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Ideas for your school council

Practical ideas you can use this week, stories from schools doing it well, and what pupils across the UK are actually talking about.

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Judging Your UK Parliament Awards!

28 March 2019 Smart School Councils

Judging Your UK Parliament Awards!

For this week's blog post I wanted to share some thoughts I've had whilst helping Parliament to recognise and celebrate extraordinary acts citizenship by...

Nothing about us without us - Lucy Macnab, Chair of Trustees

25 March 2019 Smart School Councils

Nothing about us without us - Lucy Macnab, Chair of Trustees

Lucy Macnab, our Chair of Trustees tells us why she felt it was important to get involved with Smart School Councils.

Pupils at Burnage Academy for Boys running their class meeting, from the case study film

13 March 2019 Smart School Councils

Case study video: Burnage Academy for Boys

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Class Meeting Questions - top four school examples

4 March 2019 Smart School Councils

Class Meeting Questions - top four school examples

Four schools give us some great ideas on how they find engaging class meeting questions.

Top five ideas to improve your school council

4 March 2019 Smart School Councils

Top five ideas to improve your school council

Here’s some advice on getting your school council going this year!

Comic Relief’s Free School Council Guide

4 March 2019 Smart School Councils

Comic Relief’s Free School Council Guide

Find out about a new, free resource that Comic Relief have created for school councils.

Filming at Burnage Academy for Boys

4 March 2019 Smart School Councils

Filming at Burnage Academy for Boys

Exciting news about our next case study video!

Introducing Smart School Councils

4 March 2019 Smart School Councils

Introducing Smart School Councils

Hear the story of how we decided to set up our charity Smart School Councils.

Progress Board

4 March 2019 Smart School Councils

Progress Board

Here’s a free resource to help more pupils see what’s going on with the school council.

What does pupil voice mean to your school?

4 March 2019 Smart School Councils

What does pupil voice mean to your school?

Is your school council a consultation tool? All about school improvement? Or something else?

See it in a real school

Nothing to plan. The pupils run it.

Ready-made topics, a short meeting each class runs itself as often as suits you, and every child's view in one place rather than the same few voices. Have a look round an anonymised school, no sign-up.

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