I’m back in London, via Vienna, after an amazing time in Kosice, Slovakia. It was a very inspiring and interesting three days.
Great to hear about the challenges, successes and stories of people in other countries who are broadly trying to do the same things as us in the UK. Great to meet so many motivated, passionate young people. Great to visit Slovakia for the first time – it is a beautiful country!
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Slovakian adventure!
Oct 6
@kathleensorrell The working group needs to be credible, so a mix of students and staff in terms of ability, popularity and scepticism. in reply to kathleensorrell # Just got a call about becoming a governor or a Haringey primary school. Very excited. # Just been contacted about the governor position through Facebook, wasn't expecting that, [...]
@kathleensorrell Start with boundaries and responsibilities (get a group of staff and students to work them out) then have an election. in reply to kathleensorrell # @kathleensorrell Otherwise people won't know why to vote for someone other than their friend. in reply to kathleensorrell # Nice set of teaching #studentvoice web tools from @take_the_plunge (via [...]
A session I ran for the Golden Company on leadership and creating a code of conduct.
@infernaldepart Google Docs are nice and simple. If you want something more sophisticated have a look at http://www.LimeSurvey.org @limesurvey # @kathleensorrell Let me know if you want to bounce around any ideas, or if you're feeling stuck. in reply to kathleensorrell # @moodlefairy If you're able to share how you're doing those student voice questionnaires [...]
Slovakia Day 1
Oct 1
In the UK, the idea behind student voice is pretty much considered a good one (just not a lot of people do it well), whereas in Slovakia the whole idea of genuine representative democracy is much newer, and far less popular.
