1. Pupil Voice
Eve Lewis

2. Drivers
A child born today in one of our most deprived communities has no less chance of going to university than a child born in one of our least deprived communities

3. Drivers
15 – 24 Learner Journey Review – Advice and Guidance, equally valued range of options, better transitions, collaboration between school college and university
STEM/Gender balance in subject areas
Foundation Apprentices
Scottish Attainment Challenge
Pupil Participation/Year of Young People
Curriculum for Excellence/Citizenship

4. Where do they need to influence
Classroom
/learning environment
School/College/University/
Employer
Nationally

5. Background - Research
How Young People’s Participation in School Supports Achievement Mannion, Sowerby and L’Anson, February 2015
Support from academics and professionals including:
The University of Glasgow
UWSH
University of Edinburgh
University of Strathclyde
Children’s Commissioner
Phoenix Trust

6. What should reps be talking to class about
Their subjects
How they are taught
Do they have enough time for everything
Do they have enough/all of the equipment required for learning
Do they find the learning easy or difficult
Do they get enough good quality feedback

7. Range of work Training for pupil reps
Support for schools improving rep systems
City wide pupil council
Support pupil involvement in projects
curriculum accessibility for pupil with protected characteristics – Broughton High School
How good is OUR school? A resource to support learner participation in self-evaluation and school improvement
4 arenas of participation consultation with young people
Young Inspector Programme
Pupil Voice in College/University

8. Pupil Voice in Colleges – Dundee and Angus College
Service design - learners co-creating processes, learning and teaching, and the way they feedback to staff.
School partnership programme - head teachers of local schools, SDS Education Scotland and most importantly school pupils moving to college and senior phase students.
student perspective was at odds with the prior discussion and re-directed work
increased their senior phase numbers by 32% and are a top performing college for under 18s.

9. Pupil Voice in Colleges – Fife College
Students Association – presentation on what the college has to offer
Identified issue – library cards so they could fully access resources
Developing this work with survey to identify needs of school pupils

10. Issues to Consider Feedback mechanisms, forums, rep systems
Adapting materials and approaches
Closing the feedback loop
Actions in School/College/University
Students Association/Pupil Council
Pupil Voice/Positive destinations