Opinion

Pupil voice: Collaboration with pupils can no longer be optional

Collaborative decision-making means teachers involving pupils in decisions about what goes on in their classrooms – and it can be transformational. Dr Geraldine Rowe argues the case

Schools are already moving in a direction that prepares the ground for a change of culture. Never before has there been such a focus on the learning experiences of pupils; the social and wellbeing needs of teachers and pupils; of collaboration and sharing of ideas between and within schools for how to support learning; and an unprecedented interest in how school work connects to other demands and pressures in the lives of pupils and teachers.

In this article, I will focus on an approach that was already around before the pandemic upheaval of schools and which has the potential to make a vital and life-affirming contribution to the post-pandemic recovery.

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