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Autumn 1

🌱 Live welcomeTue 1 to Fri 4 September · 20 minutes · free Welcome to Smart School Councils 26/27 Start the year with us. What is new for 26/27, how the first weeks work, and time for your questions. Greg Sanderson
👀 Any week · 20 minutes · Free See Smart School Councils in action We show you round the real thing and you ask whatever you like. No pitch, nothing to prepare. Greg SandersonPick a time 🎓 CPDTue 8 September · 15:30 · Online Smart School Council Masterclass Ninety minutes that set your council up for the year. £199 + VAT, and a full year of membership comes with it. Karen O’ConnorBook a place
💬 WebinarThu 17 September · 15:45 How to Run Your First Class Meeting, or Restart One No theory. A walkthrough that leaves you thinking you could do it tomorrow, in ten minutes, with no prep. Karen O’Connor
💬 WebinarWed 23 September · 15:45 How to Run a Great Big Debate Lesson, Step by Step Running Big Debate Club in your school, from opening the question to closing the discussion. Becky Gittins
🎓 CPDTue 29 September · 15:30 · Online Smart School Council Masterclass The same session, later in the term, for schools who want September to settle first. Karen O’ConnorBook a place
💬 WebinarThu 1 October · 15:45 What Great Class Meetings Actually Look Like One real class meeting, start to finish, with the wording. Including what good looks like when not every pupil speaks. Karen O’Connor
💬 WebinarWed 7 October · 15:45 How to Choose Brilliant Class Meeting Questions The right question does most of the work for you. What makes one clear, specific and safe to answer. Karen O’Connor
💬 WebinarTue 13 October · 15:45 Adapting Class Meetings for Different Ages and Needs Too advanced for KS1, too basic for KS2, not right for SEND. You don’t change the idea, you change the delivery. Karen O’Connor
🎓 CPDThu 15 October · 15:30 · Online Smart School Council Masterclass Half a term in. Good for schools who have started and want to get it right. Karen O’ConnorBook a place

Autumn 2

👀 Any week · 20 minutes · Free See Smart School Councils in action We show you round the real thing and you ask whatever you like. No pitch, nothing to prepare. Greg SandersonPick a time
💬 WebinarWed 4 November · 15:45 Turning Class Meetings into Meaningful Debate Taking a class meeting past first answers and into something pupils genuinely argue out. Becky Gittins
💬 WebinarTue 10 November · 15:45 How to Run Your First Class Meeting, or Restart One The September session again, for anyone who missed it or wants to start in the new half term. Karen O’Connor
🎓 CPDThu 12 November · 15:30 · Online Smart School Council Masterclass Ninety minutes that set your council up for the year. £199 + VAT, and a full year of membership comes with it. Karen O’ConnorBook a place
💬 WebinarThu 19 November · 15:45 What Great Class Meetings Actually Look Like Repeated from Autumn 1. Karen O’Connor
💬 WebinarTue 24 November · 15:45 How to Choose Brilliant Class Meeting Questions Repeated from Autumn 1. Karen O’Connor
💬 WebinarWed 2 December · 15:45 Developing Young Leaders Through Class Meetings Handing the meeting over, so pupils run it and the adults step back. Becky Gittins
🎓 CPDThu 3 December · 15:30 · Online Smart School Council Masterclass Ninety minutes that set your council up for the year. £199 + VAT, and a full year of membership comes with it. Karen O’ConnorBook a place

Spring

👀 Any week · 20 minutes · Free See Smart School Councils in action We show you round the real thing and you ask whatever you like. No pitch, nothing to prepare. Greg SandersonPick a time 🎓 CPDThu 21 January · 15:30 · Online Smart School Council Masterclass Ninety minutes that set your council up for the year. £199 + VAT, and a full year of membership comes with it. Karen O’ConnorBook a place 🎓 CPDTue 9 February · 15:30 · Online Smart School Council Masterclass Ninety minutes that set your council up for the year. £199 + VAT, and a full year of membership comes with it. Karen O’ConnorBook a place 🎓 CPDThu 4 March · 15:30 · Online Smart School Council Masterclass Ninety minutes that set your council up for the year. £199 + VAT, and a full year of membership comes with it. Karen O’ConnorBook a place

Summer

👀 Any week · 20 minutes · Free See Smart School Councils in action We show you round the real thing and you ask whatever you like. No pitch, nothing to prepare. Greg SandersonPick a time 🎓 CPDThu 22 April · 15:30 · Online Smart School Council Masterclass Ninety minutes that set your council up for the year. £199 + VAT, and a full year of membership comes with it. Karen O’ConnorBook a place 🎓 CPDThu 20 May · 15:30 · Online Smart School Council Masterclass Ninety minutes that set your council up for the year. £199 + VAT, and a full year of membership comes with it. Karen O’ConnorBook a place 🎓 CPDThu 17 June · 15:30 · Online Smart School Council Masterclass Ninety minutes that set your council up for the year. £199 + VAT, and a full year of membership comes with it. Karen O’ConnorBook a place

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