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Following on from last month's features on pupil voice, we present three articles on the common theme of how pupils' input can be used to benefit classroom practice and raise standards. Here, Paul Ainsworth suggests how to draw out and use pupils' lesson observations in a non-threatening and inspiring way, as while the idea of encouraging pupil interaction sounds exciting to some people - students and teachers alike - but can be a source of anxiety to others.

The idea of pupil voice is popular among politicians, (most) practitioners, and certainly pupils themselves; but is it making a real contribution to raising standards of teaching and learning? G&T Update editor Linda Evans collates the available research on the subject

Ray Speakman describes Publishing House Me, an exciting project with student voice at its centre, where young people can share creativity, thoughts and opinions

How can we get primary-aged children to give us feedback about their classroom experiences? Iwona Glowacz used the prospect of getting published as a way of collecting pupils' thoughts