The project’s objectives
- To provide a detailed mapping of current pupil councils in Scotland,
and the local government/school infrastructure surrounding these councils
- To provide well-grounded information on the effectiveness of these councils,
from the perspectives of adults involved and children and young people
themselves
- To identify the factors that encourage and support effective pupil councils,
i.e. ‘what works?’
- To explore how pupil councils fit within the broader context of children’s
and young people’s participation within and outwith schools
- To investigate who is excluded and included by the different forms of
participation, and why
- To work with children, young people and adults to disseminate this information
and help develop improved forms of participation.
