About Us

Our why

We believe:

• Authentic partnerships with students will create and maintain safe, inclusive and engaging learning communities so that students can reach their full potential and make a positive difference in the world.

Our how 

We do this by: 

• Acknowledging that students know their world best, they know what works for them and what does not.
• Recognizing students' right to express their opinions and participate in matters that impact on their educational experience.
• Empowering students to actively shape Brisbane Catholic Education.

Our what 

We focus on: 

Advancing accessible pathways for student voice

• Fostering a culture of participation that values and responds to the views of children and young people.
• Providing accessible, inclusive and age-appropriate opportunities for students to share their perspectives and participate in decision-making.
• Embedding sustainable Student Voice structures across BCEO and school communities to support ongoing student participation, representation and influence.
  
  

Amplifying student voice and partnership practices

• Identifying, celebrating and sharing high-impact student voice, agency and partnership practices to drive continuous improvement across BCE.
  Supporting schools to learn from, adapt and strengthen effective student voice practices.

Acting on student perspectives to drive meaningful change

• Supporting students to shape outcomes that affect them and providing clear feedback on how their input has influenced decisions.
• Ensuring consultation processes hear, value and reflect student perspectives, needs and ideas in decision-making and in the design and implementation of programs, policies and services.
• Using student perspectives to inform improvements in learning, wellbeing and school culture.
• Establishing clear and consistent processes to capture, analyse and respond to student perspectives.

Building student and staff capability to support meaningful participation

• Developing the knowledge, skills and confidence of staff to facilitate meaningful student participation through targeted professional learning in student voice, agency and partnership practices.
• Supporting students to develop communication, leadership and advocacy skills.
• Providing children and young people with access to age-appropriate information, resources and tools that support them to understand and exercise their rights, including their rights to participation, information and safety.