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This project was made possible thanks to the financial support of the European Youth Foundation of the Council of Europe. This project was supported under the campaign.
This is an enhanced version of the CountryFile created in 2000 by OBESSU which was published only in the printed format. This project is online since 15th of March 2008.
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Landelijk Aktie Komitee Scholieren - LAKSNational action committee for school students
About 60 students' councils
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FIDL - the second high-school organization behind the UNL, defends of the ideas appreciably similar to UNLSUD Lycéens - High-school union of extreme left
It is legally stated that every public school or private school receiving subsidies must allow the creation of a student council with two representatives from each class, three or four representatives at the School Board and two representative at the Provincial school students’ Council. Moreover,...
40 secondary schools in Sweden have local boards made up by a majority of students. But apart from that there’s no student representation in the official municipal bodies.On national level we are often asked to participate in the committees that investigate different issues. All governmental...
ESCU made a change in the Law of Basic School and Gymnasium to the Ministry of Education that was accepted by the ministry. Also ESCU participates in different working groups of the ministry and all decisions concerning students are discussed. Hearing students’ opinion unfortunately also depends...
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80
3 full-time (Student Support Officer, Black and Minority Ethnic Coordinator, Project Manager)
FSS: 1921SLL: 1985
Flemish law recognised VSK officially in 2000 as an independent organ with its own finances. There is internal participation; students govern the organisation. No adults may have voting rights. In 2004 the participation decree became law. This made it compulsory for every school to have a student...
They can attend meetings on the federal land level.
Our focus is largely on local level.Historically SECO was largely responsible for the removal of the Christianity subject in the seventies, the introduction of sex education in the sixties and the inclusion of students in the working environmental laws in the eighties.
EEO: We have problems with our student being at the school for such a short period. Most are on the school for 20 to 40 weeks, which means that they don’t have much time to get into student decision-making, before they go out to get practical experience.
Eesti Õpilasesinduste Liit - EÕEL
Nearly 360 schools are organised nationwide, so the union represents over 150,000 students. The students are no members of the organisation.
In the law it is stated only that it is a recommendation for secondary schools to have a student council. This doesn’t oblige schools to have a student council meaning that the principle is authorized not to allow students to form a student council. If there is an existing student council still...
On a school level students are heard through student councils, alternative forms of participation and the formalised co-administrative council.
Usually, students are listened to but their opinion isn’t valued much.
In Ireland lack of funding for student unions is the biggest problem for school student representation.
DGS: LH: Student Councils
100
The total budget is €0.
1991
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Lietuvos moksleivių Sąjunga - LMS Lithuanian School Students Union
All those registered as school students in Ireland.
Around 80
The total budget is around € 75,000.
1994
The Board (elected by the GA and proposed by the former Coordinator) is formed by a Coordinator, an Organisational Secretary, and 3 to 8 chairpersons for specific the working groups.
According to the law (Zákon o školskej samospráve), student council is voted by all school students and consists of 5 up to 11 students. It designates a Student Representative for the School Council and comments on issues to the director of the school. Majority of students doesn't know that such...
Every class elects 2-8 people (grades 7-12) for the school student councils GA. Then 3-12 people are elected to the board, which is (should be) also represented in regional and national level.
School students are not regularly involved on a municipal level. Youth councils are sometimes present. In the Netherlands, municipalities have very little influence on education. On a national level LAKS speaks regularly with civil servants and politicians to discuss student issues. The...
Public organizations, students’ councils.
Elevorganisasjonen - EOSchool Student Union of Norway - EON
Individual school students and school councils
ESSA is unable to run a GA because of issues regarding logistics and funding. It is ESSA's aim to establish GA in near future, however.
€ 100,000, majority by Ministry of Education and Youth Institute, other on project basis from different sources.
There are eight employees working full-time for both DOS and Student Union of Slovenia.
The highest decision-making body is the general assembly. The GA convenes six times a year and also during two weekends. The daily affairs are managed by a board of trustees. This board consists of six students and an adult advisor. Additionally, there are volunteers and members of the staff.
In Italy there are four student unions working at the national level. Apart from UDS, these organisations exist:There is not a national body where all student organisations convene officially and are recognised by the government. However, UDS and all of these organisations are represented at the...
There are students included in working groups of the Ministry of Education. When the government wants to make a decision concerning students ESCU is often involved in through working groups or other means.Slowly we are moving to students’ representation at municipal bodies through youth city...
Technically, nothing prevents school-student representation. The biggest challenge in this area, is making the school students wants to get involved.
• Competition between organisations – there are so many youth organisations that have the same aims but they don’t want to co-operate.
SUN is formed by student councils whose school as an institution is a member of the union. These are organised throuh their region, but are members of the national organisation. It is possible to become an individual member of SUN.
96
FSS: FSS has 6 members of staff.8 employees work full-time in the office. SLL has three to five project-based employees who visit schools. The president and two vice presidents are not members of staff, but they work full time and get paid for this.
General Assembly decides upon the Statues, Political platform, work program etc.
Vlaamse Vereniging van Studenten (VVS) - The National Union of Students from University and higher education
The student representatives of each school are included in a lot of decisions concerning their school. On a federal land and national level the student representatives can attend meetings or are invited to meetings that discuss the educational system. However, neither happens very often.
It always depends on school - in some schools students are listened to seriously, in other not so much. On the national level the influence of student organisation is not so great, but always making small steps forward.EEO has experience when students took over and manage to do the change. At one...
Civic involvement in the education (i.e. Student councils, Student unions) is a part of the reform process.
104
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UNSS is the only organization representing secondary school students in Serbia. (SUS is University students’ union of Serbia, the national organisation representing University students, a member of ESU. )
According to Dutch law, the students in every secondary school in the country have the right to form a student council. Furthermore, 25% of every co-administrative council is reserved for students. This council also consists of 25% parents and 50% teachers and has to approve certain areas of school...
JRD - Youth Business Department
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CANAE takes active participation in the Spanish Youth Council (Consejo de la Juventud de España, CJE, www.cje.org), as a full member.
Danske Gymnasieelevers Sammenslutning - DGSNational Federation of Business Students in Denmark
1994
Študentská rada vysokých škôl (ŠRVŠ) - national organization representing university students
The law of Basic Schools and Gymnasiums promotes the representation of students and allows the creation of school councils. There aren’t any laws that hinder the representation but they are very general.
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Aontas na Mac Léinn Iarbhunscoileanna
There are more then 25 regional, provincial and local federations represented. No exact data available but they represent over 200 000 thousand students.
The General Assembly is usually held four times a year. Representatives of secondary schools, elected by each school’s Student Council, are the members of the General Assembly. Out of 142 representatives approximately one hundred attend.
1
USM is recognized by the Law, schools, Institutions, Public and other NGOs as an organization with a very important place in NGO sector and as a legal representative of secondary school students. So far there are not still any finances coming from the country (government or other institutions) that...
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FSS: 150SLL: 300
DOS is financed mainly by the special taxes for student work. Members do not have to contribute. The estimated budget is €80,000 per annum. Costs, like staff, accountancy, office, etc., are paid by Student Union of Slovenia (another student organization in Slovenia, working regionally), so usage...
1998
The only legislation concerning student representation is one paragraph stating that the class should have a meeting together with their mentor once every month and the legislation concerning student safety officers (regulated in the working environment law).
Vocational schools in Denmark vary with the extent to which students are represented.
School students are heard in a large extend. EON has a lot of credibility with the Norwegian politicians and other organisations. Therefore, through EON, it is easy for school students to be heard.
Youth clubsIn each school there are Youth clubs formed by USM. Student councils are a part of them.
Around 25
FSS: The total budget is around €300 000.
2003
At each school, each class elects 2 class speakers. All student of the school elect the school speakers team, which consists of 3 people. The school speaker team can vote on topics concerning their school within a board of 3 parent and 3 teacher representatives. Since these structures are almost...
Schools are encouraged to consult students on any changes they wish to enforce. The Department of Education also meets with our Union in relation to changes they wish to enforce.
Student organizations are representing the students in different committees under the Ministry of Education.
As mentioned before there are enough students’ organizations, where students can meet and exchange their experience. But there are times that they prove they are not well organized.
Confederación Estatal de Asociaciones de Estudiantes - CANAESpanish Confederation of Student Councils
Individuals
160
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1998
The highest decision-making body is the general assembly. The daily affairs are managed by a board. Additionally, ESCU has a powerful auditing commission which is elected every two years by the GA.
Interstedelijk Studenten Overleg (ISO) - national interest organisation for students in polytechnics and universtiesJongeren Organisatie Beroepsonderwijs (JOB) - national interest organisation for students in upper vocational schools
Through public organizations and students’ councils.
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Spain has a stable and trustable public system for funding of student unions at the national level. This allows student unions to receive administration grants that make things such as having an office or employing a worker possible. On the other hand, good representation is hindered by the tiny...
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English Secondary Students' Association - ESSA
CANAE, as a confederal organisation, is formed by student councils organised in local, provincial and regional federations.
There are approximately 100,000 secondary school students in Slovenia. All of them are considered to be members.
None
A national board of 9 people is elected on the General Assembly. 3 members of the board, the Secretary General, national coordinator (responsible for the employees in the regions) and the development coordinator make up the steering group that executes the boards decisions and coordinates the day...
Eesti Noorteühenduste Liit (Estonian National Youth Council) - This organisation promotes the cooperation of youth associations and active participation of young people in society, and works for the recognition of their participation
Students participate in the development through EON. At a school level, the different decision making processes include students at all levels. In each region, SUN helps students be included in local decision making, and EON as a national organization does the same in national issues.
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• Competition between organisations – there are so many youth organisations that have the same aims but they don’t want to co-operate.
VSK has 7 members of staff.
In Sweden there are two organisations SECO and SVEA for school student councils.SVEA was formed 1994 as a more moderate counterpart to SECO which was far more radical at the time and only organised individual students. 2007 Svea had 4 full time employees.
By law students have the right to a student counsel and they have the facilities for this. Students also have two seats in the boards of the schools, while only one has the right to vote.
There has been a debate on a Law on Compulsory secondary education. USM had the main role in the process to remind that students must be provided with all facilities they need to go to school and asked for totally free education.
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Individual students and schools. Individual membership is free. Affiliated school membership package cost £75 and every student within that school becomes an affiliated member.
FSS: 4967SLL: 50 000
Students are represented in the municipal, regional and national School Boards, altogether with parents, teachers, staff, etc. These bodies are considered to be the highest consultative body of policy makers working on education. However, the number of seats reserved for students in these bodies is...
During the 2003/2004 school year the Ministry of Education announced three months before the end of the school year that 12th grade students will be obliged to sit for school leaving exams. This left no time for preparation. The students went on strike, signed a petition and, together with the help...
Unija na Srednoshkolci na Makedonija - USMUnion of Secondary School Students of Macedonia
Around 90 student councils.
€ 0
None
1984