Students are able to form the basis for developing democratic principles and practice.
Our overall aim is to listen to, respond to and involve students in all aspects of school life so that all students are able to participate fully as active citizens, take ownership over their education and co-construct their learning with teachers and other parties. We model to students the electoral process through our elections to the school council. School Councillors then serve as representatives of their form on the half-termly council meetings. Council Meetings have two agenda items; one decided by staff, and the other by students. This demonstrates that the purpose of School Council is for staff and students to work together to improve the school.
Students work in partnership with staff and each other towards shared goals.
At Fearnhill School we provide opportunities for students to develop leadership skills through a variety of roles which impact positively on areas such as learning, teaching, the school environment, enrichment activities and well-being for students at Fearnhill School. We maximise opportunities to gather student voice that permeate and inform all areas of school life through:
- Consultation with student groups about things that matter in school. The Student Council is pivotal to this process.
- Evaluation of the learning experience.
- Systematic collection and evaluation of the views of pupils, across the spectrum of their school experience.