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The Learning Exchange Library

CONSULTATION: This page lists advice and links to information about consultation strategies and methods that effectively reach the participants you would like to include in extra-curricular activities or extended services.

Pupil voice   Loads of tips and a huge list of resources about consulting pupils about their involvement in school and community change.

Engaging Parents in Raising Achievement: Do parents know they matter?   Report on the EPRA project which was designed to find new ways of engaging parents, especially those considered "hard to reach".

Helping to increase parental involvement   Six professionals give their hands-on advice for bridging the gap.

Power to the pupils     Harnessing students’ input and participation in making decisions and in running a school’s activities would have seemed crackers to our grandparents. Having them inspect teachers would have been the giddy limit. But things have changed. Student governor Gareth John explains how student voice and student inspections work at his school. (An article in Schools ETC magazine)

Pupil Voice Wales   This is an excellent website, offering online materials which will encourage more vulnerable young people in special schools and pupil referral units to participate in decision-making.

Young Advisors Toolkit   From Young Advisors, an excellent toolkit on how to engage young people and build their confidence