Student voice

Resources

• Australian Framework for Student Empowerment (AFSE)—Australian Council for Student Voice—is a national initiative to strengthen student voice, agency and partnerships in schools. The framework provides guiding principles and practical strategies to embed meaningful student participation in all aspects of school life.
• Amplify toolkit is a Victorian Department of Education resource for schools and educators to empower students through voice, agency and leadership. The amplify toolkit provides access to a collection of purposefully created professional resources.
• Inclusive student voice toolkit was developed by the Victorian Department of Education, Deakin University and the Youth Disability Advocacy Service (YDAS) to support the voice, agency and leadership of students with disability.
• School connectedness using the WISE model—inclusionED—school connectedness is a significant part of students’ emotional and social development. The WISE model helps schools and educators to incorporate the four major components of school connectedness into everyday actions throughout school.
• Quaglia Institute for School Voice & Aspirations (QISVA) instructional strategies and papers provide an overview of the key components of Dr Russ Quaglia’s Voice and Aspirations Framework.
• Consulting students with a disability practice—a practice guide for educators and other professionals supports the obligation to consult students with disability using accessible consultation processes.
• Student voice video—Student Wellbeing Hub—in this short video, Professor Donna Cross from the University of Western Australia talks about how authentic student voice enhances agency and wellbeing.
• How 'student voice' has evolved over time—Teacher magazine—explores how the definition of student voice has evolved over time.
• Simple ways to promote student voice in the classroom—Edutopia—explores simple ways to promote student voice in the classroom.