Happy friday everyone, For the last few months, we’ve been working on an exciting new student voice/school council tool called the Student Voice-o-Meter. We’ve worked closely with two very talented people, Robert Johnson doing the amazing illustration, and Derek Winton pulling all the database and code stuff together. We’re extremely grateful for their help, ideas [...]
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Twitter’s an amazing resource for professional development for teachers. It’d be even better if students were on it talking about their school and education too. Here’s my idea.
Public transport in London is so good having to wait 20 mins for a bus to take me to my door for a quid feels like a trial. Spoilt. # Powered by Twitter Tools
Move over, experts. Our MPs want Amy Winehouse's dad | Marina Hyde http://bit.ly/4qIFHz # Basic school council principle: listen and understand before you react (yes, MPs, I'm talking to you) http://bit.ly/3xOrSr # Powered by Twitter Tools
Baroness Verma chose her words carefully, but seemed to imply that Citizenship would be delivered through other subjects under Tories. # …Presumably as opposed to it being a discrete subject. Most delegates, including those doing Citizenship PGCEs, understandably not happy. # @dannythehoofe it does. Google 'uk citizenship'. in reply to dannythehoofe # @dannythehoofe Yep: http://bit.ly/Oq4IR [...]
RT @henryboxschool: Student Voice – thanks to all reps for last week's meeting, generated a lot of thoughtful ideas for our work this year! # Powered by Twitter Tools
Met with Head of Welbourne Primary today. Really looking forward to getting involved as a governor there. # A new single malt to try and 1-0 to the Arsenal. A good Tuesday night so far. # RT @Nobotic: School children could lead the way on sustainability: (Economic & Social Research Council) Britain's ch… http://bit.ly/1m2ee8 # [...]
The Fun Theory
Oct 21
A great video. This is what school councils should be about: making things better by making them more fun.
RT @sele98: i would like to sit in on an elementary school student council meeting every day. almost as good as kindergarten therapy. # Recommended @scyne to @MrTweet 'A real expert on school councils, citizenship and student voice, but also a great mu…' http://bit.ly/uHhHn # @PatParslow Found you through @MrTweet. Looking forward to your tweets! [...]
@damoward will you post a link to the pupil voice videos once they're up please? #dsclc in reply to damoward # Powered by Twitter Tools
Just been helping Leicestershire with planning their school council training. Some primary schools are in for a treat in November! # RT @FifeWOW: Pondering this: What is our motive in acquiring student voice; to confirm OUR thinking or to gain NEW understanding? # .@FifeWOW hopefully doesn't take too much pondering. # .@FifeWOW That's not to [...]
@schoolgate It was NCB, there'll be presentations and things up on their site soon – I haven't had a chance to blog yet, but will soon. in reply to schoolgate # RT @RosBarber: HE Youth Council: Childrens' rights being ignored by the #Children, Schools & Families Select Committee http://bit.ly/2xgqWR # Powered by Twitter Tools
@schoolgate It was NCB, there'll be presentations and things up on their site soon – I haven't had a chance to blog yet, but will soon. in reply to schoolgate # RT @RosBarber: HE Youth Council: Childrens' rights being ignored by the #Children, Schools & Families Select Committee http://bit.ly/2xgqWR # Powered by Twitter Tools
@infernaldepart I really like surveygizmo, very flexible, great ui and reporting. Limesurvey good too, free and open source, very powerful # Hmm, at British Library for NCB conference. Registration is supposed to be at 8.45, but BL opens at 9.30. Am I missing something? # … what I'm missing is that I'm supposed to be [...]
RT @CHANGEit: Know any 11-18 year olds who are creating change in the UK and deserve to be recognised? Nominate today! http://bit.ly/d4GfF # Powered by Twitter Tools
I clearly don't understand the engineering of hairbands. Spent 10 mins trying to put one in daughter's hair. Will fall out in 5 # @CPDScotsman Good question. England has ESSA http://bit.ly/2mB2JH, Wales Funky Dragon http://bit.ly/trYw9, UKYP UK-wide, Scotland not sure in reply to CPDScotsman # RT @lyndsayg: #FLC09 learner voice central to thinking about relationship [...]
RT @dughall: Zenna Atkins – Chair of OFSTED: 'Kids are teaching each other and kids are teaching their teachers' #hhl09 #studentvoice # Aimed at business/adults but good advice for anyone doing some public speaking: http://bit.ly/2xQkcd #studentvoice # Good idea: #studentvoice RT @Jason_Cobb: It's school council election day. We've got the election officials from Southwark Council [...]
@kathleensorrell The working group needs to be credible, so a mix of students and staff in terms of ability, popularity and scepticism. in reply to kathleensorrell # Just got a call about becoming a governor or a Haringey primary school. Very excited. # Just been contacted about the governor position through Facebook, wasn't expecting that, [...]
@kathleensorrell Start with boundaries and responsibilities (get a group of staff and students to work them out) then have an election. in reply to kathleensorrell # @kathleensorrell Otherwise people won't know why to vote for someone other than their friend. in reply to kathleensorrell # Nice set of teaching #studentvoice web tools from @take_the_plunge (via [...]
@infernaldepart Google Docs are nice and simple. If you want something more sophisticated have a look at http://www.LimeSurvey.org @limesurvey # @kathleensorrell Let me know if you want to bounce around any ideas, or if you're feeling stuck. in reply to kathleensorrell # @moodlefairy If you're able to share how you're doing those student voice questionnaires [...]





