Absolutely brilliant morning with @SSCCTY at Richard Alibon Primary in Dagenham meeting the School Council and watching their weekly democratic process in action in every class. If ever you need hope about the future speak to the kids who will have to build it!
Our sixth award category of the evening is Citizenship Organisation of the Year, which goes to @SSCCTY a charity who work with schools to raise student voices on matters that are important to them 👏👏👏
A huge thank you from all of us - it is great to see what a positive impact our programme has had at @doverbroecks 🙌
Click here to read the full article 👇
doverbroecks.com/news/school-council-7-11
Fantastic @SSCCTY meeting this morning led by our Lynx team. The children discussed which British value the children believed to be most important and why. It was amazing to hear their views and reasoning for their decisions 🌎💭⭐️
💚The best thing about being QF is that you get to talk to lots of different children to find out what they like and want to change at Halling! I get to wear a lanyard too! 💚 @AletheiaAT twitter.com/SSCCTY/status/1597215026544361473
Smart School Council asked you, they listened and here is the result…our very own Kindness Cupboard. Although it’s not decorated yet we can start to fill it and help out our community. Donations welcome at the start and end of the day @LadywoodKH @SSCCTY @embark @RevChristineF
@SSCCTY Here's ours at Halling in action, making sure everyone is aware of what's happening and when! Great job!
A great way to start a new week with Fir Class @SSCCTY meeting, which was ably led by one of our own class members. Great discussions as usual with ideals how to keeping on improving our fabulous school.
😀 I was very impressed with my class during their @SSCCTY Smart School Council assembly today!
🌍 They were asked "What would you most like to improve in 2023?" and EVERY GROUP voted to make the world a better place!
The children are committed to our Smart School Council @SSCCTY seeing our #progressboard makes such a difference #CloverfieldsPD
Food for thought this morning as Lynx class carry out their Smart School Council meeting 💭What part of your job do you think is most important? ⭐️
@gregisanderson @SSCCTY We loved it ❤️ Made things so much easier!
Thank you @SSCCTY for taking on board my feedback & creating a PDF version of our weekly classroom meetings results! Our visitors to school, can easily see what amazing work the children are doing in leading school improvement- thank you! #LeadershipMatters @gregisanderson
Fir class love their Thursday morning class meeting and the discussions are always honest and they show great maturity too. It’s a great way to start the day. The children lead the meeting @SSCCTY
Meet our Action Team Developers. If you have any questions or ideas you can speak to them or add ideas to the suggestions box @SSCCTY #pupilvoice #growingstronger #bettertogether
Thanks to our pupil leaders for leading our Smart School Council discussions this week. Every group voted democratically and their options were submitted. We will find out the results from the whole school in assembly on Tuesday- Safer Internet Day.
We loved welcoming Kerri from @SSCCTY to visit and meeting and meet our amazing pupil leaders! They shared how Smart School Councils helps everyone feel included and heard, and the changes we have made after hearing pupil voice. Thank you for coming!
A great start to the week in Spruce class with our Class Meeting. Today, we discussed our favourite parts of the school year so far! @SSCCTY
“I really enjoyed this smart school question about transition and moving to our new classes - it made me think a bit. My group discussed democratically and ended up voting for option 1 (spend a morning in my new class and meet my new class and teacher).” @SSCCTY
Our students at New Bridge College and Future Finders Employability college are now able to record their voice, easily through the suggestion system and in addition to that I can also get the students in my college thinking more critically through tackling tough but insightful debate topics. Thank you, Smart School Councils!
May 18, 2023
🏆 Democratic Innovation 🏆
The Civic Innovation Programme - Community Foundation Northern Ireland: @CFNIreland
Climate Emergency UK - Council Climate Plan Scorecards :@ClimateEmergUK
Smart School Councils: @SSCCTY
We’re Right Here: @right_hereUK
👇🧵
This week in @SSCCTY and with Anti-Bullying week coming up, we discussed what strategies we would use if we had a friendship problem. #MoorsidePA #MoorsidePAPersonalDevelopment
Within our @SSCCTY meetings this term, we have had a big focus on personal development- particularly focusing on keeping ourselves safe. It has been a great opportunity for reminders and excellent discussions. Halloween themed this week: being safe if trick or treating 👻🔦👨👦 🎃
💚📢Thank you for the opportunity to take part in spreading this important message! SO proud that we were able to 'Make A Noise About Bullying' for #antibullyingweek with the other schools. Well done everyone!📢💚 @JigsawPSHE @JennyMosleyQCT @StaySafeCIC @gregisanderson @SSCCTY twitter.com/StaySafeCIC/status/1717446074120507511
This morning, we debated how we should choose our Smart School Council Communications Team @SSCCTY #MoorsidePA #MoorsidePAPersonalDevelopment
Smart School Councils
Are #SchoolCouncils Democratic Forums or #ExclusiveClub?
Are #SchoolCouncils Democratic Forums or #ExclusiveClub?
Register your place at our research event in #collaboration with invited speakers Isabel Kempner and Jan Germen Janmaat from IOE - UCL's Faculty of Education and Society UCL to hear about the findings of their new book 📖
Read more about the #event and #register below 👇
ow.ly/bemk50PykVw
…see more
Aug 14, 2023
💚Thank you to @gregisanderson @SSCCTY @JennyMosleyQCT @JigsawPSHE @pauldixtweets @chrisquigley @KaganUK - your ideas and initiatives have been invaluable and wholeheartedly supported us on our journey! 💚 twitter.com/hallingsch/status/1684471894198685696
I genuinely think this is the best way I have seen #pupilvoice in action most other school councils tend to be a popularity contest and ineffective- but not this! #education #secondaryeducation #edutwitter twitter.com/doverbroecks/status/1588178463432794112
@SSCCTY It's amazing. The children and staff have such rich conversations every week, which the turn into weekly actions for us all to see. #pupilvoice at the very best 🤩
The school I have worked in have been working with Smart School Councils for several years now and the class meeting tool has now become an essential part of Student Voice in our school, every week. It allows students to discuss and debate a range of issues from those concerning school to current affairs of the moment. We were proud of the systems we had in place for Student Voice however this means that all students regularly have a voice in their school about things that matter to them.
2 years ago
An important part of Fir class’s week is our Class Meeting. The children lead it themselves and they ensure their voices are heard. They take a turn each week to lead the meeting and they see democracy in action. @SSCCTY
Working with Smart School Councils has been a wonderful experience. It has enabled our students to feel part of their school. It has given them all a voice and provide support it how to enable children to make a change. Our children truly feel a part of the their school now, knowing that they can contribute to decision making and being allowed to have their own ideas. Would highly recommend becoming part of the Smart School Council team.
2 years ago
Friday lunchtimes are the highlight of my week 🤩 Some excellent debating @bigdebateclub on ‘Should we give free homes to the homeless?’ Some pupils are so competitive they’re even preparing notes in their own time to bring to the club! @MissWilliamsRE9
Our Y4s loved the topic on the @bigdebateclub today. They agreed schools should spend more money and time on arts education. @satrust_
Our #secondary site, Years 7-11, has been incredibly successful at running its own smart school council system so all students can get involved. Read the full story here about how Maths teacher Beth has made it work so well: doverbroecks.com/news/school-council-7-11
#education
@NAEducation
We are agents of change! Today we took part in our first Smart School Council meeting. We discussed a question as a group and came to a group decision before voting democratically on an answer. This is a way that we can use our pupil voice to influence decisions made in school 🌸
This is a great way to involve everyone in the school and really make decisions that work. Resources are excellent and helpful. Extremely practical ideas to help you set up and establish it in school and communication with the team is frequent and supportive. Best of all the price is very competitive for the results you get in school. Do not hesitate to use this great platform. 'Everyone a has a voice, everyone a school council member' is the mantra at our school. Mr. Brogan DHT @ Woodheys PS
2 years ago
Sycamore Class were so excited to be the first class to complete the class meeting question this week!
@WhitefieldPS @SSCCTY @BrightLeadChris @BrightLeadersUK @iqmaward We love @SSCCTY. Really got the whole school to have their voice heard properly and the children have such deep and meaningful conversations. This looks great 🤩
5 starsSmart School Council is a great way to promote pupil voice. Children have a chance to share their views both at a primary and secondary level at home or at school. It’s fun, engaging and relevant! I would definitely recommend schools to get involved.
2 years ago
Smart School Council is a great way to promote pupil voice. Children have a chance to air their views both at a primary and secondary level. It’s fun, engaging and relevant! I would definitely recommend it to teachers and schools.
3 years ago
Our @SSCCTY Communication Team participated in @mcrhealthysch virtual #Voicebox event on Wednesday, where they discussed #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek and @safeinternetday. ow.ly/lZzg50LYv8K #EducationwithCharacter #saferinternetday
This is what real pupil voice looks like! Culture Day has happened because our amazing @loretochorlton pupils (many of them!!) have emailed and asked. What an amazing celebration of the diversity of our school community! @MANC_EP @SSCCTY @_SkillsForLife_
@MrK_Teaching @SSCCTY @Headteacherchat We use @SSCCTY and it's been a positive experience for both school and pupils (including my confidence as an Academy council lead) totally recommend it! X
Great way to work with children and young people in schools to enhance creativity through voice and collective actions. Greg and Sam are very helpful and supportive. They inspire confidence in staff to deliver positive outcomes for all. Highly recommended solution and very easy to implement.
2 years ago
What a super Smart School Council Meeting we’re having in year 4 this morning. It’s going to be a really tricky decision I think this week
Sycamore have enjoyed debating our first @SSCCTY question of the year this morning: What are you most looking forward to this year in school? Great debating everyone!
Working with @SSCCTY, we heard from thousands of schoolchildren who took part in 103 classroom debates about the future of the Palace of Westminster.
Just shortlisted 72 applications to be part of the Smart school council communication team for next year. 20 will be shortlisted for their next task to gather data for what the children want from the new trim trail. Then we will appoint 10 members! @SSCCTY
So pleased to welcome @maggie_erewash to Ladywood to meet our Smart School Council @SSCCTY @maggie_erewash @embarkfed
STUDENT COUNCIL MEETING IN BLUE CLASS
Blue Class took part in pupil-led student council meeting to discuss ways they thought would help people have better sleep
Read more and other posts on edTalk here
harrywatts.edtalk.co.uk/posts/student-council-meeting-in-blue-class
Our Smart School Council update with @Natalie_Mae_S Miss Starkey and her team.
So many thing being driven by our pupils.
#TeamHJS
Pupil voice is strong and loud at Ladywood. @SSCCTY @embarkfed
They deserved more than just sausage rolls! A powerful message about the important of pupil voice in keeping children safe. Thank you for sharing the fabulous work you are doing @LadywoodKH twitter.com/AmandaSpeake1/status/1488556837066661889
Thank you to our Embark family today for inviting our @SSCCTY team to come and talk about the amazing work they are doing @LadywoodKH. I think I might just burst with pride. @AnnaEmbark @embarkfed @workvitality I think a few of your sausage rolls may have gone missing!
Listening to learner voice at Hazelbrook. F asked for a girl’s only football club . Today was their first time . It was enjoyed by all who attended. Great team work. @SSCCTY
Thanks @bigdebateclub for another great debate question.
Y5 said they found this to be the hardest question so far this year. #gpsoracy #gpsdebate
@bigdebateclub My students loved debating this topic!! Had to go over the 3 minutes as loads had lots of good arguments
Two of our Smart School Council (@SSCCTY) communications team are currently working on a pupil voice survey of the maths facilities and lessons in school. This will help Mrs Isitt, our maths lead, set her targets and actions.
Great job!
Ben&Jasmine (Twitter managers)
Meet one of the members @DeltaSouthmere Academy Council Team, who is also part of the communication team for @SSCCTY. @MrsBinnsSMPA @MrsTMSouthmere @delta_ceo @DeltaTrustChair @JudithCummins @Helen_Ruddle @DeltaTrust_Org @Imran_HussainMP @NazShahBfd #futureisbright
Smart School Councils provide great opportunities for active and meaningful citizenship that helps pupils develop and apply their democratic knowledge and skills - we ❤️ ‘em! @ACitizenshipT twitter.com/SSCCTY/status/1480562575746105346
We are so proud of our smart school council @SSCCTY. All pupils have decided how to celebrate our school being “good”; the school council decided on 4 options and then the rest of the school voted digitally #wcpsbritishvalues #wcpsdemocracy #wcpsschoolcouncil
💚💬 Here’s some pupil voice at its best @SSCCTY. One of our playground zones is so cold to be in! The leaders for that zone have written a letter to parents to ask for spare blankets so they can read & be warm at lunchtime! Can you help them? 💬💚 @JennyMosleyQCT
Our craft club action team are up and running this term, making friendships bracelets which they hope to sell in a few weeks time! All money raised will help them to purchase more craft resources @SSCCTY #pupilvoice
Our @SSCCTY Comms Team thoroughly enjoyed their #TeamBuilding Day at @DepotManchester and
@nandos today! 🧗 #EducationwithCharacter!
Meet our Communication Team at (Britwell) Campus!
We had our very first Smart Council Comms Team Live event today which was very exciting. The team were able to interact with the founders of Smart School Council and were given an insight in to how it runs.
@SSCCTY @wcp_school Absolutely ready and raring to go!
Well done to Ryan and Huthayfah! You are this year’s Smart Council representatives for 3SS. @winston_way @WWA_SSC
First School Council ‘Communication Team’ lunch of the year! Exciting plans being made for the year ahead! Watch this space! @SSCCTY
Nesta's Democracy Pioneers are shaking up democracy as we know it. Hear from Smart School Councils about their programme and vision for change. nesta.org.uk/project-updates/nesta-democracy-pioneers-smart-school-councils via @nesta_uk
Absolutely brilliant morning with @SSCCTY at Richard Alibon Primary in Dagenham meeting the School Council and watching their weekly democratic process in action in every class. If ever you need hope about the future speak to the kids who will have to build it!
Our sixth award category of the evening is Citizenship Organisation of the Year, which goes to @SSCCTY a charity who work with schools to raise student voices on matters that are important to them 👏👏👏
A huge thank you from all of us - it is great to see what a positive impact our programme has had at @doverbroecks 🙌
Click here to read the full article 👇
doverbroecks.com/news/school-council-7-11
Fantastic @SSCCTY meeting this morning led by our Lynx team. The children discussed which British value the children believed to be most important and why. It was amazing to hear their views and reasoning for their decisions 🌎💭⭐️
💚The best thing about being QF is that you get to talk to lots of different children to find out what they like and want to change at Halling! I get to wear a lanyard too! 💚 @AletheiaAT twitter.com/SSCCTY/status/1597215026544361473
Smart School Council asked you, they listened and here is the result…our very own Kindness Cupboard. Although it’s not decorated yet we can start to fill it and help out our community. Donations welcome at the start and end of the day @LadywoodKH @SSCCTY @embark @RevChristineF
@SSCCTY Here's ours at Halling in action, making sure everyone is aware of what's happening and when! Great job!
A great way to start a new week with Fir Class @SSCCTY meeting, which was ably led by one of our own class members. Great discussions as usual with ideals how to keeping on improving our fabulous school.
😀 I was very impressed with my class during their @SSCCTY Smart School Council assembly today!
🌍 They were asked "What would you most like to improve in 2023?" and EVERY GROUP voted to make the world a better place!
The children are committed to our Smart School Council @SSCCTY seeing our #progressboard makes such a difference #CloverfieldsPD
Food for thought this morning as Lynx class carry out their Smart School Council meeting 💭What part of your job do you think is most important? ⭐️
@gregisanderson @SSCCTY We loved it ❤️ Made things so much easier!
Thank you @SSCCTY for taking on board my feedback & creating a PDF version of our weekly classroom meetings results! Our visitors to school, can easily see what amazing work the children are doing in leading school improvement- thank you! #LeadershipMatters @gregisanderson
Fir class love their Thursday morning class meeting and the discussions are always honest and they show great maturity too. It’s a great way to start the day. The children lead the meeting @SSCCTY
Meet our Action Team Developers. If you have any questions or ideas you can speak to them or add ideas to the suggestions box @SSCCTY #pupilvoice #growingstronger #bettertogether
Thanks to our pupil leaders for leading our Smart School Council discussions this week. Every group voted democratically and their options were submitted. We will find out the results from the whole school in assembly on Tuesday- Safer Internet Day.
We loved welcoming Kerri from @SSCCTY to visit and meeting and meet our amazing pupil leaders! They shared how Smart School Councils helps everyone feel included and heard, and the changes we have made after hearing pupil voice. Thank you for coming!
A great start to the week in Spruce class with our Class Meeting. Today, we discussed our favourite parts of the school year so far! @SSCCTY
“I really enjoyed this smart school question about transition and moving to our new classes - it made me think a bit. My group discussed democratically and ended up voting for option 1 (spend a morning in my new class and meet my new class and teacher).” @SSCCTY
Our students at New Bridge College and Future Finders Employability college are now able to record their voice, easily through the suggestion system and in addition to that I can also get the students in my college thinking more critically through tackling tough but insightful debate topics. Thank you, Smart School Councils!
May 18, 2023
🏆 Democratic Innovation 🏆
The Civic Innovation Programme - Community Foundation Northern Ireland: @CFNIreland
Climate Emergency UK - Council Climate Plan Scorecards :@ClimateEmergUK
Smart School Councils: @SSCCTY
We’re Right Here: @right_hereUK
👇🧵
This week in @SSCCTY and with Anti-Bullying week coming up, we discussed what strategies we would use if we had a friendship problem. #MoorsidePA #MoorsidePAPersonalDevelopment
Within our @SSCCTY meetings this term, we have had a big focus on personal development- particularly focusing on keeping ourselves safe. It has been a great opportunity for reminders and excellent discussions. Halloween themed this week: being safe if trick or treating 👻🔦👨👦 🎃
💚📢Thank you for the opportunity to take part in spreading this important message! SO proud that we were able to 'Make A Noise About Bullying' for #antibullyingweek with the other schools. Well done everyone!📢💚 @JigsawPSHE @JennyMosleyQCT @StaySafeCIC @gregisanderson @SSCCTY twitter.com/StaySafeCIC/status/1717446074120507511
This morning, we debated how we should choose our Smart School Council Communications Team @SSCCTY #MoorsidePA #MoorsidePAPersonalDevelopment
Smart School Councils
Are #SchoolCouncils Democratic Forums or #ExclusiveClub?
Are #SchoolCouncils Democratic Forums or #ExclusiveClub?
Register your place at our research event in #collaboration with invited speakers Isabel Kempner and Jan Germen Janmaat from IOE - UCL's Faculty of Education and Society UCL to hear about the findings of their new book 📖
Read more about the #event and #register below 👇
ow.ly/bemk50PykVw
…see more
Aug 14, 2023
💚Thank you to @gregisanderson @SSCCTY @JennyMosleyQCT @JigsawPSHE @pauldixtweets @chrisquigley @KaganUK - your ideas and initiatives have been invaluable and wholeheartedly supported us on our journey! 💚 twitter.com/hallingsch/status/1684471894198685696
I genuinely think this is the best way I have seen #pupilvoice in action most other school councils tend to be a popularity contest and ineffective- but not this! #education #secondaryeducation #edutwitter twitter.com/doverbroecks/status/1588178463432794112
@SSCCTY It's amazing. The children and staff have such rich conversations every week, which the turn into weekly actions for us all to see. #pupilvoice at the very best 🤩
The school I have worked in have been working with Smart School Councils for several years now and the class meeting tool has now become an essential part of Student Voice in our school, every week. It allows students to discuss and debate a range of issues from those concerning school to current affairs of the moment. We were proud of the systems we had in place for Student Voice however this means that all students regularly have a voice in their school about things that matter to them.
2 years ago
An important part of Fir class’s week is our Class Meeting. The children lead it themselves and they ensure their voices are heard. They take a turn each week to lead the meeting and they see democracy in action. @SSCCTY
Working with Smart School Councils has been a wonderful experience. It has enabled our students to feel part of their school. It has given them all a voice and provide support it how to enable children to make a change. Our children truly feel a part of the their school now, knowing that they can contribute to decision making and being allowed to have their own ideas. Would highly recommend becoming part of the Smart School Council team.
2 years ago
Friday lunchtimes are the highlight of my week 🤩 Some excellent debating @bigdebateclub on ‘Should we give free homes to the homeless?’ Some pupils are so competitive they’re even preparing notes in their own time to bring to the club! @MissWilliamsRE9
Our Y4s loved the topic on the @bigdebateclub today. They agreed schools should spend more money and time on arts education. @satrust_
Our #secondary site, Years 7-11, has been incredibly successful at running its own smart school council system so all students can get involved. Read the full story here about how Maths teacher Beth has made it work so well: doverbroecks.com/news/school-council-7-11
#education
@NAEducation
We are agents of change! Today we took part in our first Smart School Council meeting. We discussed a question as a group and came to a group decision before voting democratically on an answer. This is a way that we can use our pupil voice to influence decisions made in school 🌸
This is a great way to involve everyone in the school and really make decisions that work. Resources are excellent and helpful. Extremely practical ideas to help you set up and establish it in school and communication with the team is frequent and supportive. Best of all the price is very competitive for the results you get in school. Do not hesitate to use this great platform. 'Everyone a has a voice, everyone a school council member' is the mantra at our school. Mr. Brogan DHT @ Woodheys PS
2 years ago
Sycamore Class were so excited to be the first class to complete the class meeting question this week!
@WhitefieldPS @SSCCTY @BrightLeadChris @BrightLeadersUK @iqmaward We love @SSCCTY. Really got the whole school to have their voice heard properly and the children have such deep and meaningful conversations. This looks great 🤩
5 starsSmart School Council is a great way to promote pupil voice. Children have a chance to share their views both at a primary and secondary level at home or at school. It’s fun, engaging and relevant! I would definitely recommend schools to get involved.
2 years ago
Smart School Council is a great way to promote pupil voice. Children have a chance to air their views both at a primary and secondary level. It’s fun, engaging and relevant! I would definitely recommend it to teachers and schools.
3 years ago
Our @SSCCTY Communication Team participated in @mcrhealthysch virtual #Voicebox event on Wednesday, where they discussed #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek and @safeinternetday. ow.ly/lZzg50LYv8K #EducationwithCharacter #saferinternetday
This is what real pupil voice looks like! Culture Day has happened because our amazing @loretochorlton pupils (many of them!!) have emailed and asked. What an amazing celebration of the diversity of our school community! @MANC_EP @SSCCTY @_SkillsForLife_
@MrK_Teaching @SSCCTY @Headteacherchat We use @SSCCTY and it's been a positive experience for both school and pupils (including my confidence as an Academy council lead) totally recommend it! X
Great way to work with children and young people in schools to enhance creativity through voice and collective actions. Greg and Sam are very helpful and supportive. They inspire confidence in staff to deliver positive outcomes for all. Highly recommended solution and very easy to implement.
2 years ago
What a super Smart School Council Meeting we’re having in year 4 this morning. It’s going to be a really tricky decision I think this week
Sycamore have enjoyed debating our first @SSCCTY question of the year this morning: What are you most looking forward to this year in school? Great debating everyone!
Working with @SSCCTY, we heard from thousands of schoolchildren who took part in 103 classroom debates about the future of the Palace of Westminster.
Just shortlisted 72 applications to be part of the Smart school council communication team for next year. 20 will be shortlisted for their next task to gather data for what the children want from the new trim trail. Then we will appoint 10 members! @SSCCTY
So pleased to welcome @maggie_erewash to Ladywood to meet our Smart School Council @SSCCTY @maggie_erewash @embarkfed
STUDENT COUNCIL MEETING IN BLUE CLASS
Blue Class took part in pupil-led student council meeting to discuss ways they thought would help people have better sleep
Read more and other posts on edTalk here
harrywatts.edtalk.co.uk/posts/student-council-meeting-in-blue-class
Our Smart School Council update with @Natalie_Mae_S Miss Starkey and her team.
So many thing being driven by our pupils.
#TeamHJS
Pupil voice is strong and loud at Ladywood. @SSCCTY @embarkfed
They deserved more than just sausage rolls! A powerful message about the important of pupil voice in keeping children safe. Thank you for sharing the fabulous work you are doing @LadywoodKH twitter.com/AmandaSpeake1/status/1488556837066661889
Thank you to our Embark family today for inviting our @SSCCTY team to come and talk about the amazing work they are doing @LadywoodKH. I think I might just burst with pride. @AnnaEmbark @embarkfed @workvitality I think a few of your sausage rolls may have gone missing!
Listening to learner voice at Hazelbrook. F asked for a girl’s only football club . Today was their first time . It was enjoyed by all who attended. Great team work. @SSCCTY
Thanks @bigdebateclub for another great debate question.
Y5 said they found this to be the hardest question so far this year. #gpsoracy #gpsdebate