Our 'We Count' group focuses on ensuring our children’s voices are listened to, and acted upon, across all areas of school life, and our school community.   Our Class Representatives meet with the a member of the Senior Leadership Team as part of Leading & Learning to support self-evaluation, contribute to aspects of school improvement and the wider life of the school, sharing the views of peers within their class. 

For session 2025/2026 'We Count' will be focusing on the following:

relationships, learning and teaching, health and wellbeing, school and community, and successes and achievements. These 5 themes are linked to Education Scotland's document 'How Good is OUR School'

The YLL programme was developed by Education Scotland to give children and young people an increasing say in their education and their schools. The programme supports the empowered system and also the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (articles 12 and 13).

Purpose of the programme

The purpose of the programme is to help children and young people to be more actively involved in helping to improve their schools by:

• Taking part in reciprocal visits to other schools to identify what is working well, areas for improvement and effective practice.

• Promoting ways that children and young people can be involved in school improvement activities in their own school.

Newton P.S Young Leaders of Learner aims 2024/2025:

• To be updated following first meeting of the group

Young Leaders of Learning Programme - Information for Parents and Carers