School Council Conference

I was pleased to be asked to speak to the first conference of primary school councils at West Berkshire Council Chamber this afternoon. The conference was the brainchild of Peter Dove, a teacher at Speenhamland School, and he thinks it may be the first of its kind in the country.

Representatives from 17 West Berkshire Primary schools came, together with some teachers, to talk about what they have been doing, and network. I spoke to them about being a Town Councillor, and the things we had in common - mainly that we were all volunteers because we want to make a difference and improve our town/schools. It was a shame I couldn't stay for the whole afternoon, but I spoke to Peter afterwards, and he is keen to do it again, but for a whole day because they ran out of time!