Schools across England and Wales have to take into account the views of children and young people by law, as of last week. The move was introduced as an amendment to the Education Act 2002, with campaigners branding the decision as an "historic moment".
The amendment is one of the first major actions to protect children's rights taken by new children's minister Baroness Delyth Morgan of Drefelin and means young people must be given a proper voice that goes beyond tokenistic input.
The government will set up regulations to ensure that school governing bodies involve young people on core policy matters, such as the delivery of the curriculum, behaviour, school food and sustainability.
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