Representing student voices and driving meaningful change across De Ferrers Academy.
WHO WE ARE
The Midlands Student Association represents the voice of De Ferrers Academy. We're a group of students passionate about driving positive change — whether that's environmental initiatives, improving school life, or advocating for what matters to us. Our first major project focuses on making our school fully paperless, but we're here to champion whatever improvements our community needs.
OUR CURRENT FOCUS
De Ferrers Academy already equips every student with an iPad. Yet the school still consumes over 300,000 pieces of paper annually. When every student already has a powerful digital device in their hands, this level of waste is entirely unnecessary — and we're here to change it.
CURRENT PROJECT
Transforming an iPad-equipped school into a truly paper-free learning environment.
ROADMAP
Map exactly where paper is still being used and present findings to school leadership with hard data.
Work with teachers to create iPad-based replacements for every paper process — worksheets, forms, reports.
Roll out paperless processes school-wide and track the environmental and financial savings in real time.
Join us in pushing for a smarter, greener school. Students have the power to drive real change — and it starts with one simple question: why are we still printing?
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