Cost of the School Day Voice meeting notes

Emma Taylor from Braes High School on how to develop and embed a CoSD policy, Arlene Black from West Lothian on the local authority's approach to supporting all schools with CoSD action plans.

Additional funding spreadsheet, funding for school trips, food at school, resources, fundraising.

News and updates, activities last year, uniform policy guidance released, Challenge Poverty Week.

Contributions from Kirkhill Primary School and Braes High School, The Big Question report and film, request for feedback about the network.

Talking about Participatory Budgeting and PEF with pupils, finding sponsor for food at school, making school clubs free, encouraging uptake of Free School Meals,

Pupils from Irvine Royal Academy told the meeting what cost reducing activities have been working in their school and Tom McKenna from the Scottish Government's PEF policy unit shared insights from the government's Pupil Equity Funding report.

Newton Primary School members describe their visit to the Scottish Parliament, Holyrood Secondary School talked about take what you need trolleys, Ambassadors from Carluke High School talked about using a uniform app, Irvine Royal pupils talked about badging plain uniform.

Boghall Primary School pupils talked about making a video, West Calder High School learners described how they raise awareness in their school, inputs fro, #IWILL Ambassadors and Child Poverty Action Group Youth Panel.

Bridgend Primary School shared lots of things that their school is doing to reduce costs and improve equity, including their Bridgend Helpers Programme, and everyone had a think about what they would do if they had a magic money tree.

Tips on involving children and young people from teachers and learners from Braes High School in Falkirk, Rosebank Primary School in Dundee.

Voice network members from schools described how the are using video clips, QR codes, surveys, campaigns and posters.