Several pupil voice groups have now had the opportunity to explore Theme 2: Our school community. They focused on three key questions:
- What do you want to know or be able to do by the time you leave school?
- What should be our priorities in year 1?
- What activities in your current school help you feel like part of a community?
The graphics below provide a simple visualisation of the discussions- the larger a word appears, the more often in came up in feedback.
The young people identified the following things as important to them:
- Practical life skills such as cooking, swimming and managing money
- Having aspirations (this is the catch all term that was used for discussions around getting a good job/knowing what you want to do)
- Pupil voice and genuine listening
- Expectations and boundaries
- Leadership opportunities
- Teams and clubs, whether sports or otherwise
- House identity (secondary pupils in particular)
- Positive relationships with friends and teachers as a key aspect of community
Graphic 1: What do you want to know or be able to do by the time you leave school?
Graphic 2: What should be our priorities in year 1?
Graphic 3: What activities in your current school help you feel like part of a community?
