Schools' Parliament

Liverpool Schools' Parliament has met since 2001. It gives an opportunity for the young people of Liverpool to have a voice and to be heard by the people who have influence in the running of the city of Liverpool.

Training for those in the Parliament takes place each October. This lasts for 2 days.

The Parliament meets 6 times each year. It meets as 2 separate Houses. The Upper House represents those young people aged between 11-19. The Lower House represents those young people aged between 7-11. At present around 200 children and young people attend meetings of the Parliament.

Meetings of the Parliament take place in the Council Chamber of Liverpool Town Hall. This is where Liverpool City Council holds its meetings. Liverpool Schools' Parliament is an official committee of Liverpool City Council. All decisions made by the Parliament are passed on to Liverpool City Council. The Parliament is heavily involved in the development of Liverpool's Children and Young Person's Plan.

Ministers of the Parliament meet with corresponding Executive Members of the Council to discuss matters. The Parliament played an important role in the city of Liverpool becoming a Fair Trade City. Currently the Parliament is working on an initiative for the introduction of an Anti-Bullying Charter Mark into Liverpool schools and other agencies that work with children and young people. It is working to have recycling bins introduced into all of Liverpool's schools.



Apart from the regular meetings of the Parliament special meetings are held. During the last year special meetings have been held to look at issues around bullying and racism, and to look at how young people want to see the future of Liverpool.

The Parliament holds training days for its members. During the last year these have involved a Young Leader Course, Personal Safety and Increasing Personal Confidence.

Members of the Parliament have attended many conferences and meetings to represent the views of the young people of Liverpool. These have ranged from Healthy Eating to the teaching of Citizenship within schools. As a result on a number of occasions members of the Parliament have appeared in the local and national media.

The Parliament has visited the Houses of Parliament in London. Members of both Houses of the Parliament have travelled abroad to take part in courses on Human Rights hosted by the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, to meet with the Schools' Parliament of Benin in West Africa and to take part in Euroscola Days held in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. 

If you wish for any further information please contact Jeff Dunn at the following: 
  
Jeff Dunn,
Liverpool Schools' Parliament,
C/o Broadgreen High School
Queens Drive,
Liverpool  L13 5UQ

Tel: 0151 228 6800


Liverpool Schools ParliamentAgenda for July 2008 (MS Word [100.5Kb]. Download time 23 seconds based on a 56k modem. Will open a new browser window.)

Liverpool Schools Parliament Newsletter April 2008 (MS Word [36.5Kb]. Download time 8 seconds based on a 56k modem. Will open a new browser window.)

Liverpool Schools Parliament Minutes April 2008 (MS Word [52.5Kb]. Download time 12 seconds based on a 56k modem. Will open a new browser window.)

Minutes of Both Houses February 2008 (MS Word [53.5Kb]. Download time 12 seconds based on a 56k modem. Will open a new browser window.)