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We ran our Smart School Council Masterclass training sessions last week. It was great to work with some new school council coordinators and also some teachers that we’d worked with before. The first day was for primary teachers. We had a fantastic group of teachers who were really enthusiastic about improving their school council, and […]
It should be redundant to say that pupils are central to everything we do in school and yet we often make some of the most important decisions without listening to them at all. When we were choosing our new headteacher it seemed essential to us that we should involve pupils in that process. We needed […]
Earlier in February the Education Secretary, Michael Gove, announced a public consultation on the draft of the 2014 national curriculum. This consultation will run until April 16, 2013, and if you’re interested in learning the details of the reviewed curriculum or taking part in the consultation, you can read the full documents and respond via […]
Hi my name is Lorik and I am a student at Quintin Kynaston Community Academy. I have written a short blog about the SV department at QK and its role within the school. Student Voice has played a pivotal role in influencing my views, attributes and my thought process towards not only other subject areas […]
Last week I spoke to Chris Waller, Professional Officer at the Association for Citizenship Teaching (ACT). The organisation is the professional subject association for Citizenship education, and works to support teachers and schools by connecting them with organisations that provide resources, training and advice to improve the quality of Citizenship education in schools. In the […]
We at the SSCC office are pleased to announce we have arranged a partnership with StudentVoice, an organisation that aims to be the national representative body for students who want to have their voices heard and make an impact on their school and their education. You can expect to see more from StudentVoice in the […]
What makes a school council smart? Today I saw it in action, and would like to share what I learned with the SSCC. I was given a tour of the Wroxham Academy, one of our founding member schools, and had the opportunity to sit in on one of their student meetings. I was immediately impressed […]
To everyone that’s been on one of our Smart School Council Masterclass courses, we’re organising a follow up day to see how you’re doing, share ideas and overcome obstacles. This is due to take place at Platform in Islington (the same place you went to last time) on Friday 26th April 2013 and will cost […]
We’ve just announced our new dates for our Smart School Council Masterclass. Drop us an email if you’d like to come along – to [email protected]. This course will give you ideas, resources and tips to improve your school council. It will help you to set up structures to help children to take a lead, make […]
By way of an introduction, my name is Cameron and I recently graduated from a Journalism & Media BA. I am very lucky to have been given the opportunity to work with Asher and Greg here at Involver while developing the new Smart School Councils site, so you can expect to read more from me […]