An important part of the IPiL project was the data generated by children and young people themselves with the support of their teachers and Regional Team Leaders. They planned and carried out inquiries in their schools to illuminate and evaluate ways in which their schools supported pupil participation and enabled them to influence the conditions of their learning. These teams used a range of methods to collect data including interviews, observations, questionnaires, photographs and video. Pupils provided their schools with invaluable insights and in some cases were the catalyst for change in school policy and practice. For further information please log in to see full report View.

Examples of pupil research from the IPiL project:

Primary Schools

Assessment, Behaviour for Learning and Curriculum
Carpenters Primary School, Newham, London
 
How do you know when you improve in your work?
Colegrave Primary School, Newham, London 
 
Do children have a voice in our school?
(The following research was undertaken after the IPiL project)
Anti-bullying research project
Homework project
Ponsbourne St. Marys C of E Primary School, Hertfordshire
 
Pupil participation
The Wroxham School, Hertfordshire
 
 
Secondary Schools

How much say do children and young people have in their education?
Joseph Swan School, Gateshead
 
Our views about the way our school includes pupils' views
Sarah Bonnell School, Newham, London
 
Could the ways in which pupils receive independent learning choices in the classroom be improved?
The Deanes School, Essex