To be “ready for life in modern Britain,” it is vital for pupils to play an active part in the wider community surrounding the school. In fact, successful active citizenship starts in school.

Cooperative Learning secures high individual accountability, yet trains participants to listen, observe, uncover, reflect, discuss and express opinions, arrive at solutions and execute them in collaboration. Whether assuming responsibility for problems in school or in the wider community. Whether inviting to an afternoon debate, staging theatre plays or organising charity events, Cooperative Learning provides a transferable toolkit to put pupils in the driver seat without teachers loosing oversight.

Events may also be staged exclusively by management to support parent networking or engagement, uncover needs or investigate opportunities with local business, faith communities, and other special interest groups. (For more on Cooperative Learning for adults, see our Active Citizens work with West Midlands Police). forEspecially in relation to the sometimes difficult transition to academy status, Cooperative Learning may facilitate a safe, respectful forum in which issues may be aired and perhaps resolved.

Projects such as the faith community outreach programme Enquiry & Immersion and Healing Fractures II - beyond Birmingham are very different practical examples of how to approach difficult subjects using Cooperative Learning.

I am currently investigating how Cooperative Learning may enhance outreach efforts at a major university and developing a series of workshops aimed at parents with a primary school.

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