Intellectual Outputs – Scotland – CPD 001 - B Student Voice
Presentation at Scottish Learning Festival Glasgow, September 2018 Student Voice project - partners
Scotland – Education Scotland and East Lothian Council (Ross HS, North Berwick HS and Musselburgh Grammar)
Ireland – National Council for Curriculum and Assessment
Netherlands – Stichting Leerplanontwikkeling (SLO)
Hungary – Hungarian Institute for Educational Research and Development
Slovenia – National Education Institute Slovenia
Document title Transforming lives through learning Student Voice project
Project website http://voiceofstudents.eu
Come and find out more ! ● Dissemination event – Edinburgh, December 2018 ● Final multi-national conference – Edinburgh, May 2019
Tell us about your school’s way of engaging with Student Voice [email protected]
Now, an example: Ross High School Junior Leadership Team
Document title Transforming lives through learning Ross High School Junior Leadership Team
https://youtu.be/4r13Y-YEyA0 Ross High School - About Us (Amy Gossner)
● Ross High School is a large Secondary School situated in Tranent, East Lothian. ● It’s current role is 1,127. ● Ross High has 9 feeder Primary Schools - Sanderson's Wynd, Windygoul, Macmerry, St Martins Primary, Ormiston, Pencaitland, Elphinstone, Humbie and Saltoun. ● The aims and values are built on the idea of ‘Excellence for Everyone’ ● In September 2017 we were awarded our Level 2 Rights Respecting School Award from UNICEF. Who are the Junior Leadership Team?(Amy Gordon)
We are a group of S1-S4 that help to improve the learning and teaching within Ross High School.
While doing this we are learning and developing our own leadership skills and qualities which will hopefully benefit us in the future. We currently have 20 members (Emma):
● S2 - Ella, Emily, Neve, Sean and Rebecca ● S3 - Ewen, Anya, Ellie Mc, Emma, Ellie H, James and Jonah ● S4 Amy G, Hamish, Isaac and Amy G ● S5 Libby, Emma H, Emma H and Karla (who are stepping into Senior Prefecting roles)
Applications and Interviews for new S1 Junior Leaders will takes place before October holiday. Selection Process (Ellie and Anya)
● Write an application about why you wanted to be part of the JLT, what skills and qualities you felt you could bring and examples of times you have led before? (Sport, Friendship, Extra-Curricular etc…) ● Interviewed by Miss Duncan/Mr Moore plus a member of the Senior Pupil Leadership Team (S6/S5 Prefects). ● Doing this has prepared us all for future situations for jobs etc…. Re-selection (Ewen)
The Junior Leadership Team was reviewed in August 2017 (after it’s first full year).
Mr Moore, Miss Duncan and Mrs Archer discussed pupil progress and involvement in the JLT.
A few pupils were asked to re-apply for the group. Based on participation.
Here’s Ewen’s story... What We Have Done?
● P7 Transition (Amy Gossner)
● Personal Learning Plans (PLP’s) (Amy Gordon)
● Interviewing teachers (Ellie) What We Have Done?
● Contributing to the Expected Standards document (Anya)
● Improving homework policy (Ewen) What have we done?
● Helping out at whole school events (Emma)
● Contributing to the parental engagement evening Selecting the S6 Pupil Leadership Team (Amy Gordon)
Megan - Head Jack - Deputy Girl Head Boy
Katie - House Captain Dani - House Captain What We Have Done?
● Attended the FIRST East Lothian Youth Summit (Amy Gossner)
● Spoke to visitors from Kuwait and Lithuania as part of visits from Education Scotland (Anya) How We Have Grown as Leaders?
Emma’s Story...
Opportunities for voices to be heard
Communication
Confidence - Part Time Job Next Steps for the Junior Leadership Team
School Improvement Plan 2018/2019
● Involvement in the ‘Validated Self-Evaluation Review’ (VSER) across Faculties to support school improvement ● Involvement in Learning Rounds to help inform on good practice ● Involvement in 5 a week to support whole school self- evaluation in line with HGIOURS. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING! ANY QUESTIONS?
Ellie McMillan, Anya Martin, Amy Gordon, Amy Gossner and Ewen Robertson