Every school in Poland has a school council so what can we learn from them and are they effective?

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We’ve just finished a youth engagement good practice guide for social housing providers. Take a look!
Barming Primary School in Kent tell us about how their school council and class councils help everyone to get involved in school improvement.
A student voice case study from Woodhouse College showing how their students can influence the core work of the college in an effective way.
Wildern School in Southampton approaches student voice through UNICEF’s Rights Respecting Schools model. It’s a great example of how this approach can achieve whole-school improvements.
Here’ s Reddish Vale Technology College’s student voice case study, focusing on the ethos of the co-operative movement.
Here’s a student voice case study from Matthew Moss High School, including some really powerful quotations from teachers and pupils. Without doubt, one of our favourite schools
Over to Corby in Northamptonshire for another great school in our amazing school council and student voice case studies!
Another great case study from Lark Rise Academy, who use POW WOW sessions to get everyone involved in school decision making. Inspiring!
Haringey’s recently announced commission, Outstanding for All, neglects to engage with the people at the heart of the debate, the students.
Here’s a few presentations from teachers telling us about their school councils.
A summary of our recent trip to work with school council coordinators in Prague, Czech Republic.
A great school council/student voice case study from an inspiring primary school in the West Midlands.Their Friday Forums help every child in the school to get involved in improving the school.
This newsletter’s chock full of case studies, with a downloadable simple minutes template.
One of involver’s favourite schools tells us how student voice works for them. They run an amazing student voice conference every year, which helps them to include a lot of people and get a lot done. Great stuff!
Westfield tells us about the importance of regular and inclusive class councils, driving the influential school council. As school council case studies go, it’s a good one!














