Participatory Budgeting in schools

This webpage looks at participatory budgeting (PB) in schools from a Scottish and international perspective. It presents insights on common school themes and points towards useful resources for practitioners.

Schools play a central role in developing the life skills, citizenship, and confidence of young people. PB is a proven deliberative process that can inspire, empower and engage young people in a cooperative, democratic, and purposeful way.

Schools around the world are using PB to engage students, parents, communities, educators, and staff in deciding how to spend a part of the school budget.

This resource provides information on the following themes:

• Deepening democracy and participation in schools

• Addressing inequalities

• Strengthening school culture and increasing wider community involvement in the school

• Developing student’s life skills

• Key factors for success and some of the results from PB worldwide

Source: PB Scotland