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Brian Eno is backing Smart School Councils!
Greg Sanderson
Brian Eno is backing Smart School Councils!
Greg Sanderson
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Greg Sanderson
Confidence, Oracy, and Leadership: Our UBS-Funded Debate Leaders Workshops in Action
Janine Orevillo-Atienza and Becky Gittins
Confidence, Oracy, and Leadership: Our UBS-Funded Debate Leaders Workshops in Action
Janine Orevillo-Atienza and Becky Gittins
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Janine Orevillo-Atienza and Becky Gittins
What Students Are Saying: A Look Back at This Year’s Big Debate Club Questions
Janine Orevillo-Atienza and Becky Gittins
What Students Are Saying: A Look Back at This Year’s Big Debate Club Questions
Janine Orevillo-Atienza and Becky Gittins
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Janine Orevillo-Atienza and Becky Gittins
How This SEN School in Wolverhampton Built a School Council That Gives Every Student a Voice
Janine Orevillo-Atienza
How This SEN School in Wolverhampton Built a School Council That Gives Every Student a Voice
Janine Orevillo-Atienza
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Janine Orevillo-Atienza
Celebrating LGBTQ+: Student Perspectives on Inclusivity and Equality in Schools
Janine Orevillo-Atienza and Becky Gittins
Celebrating LGBTQ+: Student Perspectives on Inclusivity and Equality in Schools
Janine Orevillo-Atienza and Becky Gittins
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Janine Orevillo-Atienza and Becky Gittins
How This SEMH School Built a School Council to Empower Every Student's Voice and Tackle Real-World Issues
Janine Orevillo-Atienza
How This SEMH School Built a School Council to Empower Every Student's Voice and Tackle Real-World Issues
Janine Orevillo-Atienza
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Janine Orevillo-Atienza
What We’re Learning from MATs: A Reflection on Collaboration and Pupil Voice
Janine Orevillo-Atienza and Karen O'Connor
What We’re Learning from MATs: A Reflection on Collaboration and Pupil Voice
Janine Orevillo-Atienza and Karen O'Connor
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Janine Orevillo-Atienza and Karen O'Connor
How This International School Built a School Council to Reflect the Voices of Their Diverse Student Body
Janine Orevillo-Atienza
How This International School Built a School Council to Reflect the Voices of Their Diverse Student Body
Janine Orevillo-Atienza
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Janine Orevillo-Atienza
May Update: How This School Dropped The Tokenistic School Council and Involved More Pupils
Greg Sanderson
May Update: How This School Dropped The Tokenistic School Council and Involved More Pupils
Greg Sanderson
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Greg Sanderson
From Ideas to Action: A More Accessible Way to Track School Council Projects
Janine Orevillo-Atienza
From Ideas to Action: A More Accessible Way to Track School Council Projects
Janine Orevillo-Atienza
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Janine Orevillo-Atienza
How This Primary School in the South East Built a School Council to Create an Inclusive and Student-Driven Culture
Janine Orevillo-Atienza
How This Primary School in the South East Built a School Council to Create an Inclusive and Student-Driven Culture
Janine Orevillo-Atienza
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Janine Orevillo-Atienza
Confidence, Oracy, Leadership: Supporting Disadvantaged Schools with our Debate Leaders Workshops
Janine Orevillo-Atienza
Confidence, Oracy, Leadership: Supporting Disadvantaged Schools with our Debate Leaders Workshops
Janine Orevillo-Atienza
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Janine Orevillo-Atienza
How A Liverpool School Used Debate to Challenge Stereotypes and Build its Pupils’ Confidence
Janine Orevillo-Atienza
How A Liverpool School Used Debate to Challenge Stereotypes and Build its Pupils’ Confidence
Janine Orevillo-Atienza
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Janine Orevillo-Atienza
Big Questions, Real Action: Celebrating Earth Day with Let’s Go Zero
Janine Orevillo-Atienza
Big Questions, Real Action: Celebrating Earth Day with Let’s Go Zero
Janine Orevillo-Atienza
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Janine Orevillo-Atienza
Announcing Our New UBS Funded Programme: Empowering Disadvantaged Young People to Find Their Voice
Greg Sanderson
Announcing Our New UBS Funded Programme: Empowering Disadvantaged Young People to Find Their Voice
Greg Sanderson
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Greg Sanderson
March Update: All Chalk
Greg Sanderson
March Update: All Chalk
Greg Sanderson
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Greg Sanderson
Introducing: All Chalk - Our New Podcast Championing Young Voices
Janine Orevillo-Atienza
Introducing: All Chalk - Our New Podcast Championing Young Voices
Janine Orevillo-Atienza
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Janine Orevillo-Atienza
Empowering Young Voices: The Latest from Our Electoral Commission Project
Janine Orevillo-Atienza
Empowering Young Voices: The Latest from Our Electoral Commission Project
Janine Orevillo-Atienza
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Janine Orevillo-Atienza
February Update: Trump 2.0
Greg Sanderson
February Update: Trump 2.0
Greg Sanderson
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Greg Sanderson
New Project with The Electoral Commission: Building Democratic Debate in SEN schools
Janine Orevillo-Atienza
New Project with The Electoral Commission: Building Democratic Debate in SEN schools
Janine Orevillo-Atienza
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Janine Orevillo-Atienza
January Update: Greg vs Bill Gates
Greg Sanderson
January Update: Greg vs Bill Gates
Greg Sanderson
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Greg Sanderson
From Barriers to Breakthroughs: Solving School Council Issues with Smart School Councils
Janine Orevillo-Atienza
From Barriers to Breakthroughs: Solving School Council Issues with Smart School Councils
Janine Orevillo-Atienza
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Janine Orevillo-Atienza
Fulfilling Student Potential Through Coaching
Guest Author: Yes Futures
Fulfilling Student Potential Through Coaching
Guest Author: Yes Futures
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Guest Author: Yes Futures
Introducing Our New Member Guide
Greg Sanderson
Introducing Our New Member Guide
Greg Sanderson
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Greg Sanderson
New Weekly Certificates to Celebrate Student Achievements
Janine Orevillo-Atienza
New Weekly Certificates to Celebrate Student Achievements
Janine Orevillo-Atienza
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Janine Orevillo-Atienza
The New National Youth Strategy: A Win, a Question, and a Big Idea
Greg Sanderson
The New National Youth Strategy: A Win, a Question, and a Big Idea
Greg Sanderson
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Greg Sanderson
November Update: Seven Years 🎈
Greg Sanderson
November Update: Seven Years 🎈
Greg Sanderson
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Greg Sanderson
A Politically-Minded Booklist from Toddlers to Teens
Guest Author: Lucy Ann Unwin
A Politically-Minded Booklist from Toddlers to Teens
Guest Author: Lucy Ann Unwin
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Guest Author: Lucy Ann Unwin
Transforming School Council Obstacles into Success with Smart School Councils
Janine Orevillo-Atienza
Transforming School Council Obstacles into Success with Smart School Councils
Janine Orevillo-Atienza
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Janine Orevillo-Atienza
Unlocking Pupil Potential: Overcoming Common School Council Challanges
Janine Orevillo-Atienza
Unlocking Pupil Potential: Overcoming Common School Council Challanges
Janine Orevillo-Atienza
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Janine Orevillo-Atienza

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