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Student voice: How to create a collaborative school and classroom culture

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Collaborative decision-making happens when the options, constraints and possibilities in the classroom are discussed and decided in partnership with pupils. Dr Geraldine Rowe explains what this looks like in practice

In my recent article for SecEd, I described what can happen when teachers start to share classroom decision-making with their pupils (Rowe, 2021). I would now like to offer some ideas for teachers to use in the classroom and some tips for how school leaders can create a school-wide culture of collaboration.

Collaborative decision-making (CDM) is what happens when the options, constraints and possibilities for what goes on in the classroom are discussed, deliberated on and decided with the pupils themselves.

Although most headteachers will need to give us some command-and-control from time to time, developing collaborative leadership in yourself and others can result in:

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