At St Matthew’s Junior School in Luton, for instance, the school council has developed from being teacher-led to being child-led (with the assistance of a ‘link’ teacher), and is now going from strength to strength. The council has initiated school discos where pupils are responsible for the music and for the clearing up; a raffle to purchase soap dispensers, in place of bars of soap; and a sleepover to raise money for a hospice. The school governors also regularly pass issues to the school council for debate.