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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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.
Tags: 14-19, Case study, Citizenship, college, communication, Competitions & awards, Conferences & events, effective, evaluation, fun, guidance, KS1 (P1-P2), KS2 (P3-P4-P5-P6), KS3 (P7-S1-S2), KS4 (S3-S4), KS5 (6th Form/S5-S6), meetings, New ideas, Participation, project management, pupil/student/learner voice, representatives, school/student/pupil council, Staff, tips & tricks, training
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.
Tags: action, Case study, Citizenship, democracy, democratic, KS1 (P1-P2), KS2 (P3-P4-P5-P6), ofsted, Participation, pupil/student/learner voice, school/student/pupil council, training
Jun 17
Posted by Asher in Newsletters, involver blog | No Comments
Hope you’re all doing well and enjoying the sun and World Cup. We’ve created some new resources and found a few things that you and your schools might find useful, so here they are …
Tags: 14-19, Citizenship, Competitions & awards, Conferences & events, effective, fun, interviews, KS1 (P1-P2), KS2 (P3-P4-P5-P6), KS3 (P7-S1-S2), KS4 (S3-S4), KS5 (6th Form/S5-S6), New ideas, Newsletters, online, pupil/student/learner voice, research, School councils in the news, school/student/pupil council, tips & tricks, training, video
Jun 17
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Solutions to a number of common school council problems including giving feedback, support from colleagues and meetings that have gone flat.
Tags: class council, Conferences & events, effective, feedback, guidance, KS1 (P1-P2), KS2 (P3-P4-P5-P6), meetings, New ideas, Participation, pupil/student/learner voice, representatives, school/student/pupil council, Session, Staff, tips & tricks, training
Jun 17
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Great ideas for school council projects and ways in which student voice is being used in schools across the UK.
Tags: 14-19, Conferences & events, guidance, KS1 (P1-P2), KS2 (P3-P4-P5-P6), KS3 (P7-S1-S2), KS4 (S3-S4), KS5 (6th Form/S5-S6), New ideas, Participation, pupil/student/learner voice, school/student/pupil council, tips & tricks, training
Apr 21
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How do you prove your school’s listening ethos?
Can you measure your school’s ethos?
Changing how you run your finances might be the answer.
Tags: 14-19, effective, ethos, evaluation, guidance, KS1 (P1-P2), KS2 (P3-P4-P5-P6), KS3 (P7-S1-S2), KS4 (S3-S4), KS5 (6th Form/S5-S6), New ideas, Participation, participatory budgeting, pupil/student/learner voice, Strategy, tips & tricks
Apr 6
Posted by Asher in News, Resources, involver blog | 2 Comments
Pupil interview panels make a huge statement about your school and have all kinds of benefits for staff and students. Rather than banning them as the NASUWT wants to, we suggest here how to do them well.
Tags: 14-19, college, effective, ethos, evaluation, General education news, guidance, interviews, KS1 (P1-P2), KS2 (P3-P4-P5-P6), KS3 (P7-S1-S2), KS4 (S3-S4), KS5 (6th Form/S5-S6), NASUWT, Participation, pupil/student/learner voice, school/student/pupil council, Strategy, training
Apr 6
Posted by Greg in News, involver blog | 1 Comment
We aim to dispel some of the misconceptions that the NASUWT’s campaign to roll back student voice is based upon.
Tags: 14-19, General education news, interviews, KS1 (P1-P2), KS2 (P3-P4-P5-P6), KS3 (P7-S1-S2), KS4 (S3-S4), KS5 (6th Form/S5-S6), lesson observation, NASUWT, pupil/student/learner voice, research, School councils in the news, school/student/pupil council
Nov 24
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A short toolkit covering many of the essentials anyone working with school/ student/ pupil councils will find useful. If your school council has got a bit stale this will challenge you to think about how it’s set up and help you find a better way.
Tags: 14-19, communication, effective, elections, fun, guidance, KS1 (P1-P2), KS2 (P3-P4-P5-P6), KS3 (P7-S1-S2), KS4 (S3-S4), KS5 (6th Form/S5-S6), meetings, New ideas, Participation, pupil/student/learner voice, representatives, school/student/pupil council, Session, tips & tricks, training
Nov 18
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I attended an event around interesting new research from the GTCE (General Teaching Council for England) about how increased pupil participation improves.
Tags: 14-19, Case study, Conferences & events, effective, evaluation, guidance, KS1 (P1-P2), KS2 (P3-P4-P5-P6), KS3 (P7-S1-S2), KS4 (S3-S4), KS5 (6th Form/S5-S6), New ideas, Participation, pupil/student/learner voice, research, Stories, teaching & learning, tips & tricks
Should school councils be about ‘improving the school’ or ‘representing the views of all pupils’. Generally the two are inter-dependent, but which one takes primacy if there is a (perceived) conflict?
Tags: 14-19, Citizenship, effective, evaluation, guidance, International, KS1 (P1-P2), KS2 (P3-P4-P5-P6), KS3 (P7-S1-S2), KS4 (S3-S4), KS5 (6th Form/S5-S6), New ideas, Participation, project management, pupil/student/learner voice, representatives, school improvement, school/student/pupil council, video
A great video. This is what school councils should be about: making things better by making them more fun.
Tags: Competitions & awards, fun, Funding, KS1 (P1-P2), KS3 (P7-S1-S2), KS4 (S3-S4), KS5 (6th Form/S5-S6), Twitter, video
The most important job on any council is being a representative. This guide will help you understand what a good rep is and help you to become one.
Tags: 14-19, Citizenship, democracy, elections, KS1 (P1-P2), KS2 (P3-P4-P5-P6), KS3 (P7-S1-S2), KS4 (S3-S4), KS5 (6th Form/S5-S6), Participation, pupil/student/learner voice, representatives, school councils uk, school/student/pupil council, tips & tricks
A brief case study of how one school integrated their class councils with enterprise education.
A quick crib sheet for anyone looking to cross-over budgets between enterprise and pupil voice.
Tags: 14-19, Citizenship, college, Enterprise, KS1 (P1-P2), KS2 (P3-P4-P5-P6), KS3 (P7-S1-S2), KS4 (S3-S4), KS5 (6th Form/S5-S6), money/finance, Participation, pupil/student/learner voice, school councils uk, school/student/pupil council
A brief summary of how an effective school council can help you meet each of the Every Child Matters outcomes.
Great for when you’re writing your SEF or creating your School Development Plan.
Tags: Citizenship, ecm, KS1 (P1-P2), KS2 (P3-P4-P5-P6), KS3 (P7-S1-S2), KS4 (S3-S4), KS5 (6th Form/S5-S6), ofsted, Participation, pupil/student/learner voice, school councils uk, school/student/pupil council, sef, SIP/SDP
It’s a tough job being a chairperson.
This guide will help you to understand what it needs and help you to be a great one.
Tags: 14-19, chair, Citizenship, elections, KS1 (P1-P2), KS2 (P3-P4-P5-P6), KS3 (P7-S1-S2), KS4 (S3-S4), KS5 (6th Form/S5-S6), meetings, Participation, pupil/student/learner voice, representatives, school councils uk, school/student/pupil council, tips & tricks
How your school council help you prepare for an Ofsted inspection and completing your SEF.
Tags: 14-19, Citizenship, KS1 (P1-P2), KS2 (P3-P4-P5-P6), KS3 (P7-S1-S2), KS4 (S3-S4), KS5 (6th Form/S5-S6), ofsted, Participation, pupil/student/learner voice, school councils uk, school/student/pupil council, sef, Staff
A brief guide on how to use your school council to link up with the local community and how to get the local community to help your school council.
Tags: 14-19, Citizenship, community cohesion, governors, KS1 (P1-P2), KS2 (P3-P4-P5-P6), KS3 (P7-S1-S2), KS4 (S3-S4), KS5 (6th Form/S5-S6), parents, Participation, pupil/student/learner voice, school councils uk, school/student/pupil council
A detailed view of how effective school councils and pupil voice fulfil each outcome of the Every Child Matters agenda.
Great for filling out your SEF and seeing how pupil voice can benefit everything you do in school.
Tags: 14-19, Citizenship, ecm, KS1 (P1-P2), KS2 (P3-P4-P5-P6), KS3 (P7-S1-S2), KS4 (S3-S4), KS5 (6th Form/S5-S6), ofsted, Participation, pupil/student/learner voice, school councils uk, school/student/pupil council, sef, SIP/SDP, wholeschool
Alison at Little Heath Student Voice conference 2010

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