Student Voice 2026/27
Your school. Your voice. Your opportunity to make a difference.
We are going to have a weekly space for students at City Academy Bristol to come together, share their opinions/ideas and continue to help shape our school.
After school on Thursdays Mr Clarkson will host a space for students to attend.
Each week, we will explore a different topic and find out what matters most to students. There is no election and no requirement to attend every week — if you have something to say, we want to hear it!
How does it work?
- Come along
Students just turn up after school to take part in Student Voice sessions. - Sharing views
Discuss the week’s topic with other students and sharing ideas, experiences and suggestions. - Make a difference
Views will be gathered and shared with Leadership/Academy Council, then used to inform decisions and improvements. - Get recognised
Students that have attended five sessions in a term will become a recognised Student Council Member.
What do Student Council members do?
Becoming a Student Council Member gives students further opportunities to make a difference, including:
- The opportunity to meet with Academy council and take feed into school governance
- Taking part in student panels for staff recruitment
- Giving tours to visitors that visit the Academy
- Representing student views
- Helping shape future Student Voice discussions
- Taking part in wider leadership opportunities
Your voice matters
You don’t have to be elected to make a difference.
You don’t have to be a big personality, have a particular role or be known to speak for your whole year group.
You just need to have an opinion and be willing to share it.
Topics we will cover this year will include:
- Health and wellbeing
- Exam preparation and stress management
- Attendance
- Academic Support and Resources
- Extracurricular activities and clubs
- Bullying and inclusion
- Look at academy policies and procedures
- School dinners/school uniform
Come along. Have your say. Help shape our school. E03 after school on Thursdays
