School Council- Symposium Meeting January 2026

Date: 3rd Feb 2026 @ 7:52pm

On Friday 30th January, the Year 5 & 6 school councillors visited Highfurlong School for the Spring meeting. Here, they met with other Blackpool schools to reflect on issues that had been raised in the previous meeting.

First, they listened to a guest speaker from Blackpool Council who chatted to the children about trading standards and the illegal selling of certain items. He talked about the selling of knives and vapes to underaged children, the illegal vapes and toys that  are sold along the promenade and perfumes that have harsh chemicals in them.

They then took part in a discussion about climate change and pollution, led by Blackpool Council's Active Travel Team. They created their own 'Blackpool' by deciding what they thought should 'stop', 'start' or 'change' in Blackpool to improve the environment.