The project’s objectives

1. To provide a detailed mapping of current pupil councils in Scotland, and the local government/school infrastructure surrounding these councils
2. To develop well-grounded information on the effectiveness of these councils, from the perspectives of adults involved and children and young people themselves
3. To identify the factors that encourage and support effective pupil councils, i.e. ‘what works?’
4. To investigate who is excluded and included by the different forms of participation
5. To explore how pupil councils fit within the broader context of children and young people’s participation within schools
6. To work with children, young people and adults to share what is learned from our research in order to help develop better pupil councils.

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From 2007 to 2009, Children in Scotland and the University of Edinburgh carried out a three year research project on pupil councils in Scotland. This project was funded by the Big Lottery Fund.