Students Help Shape Future of Ascot

Students were busy helping shape the future of Ascot this week when they took part in a meeting to help inform the new Ascot Placemaking Supplementary Planning Document.

The borough usually hear from an older demographic and were keen to meet younger people in the local area to hear what is important to them for the future of their town. The students' views will be taken into account when the new document is produced, and help create additional guidance for future planning applications.

Students were asked to consider subjects including, "What if... Ascot's reputation for being 'green and leafy' became a priority in every design decision, in every development and in every street?" and "What if... Ascot was a place where walking and cycling was the easiest choice for local trips and it was known for its active and healthy quality of life?"

Jasmine, a Year 13 student who was part of the group of students inviolved in the meeting said, "It was extremely interesting to see the planning behind an area's regeneration. I really enjoyed and appreciated the opportunity to share my ideas on Ascot Highstreet's transformation, and to hopefully help create positive change."

Henry, who is one of our new Head Students and also part of the initiative said, "It was great to meet some members of the council and discuss the future of our local area with them, and a good chance to collaborate with them and other students to understand what priorities we all had for the development of the local area."

We always encourage our students to use their 'student voice' and as a school we listen to the views, wishes and experiences of students through the Senior Student Leadership Team, Year Group Councils, Student Council and Student Focus Groups. It has been a wonderful experience for our students to use their voice on a wider scale and inform opinion for our community.