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In March, the School of Education hosted around 50 pupils from four partnership schools who joined us to discuss their lived experiences in education and to learn how to amplify their voices and the voices of others. The event was supported by , a charity that brings people together across their differences to find common ground and achieve change.

The pupils had the opportunity to participate in a house meeting, a small, structured conversation group where people can share their experiences and concerns. The key question for discussion was, “What does belonging mean to you in your school?” Each person had two minutes to share their response while others listened. Facilitators then fed back key points from their groups to the wider room. Collectively, we were able to identify shared issues and possible opportunities for action.

The meeting provided an excellent opportunity to surface pupils’ lived experiences of education and to consider how this work might be taken forward to organise for change. One key outcome of the event was a shared commitment from pupils and their teachers to continue this work within their own settings, enabling more voices to be heard. Teacher educators in the room also committed to taking this work forward with school leaders and to creating further opportunities for pupil voice.