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Student Council Summit – developing pupil voice

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All Saints Catholic School recently hosted its first Student Council Summit involving nine local schools. Danni Almond explains why the school decided to create and host the event and discusses the importance of pupil voice.

For the teaching staff at All Saints Catholic School, the wellbeing and very best interests of their students have always been at the core of everything they do.

Therefore, it comes as no surprise to learn that one of the school’s most recent priorities has been to raise the profile and effectiveness of the pupil voice among staff, students and the community.

I decided to create an initiative which would allow local student councils to come together and discuss their processes, ideas and internal initiatives – and so the Student Council Summit was born.

What was initially just a day of networking is now to become an annual event sponsored by Student Councils UK. This year it brought together approximately 80 representatives from local schools as well as the director of children’s services locally and a number of local councillors.

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