1. Acknowledgement of Country
Recognise that we meet on the land of the traditional owners (in Melbourne – the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation)
Who maintain a strong connection to and custodianship of this land
Pay my respects to elders past, present and emerging

2. Intentions of Student Voice, Agency and Participation
Change/Improve structures, purposes, practices and processes of learning
Change/Improve student ownership and engagement
Change/Improve teacher practice
Maintain practices, approaches, relationships (doing education to students) … but do it better
Maintain relationships and purposes, but change some practices and approaches (doing education by/for students) – improve outcomes for participants
Transform purposes, practices, approaches, relationships (doing education with students and teachers in collaboration) – to improve outcomes for all students (and teachers)
Professional improvement/ development
Student improvement
School improvement
See my article ‘Terms and Conditions’ in Connect 223, February 2017:

3. Student views advise and inform teachers’ professional practice
Student Voice
Student views advise and inform teachers’ professional practice

4. Student Voice Student Action/Agency
Student views advise and inform teachers’ professional practice
Student Action/Agency
Active and purposeful learning by students, (re)engages and improves outcomes for participants

5. Student Voice Student Action/Agency
Student views advise and inform teachers’ professional practice
Student Action/Agency
Active and purposeful learning by students, (re)engages and improves outcomes for participants
Student Participation in Student-Adult Partnerships
Students and teachers collaborate to transform purposes, practices, approaches, relationships - to change and improve outcomes for all (students and teachers)

6. Degree of Student Participation Students Teachers
Student Voice
Student views advise and inform teachers’ professional practice
Student Action/Agency
Active and purposeful learning by students, (re)engages and improves outcomes for participants
Student Participation in Student-Adult Partnerships
Students and teachers collaborate to transform purposes, practices, approaches, relationships - to change and improve outcomes for all (students and teachers)
Degree of Student Participation
Students
Providers of information, advice, feedback
Student-Initiators of active learning curriculum approaches
Active participants/collaborators in decision-making with adults
Teachers
Listeners who consider, adapt, respond etc
Teacher-initiators of active learning curriculum approaches
Active participants/collaborators in decision-making with students
SRCs
Students provide formal feedback to teachers
Student surveys
Teacher-run focus groups of students
Student-run focus groups of students
Curriculum negotiation
Cross-age tutoring
Student Action Teams
Student-produced media
Oral history productions
Students on School Councils
Teach the Teacher

7. Student Action/Agency
Students
Providers of information, advice, feedback
Student-Initiators of active learning curriculum approaches
Active participants/collaborators in decision-making with adults
Student Voice
Student views advise and inform teachers’ professional practice
Student Action/Agency
Active and purposeful learning by students, (re)engages and improves outcomes for participants
Student Participation in Student-Adult Partnerships
Students and teachers collaborate to transform purposes, practices, approaches, relationships - to change and improve outcomes for all (students and teachers)
“It depends”
Student Council
Teachers
Listeners who consider, adapt, respond etc
Teacher-initiators of active learning curriculum approaches
Active participants/collaborators in decision-making with students
Degree of Student Participation