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School councils in Poland

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

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Social housing provider? Want to engage young people? Take a look!

We’ve just finished a youth engagement good practice guide for social housing providers. Take a look!

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School council and student voice case study: Barming Primary

Barming Primary School in Kent tell us about how their school council and class councils help everyone to get involved in school improvement.

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School council and student voice case study: Woodhouse College

A student voice case study from Woodhouse College showing how their students can influence the core work of the college in an effective way.

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School council and student voice case study: Wildern School

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.

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School council and student voice case study: Reddish Vale Technology College

Here’ s Reddish Vale Technology College’s student voice case study, focusing on the ethos of the co-operative movement.

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School council and student voice case study: Matthew Moss High School

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

School council and student voice case study: Studfall Junior School

Over to Corby in Northamptonshire for another great school in our amazing school council and student voice case studies!

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School council and student voice case study: Lark Rise Academy

Another great case study from Lark Rise Academy, who use POW WOW sessions to get everyone involved in school decision making. Inspiring!

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Newsletter 12: Žákovské parlamenty, free school council posters & our School Council Masterclass

This month’s newsletter covers our recent trip to train school council teachers from the Czech Republic, some school council training in London and a free poster.

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Pupil voice is needed for Haringey school improvement

Haringey’s recently announced commission, Outstanding for All, neglects to engage with the people at the heart of the debate, the students.

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Czech teachers telling us about their school councils

Here’s a few presentations from teachers telling us about their school councils.

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School councils in the Czech Republic

A summary of our recent trip to work with school council coordinators in Prague, Czech Republic.

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School council and student voice case study: St James CE Primary School

St James uses UNICEF’s Rights Respecting Schools, fundamental school principles and a two tier school council structure to help everyone get involved in student voice.

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School council and student voice case study: Kirk Merrington Primary School

Pupil voice in this small school is established through shared values and a culture of respect, leadership and responsibility for the whole school community.

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School council and student voice case study: St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School

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.

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Newsletter 11: Can your school council do this?

This newsletter’s chock full of case studies, with a downloadable simple minutes template.

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School council and student voice case study: Little Heath School

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!

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School council and student voice case study: Beauchamp College

Student voice at Beachamp College includes student governors, a student ambassador, a student-led inspection, students appointing staff, student-led research and clubs and societies led by students. This case study explains why they do all of this.

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School council and student voice case study: Westfield Community School

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!

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