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Student voice policy – 5 quick tips

A friend asked for help writing a student voice policy at her school. My answer was 5 quick suggestions on how to create one. They’re all here.

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Newsletter 3: Why bother, audit, training and fantasy football

We’ve found some great resources for you, created a student voice audit tool and been doing some thinking about why democracy in schools is so important.

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School council training – get in touch!

Lots of schools are beginning to think about training their school council, or student voice groups, for next academic year.

If you want to make your student voice READY, then get in touch! You can read more about our training here.

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School council and student voice Linkedin Group

If you’re on Linked in (or is it Linkedin?), and you’re interested in school councils and student voice, then we’ve just set up a new group to connect people.

If you’re on there, and want to join, then visit http://lnkd.in/mpSBk8, or search for Student Voice and School Councils Education Network.

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School councils and student voice: why bother?

School councils. Student voice. Giving young people a say in how their school is run. Sounds like effort, doesn’t it? Kids are there to be educated, not to take part in it, right? Let’s be clear : schools present a unique opportunity for young people to learn about democracy.

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Searching pupils: more powers, more trust?

The Government announced today that Heads will be given greater powers to search pupils. Read all about it here and here. At the moment, this can only happen if teachers think that pupils are carrying weapons. The new law will mean that they can also search pupils for mobile phones, ipods, drugs etc… There will [...]