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coACTION Project ModulePage 20/24Whole School Approach For children among themselves: Appreciative feedback as a democratic exercise When children learn to give each other feedback - honestly, respectfully and constructively - they practise a key democratic skill. They learn: Communication can hurt or empower - and they can deal with it responsibly. What you can do: ● Introduce rituals in which feedback becomes part of everyday life. ● Model respectful feedback yourself. ● Discuss together: What is good feedback? What hurts? What helps? For parents: Feedback as a dialogue in partnership Parents want to be heard - and they have a lot to say. When they realise that their views count, partnership, trust and shared responsibility develop. A good feedback culture with parents means: listening, explaining and implementing - where possible. What you can do (as a school): ● Offer regular, dialogue-based parents' evenings with feedback sessions. ● Ask for feedback - not just when there are problems. ● Communicate clearly: your perspective helps us to improve. A practised feedback culture is therefore not an end in itself, but the foundation of a democratic learning culture. It creates transparency, mutual recognition and the opportunity to shape the school together. It is therefore indispensable for a democratic school. Summary Democratic school development is not a goal to be achieved - but a path to be travelled together. And: teaching democracy is not enough! Because democracy is not a method - it is an attitude