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MOVING FORWARD WITH STUDENT VOICE
“Why Student Voice matters?”
WHY?
• School is becoming boring for students.• Enthusiasm decrease from Kindergarten ( 95%) to
Year 9 ( 37%) (Jenkins).• NAPLAN results reflect this and decrease from
Year 5 to Year 9 ( in value adding)• Only thing worse than being bored is having to
teach the bored• The digital world outside school is exploding with
information, entertainment and social connect.
WHAT?
STUDENT VOICE MATTERS
Research tells us that when schools promote Student Voice:Classroom teaching improvesStudents learn betterStudents feel a greater sense of belongingPolicies are made more effectiveTrust and support increaseDemocracy strengthens
THE STUDENT VOICE CONTINUUMPlace you where your classroom and W.C.S is at
1.• Token – SRC , Captains
2.• Beginning to listen - through student surveys, focus groups, student run activities
3.• Acknowledgement – student mentoring, training students for specific roles
4.• Authentic student involvement – whole school analysis by students and staff ; results
implemented, SRC with roles and responsibilities
5.• A culture of trust and respect – co-construction of curriculum, collaborative student/ staff
evaluation of teaching practices and acted on
6.• Democratic partnership- student constructing curriculum, students advises on pedagogy
and assessment informing teaching, student feedback adopted into reflective practice.
HOW READY IS WADALBA FOR STUDENT VOICE?Evaluating the conditions for student voice
SPEAKING Who is allowed? To whom? What about? Language?
LISTENING Who is listening? Why? How?
SKILLS Are dialogue skills encouraged, supported & developed?
ATTITUDES Do individuals regard one another with care and equality?
SYSTEMS How does student voice happen? Do systems support it?
CULTURE Do the values, practices and routines of the school support Student Voice?Is Student Voice central to teaching and learning?
SPACES Are there spaces where Student Voice occurs?
ACTION What actions are taken? Who is responsible? What happens if action doesn’t happen?
THE FUTURE What needs to happen for W.C.S to be ready for real Student Voice Adapted from Fielding
HOW ADULTS LISTEN TO AND LEARN WITH STUDENTS IN SCHOOLS
STUDENTS AS… Classroom Faculty or team School
Data sources Individual performance data such as attendance, -ve and +ve
Samples of student work
Student attitude surveys
Active respondents Lead learning – contracts , P.B.L
Team agenda & student perceptions
Students on staff appointment panels
Co-researchers Developing independent learning
History / Middle School project
SRC
Review of PBL
Knowledge creators
What makes a Good Lesson?
Reflection on How students learn project
Increased student engagement
With adults as co-authors in joint inquiry
Project Based Learning
Construction projects
Develop unit or research lesson
Staff & student Learning walks
Participatory democracy (working with adults in search of the common good)
Student voice project
Older students working with younger students
Sharing of information / reflective practice where ideas are implemented
Whole school forum
• With the person next to you discuss;
• “ How could you place student voice at the centre of teaching and learning in the classroom?”