [Year 6: PSHE - UK Parliament Day](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-12-02-year-6-pshe-uk-parliament-day) This week year 6 have learnt about the role of democracy in our society, how the UK parliament is structured and the roles of the House of Commons and the House of Lords. ![Image of Year 5 PSHE - Creating Christmas Crafts for Care Home Residents](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/720x440c/news/a1d3aa39-606f-42b3-8930-21c8467d7474.jpg) 5 Dec [2024-12-05-year-5-pshe-creating-christmas-crafts-for-care-home-residents](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2024-12-05-year-5-pshe-creating-christmas-crafts-for-care-home-residents) #### [Year 5 PSHE - Creating Christmas Crafts for Care Home Residents](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2024-12-05-year-5-pshe-creating-christmas-crafts-for-care-home-residents) In Year 5 we are celebrating the festive season with the joy of giving to others. We have made some beautiful Christmas decorations for a local care home, to bring some festive cheer to the elderly residents! ![Image of School Council Preparing for World Mental Health day and Supporting Steven](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/720x440c/news/Collage_2024-10-03_16_21_13.jpg) 3 Oct [2024-10-03-school-council-preparing-for-world-mental-health-day-and-supporting-steven](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2024-10-03-school-council-preparing-for-world-mental-health-day-and-supporting-steven) #### [School Council Preparing for World Mental Health day and Supporting Steven](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2024-10-03-school-council-preparing-for-world-mental-health-day-and-supporting-steven) The School Council has been busy preparing for World Mental Health Day and supporting Steven on Thursday 10th October. The theme is to wear yellow to support the well-being of our staff and children. In particular the School is trying to help Steven who sadly was taken ill in the Summer holidays and hasn't been able to attend school . As a school we are wearing yellow both to show our support to Steven and promote awareness of Mental Health Day. We want to let Steven and his family know that we are here to help and support. Steven is not alone! ![Image of Year 5 School Council Elections](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/720x440c/news/11976e34-2586-42cd-830c-40a28d9bac6e(1).jpg) 5 Sep [2024-09-05-year-5-school-council-elections](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2024-09-05-year-5-school-council-elections) #### [Year 5 School Council Elections](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2024-09-05-year-5-school-council-elections) ![Image of School Council Litter Picking ](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/720x440c/news/Collage_2024-06-25_09_32_40.jpg) 18 Jun [2024-06-18-school-council-litter-picking](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2024-06-18-school-council-litter-picking) #### [School Council Litter Picking ](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2024-06-18-school-council-litter-picking) The School Councillors got actively involved in caring for their school environment by litter-picking. They showed dedication and commitment by staying behind after school and collected a variety of litter. They were kindly assisted by Mrs Adamson, Mrs Evans and Mrs Bolton. ![Image of Y6 - UK Parliament Day](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/720x440c/news/E53A65C8-7150-421E-8EFF-3B279F67704C.jpeg) 18 Nov [2022-11-18-y6-uk-parliament-day](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2022-11-18-y6-uk-parliament-day) #### [Y6 - UK Parliament Day](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2022-11-18-y6-uk-parliament-day) Year 6 are enjoying the start of our UK Parliament Day by learning all about Parliament while playing a board game! ![Image of Parliament Week - Y5](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/720x440c/news/IMG_0158.JPG) 5 Nov [2021-11-05-parliament-week-y5](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2021-11-05-parliament-week-y5) #### [Parliament Week - Y5](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2021-11-05-parliament-week-y5) As part of Parliament week, we used Now Press Play to experience what a world where Climate Change has taken hold of the Earth. 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