Student
Voice 2012
Supporting Learning Evening
Student Voice
Miss C Heath
Blue Voice Co-ordinator
Year 7 Form Tutor
Vocational Teacher
Session Tonight:
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Introduction
What is Student Voice?
Student Voice – Mission (Im)Possible!
Activity
How you can get involved.
Q & A session
Giving Students a Voice
‘Being consulted can help pupils feel that they
are respected as individuals… It can encourage
them to feel that they belong’ -MacBeath et al, 2003
MAKE YOURSELF HEARD AND
YOUR OPINION COUNT…
What is Student Voice?
• Student Voice is a way for students to express
their opinions and for their voices to be heard
about school matters.
• Student Voice has been running at SWCHS for
? Years.
• 3 voices overseen by 3 Co-ordinators
(teachers) and Mrs Dale (Asst Head)
3 Voices
• BLUE – Teaching and Learning
• GREEN – Environment and
Community
• PURPLE - Wellbeing
The Perfect Student Voice Student
What
skills/attitudes/
talents do you think
a student voice
student HAS and will
LEARN?
* Please DRAW the
features onto the body
outline
Aware of
what is
going on
Lends a
helping
hand
Rolls up their
sleeves &
mucks in
Brain Power
Listening skills
Reports back
Voices their
views
Kind,
volunteers,
wants to make
a difference
Thinks on their feet
NB: There is a reason I am a Business teacher and NOT an Art teacher!
Mission (Im)Possible!
• Watch Video from assembly.
Student Voice Structure
• Each form has 1 rep for each Voice.
– Total of 50 Blue/Green/Purple reps across the 5 years
– From this – there are 12 ‘Executive’ reps
• Meetings with the Co-ordinator are held each halfterm.
• Reps report back to their forms using minutes, discuss
points, collect ideas/views for next meeting.
• Points are discussed and actioned.
• Years 7 – 9 meet
• Years 10 – 11 have Committee Meetings, a new
initiative this year
Student Voice Achievements
Student Voice Achievements
Student Voice Achievements
Student Voice Achievements
Student Voice Achievements
• ‘We have complied information
from the comments the student
body made, within form groups,
about marking and feedback and
put it into this booklet.
• We hope that you will find it useful
and perhaps even use it for when
you are marking work in the future.
• There are separate pages for
marking work from each year group
to show how each felt specifically
about feedback.
• We would like to thank all of the
students of SWCHS for their input
into what we think is a really
important document.’
Student Voice Achievements
What is our aim this year?
What can you do?
• If your child is a Student Voice Rep –
encourage them to be pro-active with their
role, take it seriously and get involved.
• If your child isn’t a Student Voice Rep, they
can still get involved. The ideas start with
them! For changes to be made we need ALL
students to get involved, whether this is fundraising, making their view heard or
volunteering.
SWCHS OFSTED Report 2012:
‘They (students) take enormous pride in
their school.’
Question and Answer Session
• Any questions?
• Please can you fill out the Questionnaire
before you leave.
• Many thanks!