If I think back to ten years ago, if someone mentioned student voice to me, I have to admit I was threatened by this. The thought of student feedback impacting upon my career – heaven forbid.
My point of view ten years on is somewhat different now. Certainly I don’t think that student voice should decide policy, for example, but as José Picardo eloquently puts it in relation to evidence-based practice, I think student voice should 100% be part of something that informs practice. A place where groups such as digital leaders inform digital practice in a school, or year councils inform policy. That students and their gaps in knowledge as found out through close assessment and forms of AFL should inform revision and practise in class.