Category: SchoolCouncilsUK-archive

• Working with Estyn to incorporate the National Participation Standards in the new Common Inspection Framework post 2010
• Working with other policy departments here to mainstream pupil participation into key policy areas – e.g. the School Effectiveness Framework, 14 – 19 Learning Pathways and Quality Effectiveness Framework (Post-16)
• Piloting a self-assessment tool to measure progress against the Standards in schools across Wales (currently)
• Completely revamping and developing the web-site (underway)
• Developing level 1, 2, and 3 accreditations for children and young people’s particiaption with OCN (to be piloted this term)
• Marketing and publicity campaign (ongoing), including a booklet for teachers with good practice case studies from across Wales
• Developing training materials for teachers and governors
• Developing a pack for 5 – 7 year olds.

I was just looking at this:

http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/participationandlearning/index.asp

It’s the particiaption element of the new curriculum that will be in force in Scotland from 2014 (although is being widely used/built up to already).

The document is interesting.  Also talks a lot about how there are structures other than school councils, but then quite a number of these appear to be school councils that have been given a different name.  It seems there is a real problem with calling something a ‘school council’, that it somehow implies that it’s not interesting, innovative, etc.

What can we do about this?

Something for you all to have a look at. I thought if we wanted to do a poll for students we could ask them about their experiences of exclusion from school.

http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/behaviourandattendance/about/Sir_AlanSteer_Behaviour_Review.cfm

Patrick Wilson is seeking to be appointed a position within the school council on You Tube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4h9vz39QZU

Melodie Simpson