CPD · 26/27

School council CPD that sets up your 26/27

Ninety minutes of school council training, online, led by a former teacher. You leave with the structure, the questions and a full year of membership already set up.

Book a place

Next dates: Tue 8 or Tue 29 Sep · 15:30 to 17:00 · £199 + VAT

Running a school council well is a skill, and almost nobody is taught it.

What it covers

Practical school council training for teachers. How to get past talking about toilets, and beyond hearing from the same few children.

Who it's for

School council coordinators, PSHE and citizenship leads and SLT. Whether you inherited the job, were volunteered for it, or put yourself forward.

Which settings

Primary, secondary, independent and alternative provision. The approach flexes to your pupils rather than the other way round.

School council training in practice: two pupils at Florence Melly Community Primary lead a class meeting, with the question How could we improve our school library and five picture options on the board
Two pupils leading a class meeting at Florence Melly Community Primary. The question and the options are on the board, and every child answers.
How it works

So let's make your school council smart

Membership for your whole school is £199 + VAT for the 26/27 year. The masterclass costs the same, and a full year of membership comes with it.

Some schools would rather be shown how it works first, then get going. Others would rather join and start straight away. Same price, same place, just a different way in.

£199+ VAT
  • The 90-minute masterclass
  • A full year of membership
  • Your whole school, every class
  • No per-pupil fees, ever
Book a place
Book

Book school council training for the start of 26/27

Which date?
How would you like to take part?

Includes a full year of membership for your whole school. Invoice by BACS or card, purchase orders welcome.

You're booked

The session

What the school council CPD covers

  1. 15:30WelcomeWhat school councils have been like for you, good and bad.
  2. 15:50Why councils stallThe barriers that stop them making real change, and how schools get past them.
  3. 16:00What yours is forWhat you want it to achieve, how every pupil gets a say, and how pupils lead the change. Elections included.
  4. 16:30A class meetingYou take part as a pupil does, then look at what it tells you about your school.
  5. 16:50Your schoolQuestions, and your own next step.
What you leave with

Your school council training pack

A full year of membership for your whole school, set up before you log off.

10,000+ ready-made questions so nobody has to plan a meeting from scratch.

Inspection evidence that builds itself as your pupils talk.

A certificate, the recording and the slides to share with colleagues.

Karen O'Connor, Head of Membership and CPD trainer
Your trainer

Karen O'Connor

Head of Membership

A former teacher based in Sheffield. Karen has helped primary, secondary and specialist settings build school councils that are simple enough to keep running in November, not just September. Hands-on, classroom-ready, and she will tell you when an idea will not survive a wet Wednesday.

🎟️ Already a member?Your seat is included. Email membership@smartschoolcouncils.org and we will save you one.
From school leaders

What schools say

★★★★★

There's no added workload. It's all resourced. That's the biggest barrier removed.

DH
Danny Hart
Head of Literacy, The Observatory School
★★★★★

It's fantastic. It develops lifelong skills of debate and speaking. So important for our pupils.

DC
Damien Cresswell
Associate Head, Keys Group
★★★★★

We want our children to be leaders of change. It's their school.

LT
Lisa Taylor
Headteacher, Halling Primary
A few of the 700 UK schools running a Smart School Council

Used by 700 UK schools, infant to PRU

Questions

School council CPD questions

Is this an extra cost on top of membership?

No. It is the same £199 + VAT, and a full year of membership for your whole school is included. If you are already a member, your seat is free.

Can we pay from our CPD budget?

Yes. Your invoice reads "membership, including CPD masterclass", so it can be coded to either training or subscriptions, whichever suits your school.

Will it be recorded?

Yes, and the recording and slides go to every school that books, whether you make it on the day or not.

Is it suitable for my school?

It is used across infant, primary, secondary, independent and alternative provision settings. The approach flexes to your pupils rather than the other way round.

How do we pay?

We email an invoice you can pay by BACS or card. Purchase orders are welcome.

What if we cannot make the date?

We will send you the recording, or you can move to a later date at any time. Full refund if you no longer want to attend, just let us know seven days before.

One afternoon of school council CPD, and 26/27 is set up.

Book a place

Next dates: Tue 8 or Tue 29 Sep, 15:30 to 17:00. Later dates on the form. £199 + VAT, membership included.