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Student Voice

Purpose​

Student voice empowers students to express their opinions and share their experiences of the Academy. It promotes a sense of autonomy and allows students to help shape their educational experiences. Student voice assesses how safe students feel within the Academy, how students feel about the day to day running of the Academy and what enrichment experiences are on offer for students. The student voice process is embedded into guardian time.​

How does it work?​

Each cycle will see the whole LEA cohort completing a student voice activity. After this, a student focus group and an action plan which will be shared on our website to let you know how students feel about Leeds East Academy and how we are continuously working on improving. Please look out for our first action plan which will be uploaded by 7th November!​

Implementation Dates 2024-2025​

Cycle 1- Settling in​

  • Voice Activity - TBC
  • Student Focus Group - TBC
  • Action Plan - TBC

Cycle 2- Mid Year Check in​

  • Voice Activity - TBC
  • Student Focus Group - TBC
  • Action Plan - TBC

Cycle 3- The LEA Experience:​

  • Voice Activity - TBC
  • Student Focus Group - TBC
  • Action Plan - TBC

Safeguarding focus

Each student voice activity will have the same safeguarding element attached. This is to consistently ensure that the Academy provision is safe, secure and minimises the risk of peer-on-peer abuse and sexual harassment. In additional to the three student voice cycles that will take place throughout the academic year, there will be three additional safeguarding focus groups which will take place. In each focus group students will be given a map of the Academy and will identity any hot spot areas. Staff will adjust duties and staff presence in these areas as a result of this activity. This will further support a culture of vigilance around the Academy. The dates of the additional safeguarding focus groups will be: 

  • WC TBC
  • WC TBC 
  • WC TBC

Action Plan

We are delighted to share details of our Student Voice Action Plans 1 & 2, and look forward to working with our young people more across the 2024 – 2025 academic year.