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.
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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?
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This detailed template will help you ask all the questions you need to when planning a project.
Write the answers on to the sheet as use it as your guide throughout your project.
Tags: 14-19, Citizenship, effective, event, KS3 (P7-S1-S2), KS4 (S3-S4), KS5 (6th Form/S5-S6), Participation, project management, pupil/student/learner voice, school councils uk, school/student/pupil council, template, tips & tricks
This form will take you through all the basics of what you need to think about to plan an event.
Use it with the School Council Event Budget Form to plan a great event.
Tags: Citizenship, event, KS2 (P3-P4-P5-P6), KS3 (P7-S1-S2), KS4 (S3-S4), KS5 (6th Form/S5-S6), money/finance, Participation, project management, pupil/student/learner voice, school councils uk, school/student/pupil council, template, tips & tricks
This form will help students who are planning an even to create a budget to see whether it will make or lose money.
Another copy of the form can be used to record what is actually spent and made, giving an overall profit.
Tags: 14-19, Citizenship, KS2 (P3-P4-P5-P6), KS3 (P7-S1-S2), KS4 (S3-S4), KS5 (6th Form/S5-S6), money/finance, Participation, project management, pupil/student/learner voice, school councils uk, school/student/pupil council, template, tips & tricks
A simple form to help you plan your project and then make sure it’s running smoothly.
Tags: Citizenship, effective, event, KS2 (P3-P4-P5-P6), KS3 (P7-S1-S2), KS4 (S3-S4), KS5 (6th Form/S5-S6), Participation, project management, pupil/student/learner voice, school councils uk, school/student/pupil council
Whether you’re planning an event, a campaign or a project, you need to plan! Break your plan into small steps which will keep you motivated and on track, and be SMART.
Tags: 14-19, Citizenship, effective, KS3 (P7-S1-S2), KS4 (S3-S4), KS5 (6th Form/S5-S6), Participation, project management, pupil/student/learner voice, school councils uk, school/student/pupil council, tips & tricks
At some point your school council will need to go and talk to adults. You might be proposing a project or event, asking them for help, or making a complaint. You need to do this in a professional way. This guide will help you prepare what you need to say.
Tags: 14-19, Citizenship, college, communication, KS3 (P7-S1-S2), KS4 (S3-S4), KS5 (6th Form/S5-S6), meetings, Participation, project management, pupil/student/learner voice, school councils uk, school/student/pupil council, speaking & listening
SMART targets are the basis for all good project plans. They help you break down a project into all the necessary parts, so you can see whether it’s really a good idea.
So if you’re trying to decide between a few courses of action, or you’re trying to sell your idea to someone else fill out [...]
Tags: 14-19, Citizenship, KS3 (P7-S1-S2), KS4 (S3-S4), KS5 (6th Form/S5-S6), Participation, project management, pupil/student/learner voice, school councils uk, school/student/pupil council
Greg’s coming over in a bit, so I thought it would be useful to get my thoughts down about what we need to get done. Then I thought, “and why not put them on the blog?” It puts a bit of pressure on us to actually get things done.
I’d suggest this is an excellent thing [...]
Tags: project management, Strategy, tips & tricks
Jan 14
Posted by SchoolCouncilsUK-Asher in Uncategorized | No Comments
I was just having a look on the TES’s forums and this issue seemed to be quite popular. Is it something we could produce a resource on? I’m sure it’s something teachers would really value. Maybe it would just be a short one that could be downloaded for free (if people give us their email [...]
Tags: guidance, New ideas, ofsted, project management, Strategy
Liam at Little Heath Student Voice conference 2010

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