Cornwall Healthy Schools Team Trained in Learn to lead
The Healthy Schools team Cornwall have attended Learn to lead training and are now all learn to lead facilitators. When running training events, they have used the Learn to lead tools to support the process and are working with schools to develop and support pupil voice. “We think Learn to lead can be a terrific […]
Classroom Practice – When student voice is worth shouting about
A great title, but this article in the TES last week opened with a provocative and downright disrespectful statement! “Undoubtedly, 14-year-olds can sometimes be insightful. But more often they are likely to be banal, arbitrary and shallow – and ill-equipped to evaluate pedagogic expertise.” Claire Fox, director and founder of the British think-tank the Institute […]
More support beyond the first year….
Schools already doing Learn to lead can now access a wide range of courses and services to enrich and build on what they are already doing. This includes ‘Enriching the curriculum’, Media Team training for students, and opportunities for students to attend Review and Renew Days. Click here for the full programme of events To […]
There’s nothing like positive feedback …
It was great to receive this lovely note recently: “Thank you so much for an inspiring and uplifting two days last week. It helps remind us what is important about teaching – the pupils and assisting them to take on active roles in their adult lives. The tools you have devised are very powerful: I […]
Youth Social Action – ‘Agency’ and Empowerment
“Through social action young people can see for themselves the powerful difference they can make to their own lives, and the people around them in their wider community”, said Mr Clegg yesterday. Mr Miliband added that “we have the chance to unlock so much potential in this country.” For any of us to realise our […]
Youth Social Action – Step Up to Serve
There was much reporting yesterday about the new youth social action campaign led by Prince Charles, ‘Step Up To Serve’ – it aims to increase those aged 10-20 involved in social projects from 29% to 50% by 2020. The main idea seems to be to “help youth organisations across the country increase opportunities to help […]
“The best means to improve education is for teachers to listen more to students and parents” – Times leader
Actually the headline ran: “The best means of reforming the NHS in the wake of the Francis Report into Mid Staffs is for doctors and nurses to listen to vigilant parents”. The report contained quite appalling stories of neglect and highlights what can happen when the voices of staff and patients are not heard and […]
Student media teams and other new ideas
We have been spending a lot of time considering what else schools might benefit from in relation to empowering students. As a result we have decided to develop a number of new areas, working with partners: linking what students do in Learn to lead to gaining a social enterprise qualification (working with Real Ideas Organisation), […]
Learn to lead – rebrand and new website
At last … our rebranding and new website and materials. Please have a look, don’t miss the short films and animation, and let us know what you think, what could be improved and what is missing. Because although the first stage is over, the journey is only beginning. The journey […]
