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Welcome message from the Speaker, Rt Hon John Bercow MP

Watch this introduction to the Speaker's School Council Awards, and see what you can expect from getting involved in this school council awards scheme.

Why enter the Speaker's School Council Awards?
Why enter the School Council Awards?

Entering the Speaker’s School Council Awards will put your school and school council on the map. Student councillors from across the UK talk about why their schools are entering the Speaker’s School Council Awards.

Getting ideas and choosing your project
Getting ideas and choosing your project

Every school council project starts as an idea. Good school councillors, like Members of Parliament, work hard to collect ideas from everyone. Watch school council members and MPs talk about how to collect the best ideas that will make the biggest difference to a school or community.

Planning your project
Planning your project

Planning your project is about working out who is going to do what and when. In this video, school council members and MPs talk about how they plan projects and campaigns.

Keeping your team on track
Keeping your team on track

The best projects are created by teams that work well together, whether in Parliament or in school. In this video, school council members and MPs talk about how they work together in teams.

Keeping people informed and involved
Keeping people informed and involved

Telling people what you’re doing helps others get involved in your project. In this video school council members and MPs talk about how they keep people informed and involved in their campaigns.

Evaluating your project
Evaluating your project

Tips on how to think about your project to find out what worked and how you could do it even better next time. School council members and MPs talk about why evaluation is important and how they go about it.