It's been a little while since I've been on the blogging mission. Two reasons: I've been very very busy, and also ensuring that I've remained professional. More on that later!
Last week, we run a 3 day workshop aimed at getting pupils involved in the Building Schools for the Future process. The workshop was run in partnership with The Geography Collective and is part of the 21st Century Learning Alliance Fellowship.
During the workshop, pupils explored their views of the school and then created ideas. These ideas were very creative and they will be presented to the Leadership Team and architect team behind the new school building.
It was clear from interviewing the pupils at the end of the 3 days that they had bought very little knowledge of the BSF process with them. Indeed, some considered it secretive and feared that their needs would not be considered. At the end of the workshop, all 15 young people had the confidence to articulate their ideas to other adults.
Not only that, but some of the ideas were simply stunning! I can;t say too much on the detail yet, a full report will come in July, but I've included a few images below for you to get a feel.
If you are in a school undergoing a rebuild, either through the BSF process or for some other reason, and would like some ideas of how to empower your young people, I'd be happy to have a chat with you!
Some ideas being formulated and visulaised. One of the barriers overcome during the workshop was poor literacy.
Young people discuss what their ultimate pupil would have at school. Interesting that technology and books both featured heavily.
This was part of a transformation exercise. What if school didn't have lessons or teachers?
Last week, we run a 3 day workshop aimed at getting pupils involved in the Building Schools for the Future process. The workshop was run in partnership with The Geography Collective and is part of the 21st Century Learning Alliance Fellowship.
During the workshop, pupils explored their views of the school and then created ideas. These ideas were very creative and they will be presented to the Leadership Team and architect team behind the new school building.
It was clear from interviewing the pupils at the end of the 3 days that they had bought very little knowledge of the BSF process with them. Indeed, some considered it secretive and feared that their needs would not be considered. At the end of the workshop, all 15 young people had the confidence to articulate their ideas to other adults.
Not only that, but some of the ideas were simply stunning! I can;t say too much on the detail yet, a full report will come in July, but I've included a few images below for you to get a feel.
If you are in a school undergoing a rebuild, either through the BSF process or for some other reason, and would like some ideas of how to empower your young people, I'd be happy to have a chat with you!
Some ideas being formulated and visulaised. One of the barriers overcome during the workshop was poor literacy.
Young people discuss what their ultimate pupil would have at school. Interesting that technology and books both featured heavily.
This was part of a transformation exercise. What if school didn't have lessons or teachers? 
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