In this episode of the TVP, Scott and Joel discuss that age old question when setting up a Student Council. Selection vs Election! Is it better to have a selection panel interviewing candidates or have a popular election decided wholly by the students? There are pros and cons for both sides, and various models you could look at depending on your school culture and size.

In this episode of the TVP, Scott and Joel discuss the Congress that’s just been held by the VicSRC (Sept 2021).

We feature an interview with Tiff Chapman – one of the student coordinators of the event, and get her views on Congress and what it’s like being involved with the VicSRC. We hear from students at the event and what their expectations are, and we chat to Dave from Second Strike about the history behind the congress, and the primary school VicJSC Congress that is happening right now. So much to talk about, so let’s get to it!

In this, the first episode of the TVP, Scott and Joel discuss who exactly they are and what they are trying to achieve with VISTA and The VISTA Podcast. They talk to students about why Student Councils are important to them and they also talk to Dave from Second Strike about how students should be chairing meetings.