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'The School Council' A Children's Guide provides an interactive
and colourful step by step guide to being in a School Council. The
guide is aimes at Primary schools with existing Children's Councils
or with plans to develop one.
Written from a child's perspective the guide was developed after
a series of workshops with Prince Albert Junior School Council,
with additional contributions from Springfield Junior School
Council, both based in Birmingham.
The guide prpvides a comprehensive journey through all of the
issues that are involved in developing a School Council with the
cartoon character 'Pen Pal' acting as a tour guide. The guide
features the children's own words, expressions and artwork
including illustrations by a young person.
The guide contains ten parts including a case study of a School
Council and information on why schools should have a Council;
elections; meetings; roles and photocopiable pages that can be
used by children. The Guide also contains information on the UN
Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Owner: Faye Sutton