We are inviting children and young people across England to share your views on your experience of school or college. Share your opinions on what you like, don’t like, and how your education could be improved.
You can share your thoughts by completing a short, accessible survey where you can also submit creative responses like pictures, videos, voice notes or writing. You can also share your thoughts on social media with the hashtag #shadowCAR.
Our ‘call for evidence’ is open from 2 December 2024 – 12 January 2025.
How can you get involved
Fill in the survey: it’s important your voice is heard so head to this page for more guidance and to complete the survey.
Get creative: Share your views through pictures, videos, voice notes, creative writing, or art. These can be uploaded directly in the survey or shared on social media using the hashtag #shadowCAR.
Encourage others: Discuss the questions in the survey with your friends, you could also ask your teachers or youth workers for help. Then, encourage your friends to share their views via the survey or by posting on social media. You may choose to do this as a group.
Teachers/youth workers: how can you support?
Share the survey with your students/pupils and set time in the day for them to complete it, giving them guidance on the questions as needed. Or, you could discuss the questions as a group and submit collective feedback on their behalf. Don’t forget to support creative submissions which can be uploaded directly in the survey or shared on social media using the hashtag #shadowCAR.
Who is the Youth Shadow Panel and why does this matter?
The Youth Shadow Panel is made up of 12 young people in England who are passionate about ensuring youth voice is central to the shaping of future education. They represent our youth-led Shadow Curriculum and Assessment Review which was set up by a group of leading youth organisations, united by a determination to support the inclusion of children and youth perspectives in the Government’s Curriculum and Assessment Review. The Government’s Review will lead to changes about what is taught in schools and colleges and how students/pupils are assessed.
What young people submit via our survey or social media will contribute to the Youth Shadow Panel discussions and shape our recommendations to be shared with the government Review.