Participation
What is participation?
What factors
affect participation?
Why does
participation matter?
How can participation
be enabled?
Children have the right to participation
Important principle in becoming a rights respecting school
"Every child has the right to express their views, feelings and wishes in all matters affecting them, and to have their views considered and taken seriously. This right applies at all times, for example during immigration proceedings, housing decisions or the child’s day-to-day home life" UNCRC Article 12
Positive effects of increased learner participation
Improved wellbeing
Improved teaching and learning
Creates a sense of feeling valued and respected
Helps to develop life skills such as problem solving and teamwork
Improved engagement
Improved achievement and attainment
Inclusive and respectful to all
Involves power sharing
Everyone has a voice
Learners active involvement in their learning
allows them to bring in new perspectives
4 arenas of participation
Learning, teaching and assessment
Opportunities for personal achievement
Decision making groups
Connection with wider community
A key theme running through
a lot of Scottish Government
education documents
'How good is our school?' 4th edition
'How good is our early learning and childcare?'
Embedded within Curriculum for Excellence
Teachers assumptions about what
inclusive practice and pedagogy is
Allow students to have autonomy
over decisions about their learning rather
than the teacher just deciding everything
Providing learning opportunities that are suitable for all
Helps to achieve learning for all
Find ways to respect human difference in a way that includes people rather than excluding them
School policies and ethos
Let children participate in activities where they can experiment with different ideas and approaches
Model of Active Learning
Social activity of learning
Emotional activity of learning
Intellectual activity of learning
Emotional involvement drives engagement
Pupils feel like they are part of a team/community
Creating a sense of belonging
Building understanding rather than
just regurgitating information
Making choices about own learning
Experiencing praise
Give attention to individuals and their stories
Create an environment where there
is mutual respect for everyone involved
Create conditions to support the learning of all
Classroom structure/teaching methods
Personal life
A hugely important aspect of a
student's learning experience
The act of partaking in classroom
activities and discussions
Individual
Paired
Group
Whole Class
Whole School
Wider Community