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Downloads Related to Paid for Resources

These downloads all relate to an advertised resources within the School Councils UK range of handbooks and toolkits

Mi-Voice e-voting software allows your school to set up completely secure and anonymous elections.

- Quick guide to using Mi-Voice (PDF, 0.8MB) >>>

- Full Mi-Voice instruction manual (PDF, 7MB) >>>

- Using mail merge to send out Unique Voter Numbers (UVNs) (PDF, 0.5MB) >>>

- 8 ideas for running and promoting elections (PDF, 0.2MB) >>>

The voting process is quick and easy and allows the electorate to cast their vote on-line or by text message.

You can set up as many votes as you want, so the system could be
used for class council elections one day, parent-governor elections
the next and to find out what teachers and pupils think of the proposed new school uniform a week later. All elections are managed electronically reducing the amount of administration required.

“Mi-Voice voting performed admirably.  There were no issues with the technology and the fact that we could engage young people in the
decision voting process through a medium that they were comfortable
with certainly encouraged use. The product’s reporting portal was also a major plus. It was simple to use and interpret the results and the fact that the votes were collated automatically reduced the amount of effort required to manage the election."
Sarah, Southampton’s Children and Young People’s Involvement Co-ordinator

Download a detailed case study from Cefn Hengoes Community School >>>

It’s incredibly simple for you to set up an election, or you could give the responsibility to a school councillor, either way School Councils UK will be happy to help you.

This software will be licensed for your school to use for a year. You can use it as many times as you want within that year for whatever votes your school wants to run. We’ll provide telephone and email support and make sure the system keeps doing what it’s supposed to.

As you might expect, there is an extra charge for text voting. The person voting has to pay for sending a normal text, and a text is automatically sent back saying the vote was received. The school has to pay for this. To make things simpler for everyone we have put together the bundles below, so if you want to use text voting as well as online voting you just have to pay one price for the whole year however many texts you send (within reason).

Mi-Voice text voting bundles allow unlimited ‘vote received’ texts for a year (subject to fair use policy). They are charged according to the size of your school.
To order click here>>>

Primary School Council Handbook Resources

Action Plan (35kb)
Agenda Template (35 kb)
Minutes Template (40 kb)
School Council Evaluation (42 kb)
How to Write a Letter (43 kb)
Know Your Rights (72 kb)

Resources from the KS1 Toolkit

Download the entire KS1 Toolkit from here.
(If you'd prefer a proper bound copy, you can order one here)
All the resources for activities from the back of the book (p.12 and p. 71 on) here

Presentation for staff INSET (p.25) here
Chinese pictogram for 'listen' (p.28) here

Resources for School Councils for All: 

including disabled pupils and pupils with special educational needs

The following resources are mentioned in School Councils for All: including disabled pupils and pupils with special educational needs.

Discussing disability handout (p56)
What is the problem? (p57-58)
Models of disability handout (p59-61)
Understanding body language (p62-65)
Role cards (p66-67)
Useful Handouts from the primary toolkit

Make a Difference Poster/Postcard Lesson Plan

These posters have been designed to raise the profile of your school council.

The five striking, thought-provoking images can be placed around the school to encourage pupils to talk to the school council if they want to make a difference.

The accompanying postcards can be used by pupils to send their comments to the council, or as discussion prompts for training sessions.

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Click on the following three links to download a suggested lesson plan and resources for using the posters and postcards.

1. Making a Difference Lesson Plan (PDF, 44KB) >>>

2. Making a Difference Project Sheet Sample (PDF, 48KB) >>>

3. Making a Difference Project Sheet (PDF, 36KB) >>>

To purchase these posters go to our online shop, here>>>

School Council Boundaries Cards

Use these cards to facilitate discussion about the issues in which the school council should be involved. This can help you to see where there is a difference of opinion between staff and students. This may also help you to identify areas where progress may be easier and obstacles for you to watch out for.

Cut the cards up: the last four are heading cards. Split people into groups of 4 to 6 and give them each a set of cards. Ask them to place the issues under the relevant heading, discussing each one as they go. You could split students and teachers, and you may also like to ask some groups to do their ideal situation and others the current situation. When everyone is finished encourage people to look at each other's groupings and discuss any differences. You may like to add some examples of issues specific to your school.

- School Council Boundary cards >>>

- Boundaries Cards for Post 16 >>>