Student Representative Teams

Most schools have some sort of student organisation - it might be called a Student Representative Council, Student Voice Team, Student Action Team or simply Student Leaders. We use the name Student Representative Team (SRT for short) to refer to any and all of these.

There is no one way to set up and run an SRT. Every school is different and should have an SRT that works for them. Watch our video to find out more about SRTs!

If you’re looking to start an SRT at your school, see our How to set up an SRT resource below for help.

If you’re looking for training and ideas for your SRT, get in touch with our Programs team for our SRT Workshop offerings at [email protected].

Resources

Effective SRTs checklist

Use this checklist to figure out how effective your Student Representative Team is at listening to students and making change - and to brainstorm ways to improve!

How to set up an SRT

Follow this step-by-step guide on how to set up a Student Representative team at your school, taking you from the planning stages through to your first meeting.

How to run a student forum

Find out how to run a student forum, collectively produce ideas for improving your school or community and talk with students about their experiences.

Framework for including students in decision making poster

Use this framework to ensure students are included in decision making at your school from co-creation through leadership structures and ongoing opportunities.

Example SRT constitution

Set up a new Student Representative Team or review an existing one with this example constitution covering aims, structure, roles and meeting procedures.

Represent! An SRC resource kit

This resource kit for secondary schools was created by VicSRC and DET in 2010 and is full of ideas to set up an SRC and help your SRC make change in your school.

Ideas for student action

Get started and be inspired with these ideas for taking action and amplifying student voice at your school and try them out yourself by using the resources on our hub.