Student Voice

At Judgemeadow we believe all students should have a voice related to their learning. Significant status and worth is afforded to Student Voice, with the involvement of key staff, students and parents.

This engagement of student voice is engendered through:

• the creation and utilisation of the Student Councils
• the feedback students receive on their own learning
• the personalised reviewing students undertake of their own targets
• the departmental and whole-school quality assurance processes that take place

Developing students’ self-esteem through giving voice to their opinions and sharing ideas is also an integral part of our PDC programme. Nearly all PDC lessons involve dedicated time for paired and group discussion, led by teaching staff, to explore contemporary topics and issues and to increase students understanding of the world around them.

There is a Student Council for each year group, which is made up of one elected member from each form. Each year group has the opportunity to research, discuss, explore and finally select their own project or concern to work on. Some of this year’s examples include:

• developing strategies to reduce the use of plastics across the school
• concerted effort and promotion to invite members of the local community in to watch the school Spring/Summer Shows
• the organisation of movie nights for students

As a result of student voice feedback the Judgemeadow Eco-Committee has recently been reformed and has already begun projects including the litter picking in the Evington local area