Training modules for Senior Leaders, Governors and Staff

Introduction to the whole pack

The aim of these training materials is to help senior leaders, governors and staff in schools in Wales to gain the necessary knowledge, understanding and skills to support the development of effective pupil participation, linked to the School Effectiveness Framework (SEF), school self-evaluation, and Estyn’s Common Inspection Framework.

These materials have been widely piloted across Wales, including in teacher training settings, and with senior leaders and governors.

The materials are organised according to 3 colour-coded themes:

Theme 1: “What is Pupil Participation?”

Theme 2: “What does Pupil Participation look like?” and

Theme 3: “Implementing Pupil Participation”

Each theme consists of a number of activities, introduced through trainer’s sheets with supporting resources to prepare and handouts. There are also PowerPoint slides linked to the activities, and some exercises to help trainers to energise participants and organise them into groups.

The training activities are completely bilingual, enabling both trainers and participants to access the materials in the language of their choice.

The professionals training pack is accompanied by Young People’s Activities, which can be used by pupils to train their peers or members of staff in elements of pupil participation. This pack is accompanied by DVD clips, illustrating how pupils in secondary schools in South Wales have used the activities to promote and implement pupil voice. The training sheets in this resource are available in either English or Welsh – although the supporting resources are completely bilingual.