PARTICIPATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN DECISION-MAKING IN SCHOOLS

Early day motion 2045, tabled 26 April 2006 by David Chaytor (Labour). Signed by 64 members.

That this House agrees that school students have the right to be consulted on all matters affecting them and that meaningful participation in decision-making helps to prevent and combat disaffection and can encourage positive behaviour; and calls on the Government to use the Education and Inspections Bill to promote participation in schools by introducing a statutory duty requiring local education authorities and school governing bodies to have due regard to the ascertainable views of children and young people in all matters affecting them in line with article 12 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Signatures by party: Labour 43, Liberal Democrat 18, Conservative 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.