VFS

How does VotesforSchools work?

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VotesforSchools provides weekly zero-prep packages for Primary, Secondary and Colleges created by teachers. This includes:

Whole school assembly, tutor-time session and full lesson
Curriculum map showing weekly coverage of SMSC, British Values and Prevent
Cross-curricular planning ideas and parent information sheet
Online voting platform that captures students voice

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Our team of teachers create downloadable lessons that tackle some of the biggest issues for children and young people today. We understand the lives of busy teachers who may not be experts in all things current affairs, but yet are the ones students come to, to help them make sense of the world.

The resources support teachers both with workload and with a 'hook' in to some potentially challenging issues. We love it here!

Headteacher, Caldmore Primary

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After each lesson students vote, making their voice on the issue heard. Our voting platform enables your school to see how your students have voted compared to the national picture as well as broken down by age and gender giving you a real insight into what they think and feel about a range of diverse issues.

VotesforSchools works alongside influential bodies such as government departments, police, media, celebrities and charities who respond to the students showing them their voice is being heard.

What teachers and voters say

"The VoteTopics are fun, engaging and really relevant to the young people we teach."

Head of Welfare

EPSOM College

What teachers and voters say

"Children punch the air when they find out it's a VfS assembly."

Headteacher

St Chad's Catholic Primary School

What teachers and voters say

"We love VotesforSchools here, it's a great platform for discussion & debating. We've had Primary schools in, Heads of other schools and UTCs and I've been plugging VotesforSchools to all of them and they're really impressed with how it works."

Head of SMSC

UTC Plymouth

What teachers and voters say

"I would like to take this moment to say what a fantastic resource VotesforSchools is - it's so invaluable for teaching and informing the children about current affairs."

Senior Leader

Thomas’s Clapham Secondary School

What teachers and voters say

"Our Year 6 teacher told me they are having the best ever lesson using your anti-bullying resource & that she absolutely loves VotesforSchools. Our drama teacher also emailed me last week saying: "I am not sure I have ever said it but I literally love this website. It is brilliant & such a useful tool.""

Deputy Head

Parkgate Primary School

What teachers and voters say

"My pupils say: "It's my favourite part of the week" and "I really enjoy thinking about the topics and then voting." They are now much more confident discussing each topic."

Class Teacher

Coton C of E Primary School

What teachers and voters say

"As a result of following the topics, attendance at tutor periods has increased and the feedback from staff and students is positive; they are enjoying discussing topical issues with excellent up-to-date resources."

Assistant Principal

Reigate College

What teachers and voters say

"VotesforSchools is such an important part of our week. We display the responses from classes on a board for all to see, and we display the question in the staffroom and encourage responses from the staff!"

ARP Phase Leader and Teacher of the Deaf

Five Elms Primary School

What teachers and voters say

"VotesforSchools has been great for us to easily expand the areas our students think about and to help them see themselves as part of a bigger world, not just our small school."

Year 11 Teacher

Gryphon School

What teachers and voters say

"Having access to all the different levels from KS1-16+ allows us to differentiate in our SEN school – it is this flexibility that really works for us."

Upper School Class Teacher

Small Haven School

VotesforSchools 📚🌍🗳️ @votesforschools

Thanks Barley Croft! It's great to hear you're using us to #teach your pupils about the #importantissues that are going on in our world right now! 🌎 If you haven't already, find some of our 🆓 #teacherresources over in our TES shop. Just search VotesforSchools on their website...

28 Mar 2020

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RT @Kingswood_Acad: *VOTES FOR SCHOOLS* Our student votes are coming in already on the question: ‘Are communities strengthened in a crisis?…

27 Mar 2020

VotesforSchools 📚🌍🗳️ @votesforschools

RT @Kingswood_Acad: *VOTES FOR SCHOOLS* Fantastic to hear from Adam who presented the debate to his family and Lily who says: ‘No- because…

27 Mar 2020

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Love this @Kingswood_Acad having a voice and feeling empowered that you can make a change is more important than ever before 🙌🏻 https://t.co/Bz6XL1TpCJ

27 Mar 2020

VotesforSchools 📚🌍🗳️ @votesforschools

Despite the majority learning from home🏠 this week, thousands of students from across the country came together to discuss💬 our weekly topic and share their thoughts on the question: "Are communities strengthened in a crisis?" Lovely to see everyone getting involved! #ukschools...

27 Mar 2020

VotesforSchools 📚🌍🗳️ @votesforschools

RT @MaltbyLearning: Great tips from @votesforschools for our secondary students at @WathAcademy, @STWAcademy and @MaltbyAcademy! #keeplearn…

27 Mar 2020

How does VotesforSchools work?

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Download our brochure

We have worked with

810

510273

7889

The results from our last VoteTopic

Get in touch

What teachers and voters say

"The VoteTopics are fun, engaging and really relevant to the young people we teach."

What teachers and voters say

"Children punch the air when they find out it's a VfS assembly."

What teachers and voters say

"We love VotesforSchools here, it's a great platform for discussion & debating. We've had Primary schools in, Heads of other schools and UTCs and I've been plugging VotesforSchools to all of them and they're really impressed with how it works."

What teachers and voters say

"I would like to take this moment to say what a fantastic resource VotesforSchools is - it's so invaluable for teaching and informing the children about current affairs."

What teachers and voters say

What teachers and voters say

"My pupils say: "It's my favourite part of the week" and "I really enjoy thinking about the topics and then voting." They are now much more confident discussing each topic."

What teachers and voters say

"As a result of following the topics, attendance at tutor periods has increased and the feedback from staff and students is positive; they are enjoying discussing topical issues with excellent up-to-date resources."

What teachers and voters say

"VotesforSchools is such an important part of our week. We display the responses from classes on a board for all to see, and we display the question in the staffroom and encourage responses from the staff!"

What teachers and voters say

"VotesforSchools has been great for us to easily expand the areas our students think about and to help them see themselves as part of a bigger world, not just our small school."

What teachers and voters say

"Having access to all the different levels from KS1-16+ allows us to differentiate in our SEN school – it is this flexibility that really works for us."

Giving young people the power to change the world

VotesforSchools is an award-winning platform giving your students a voice on the issues that affect them the most, as well as supporting you to consistently embed SMSC, British Values and Prevent across your school.

How does VotesforSchools work?

step 1 of 3

step 2 of 3

step 3 of 3

Download our brochure

We have worked with

810

510273

7889

The results from our last VoteTopic

Get in touch

What teachers and voters say

"The VoteTopics are fun, engaging and really relevant to the young people we teach."

What teachers and voters say

"Children punch the air when they find out it's a VfS assembly."

What teachers and voters say

"We love VotesforSchools here, it's a great platform for discussion & debating. We've had Primary schools in, Heads of other schools and UTCs and I've been plugging VotesforSchools to all of them and they're really impressed with how it works."

What teachers and voters say

"I would like to take this moment to say what a fantastic resource VotesforSchools is - it's so invaluable for teaching and informing the children about current affairs."

What teachers and voters say

What teachers and voters say

"My pupils say: "It's my favourite part of the week" and "I really enjoy thinking about the topics and then voting." They are now much more confident discussing each topic."

What teachers and voters say

"As a result of following the topics, attendance at tutor periods has increased and the feedback from staff and students is positive; they are enjoying discussing topical issues with excellent up-to-date resources."

What teachers and voters say

"VotesforSchools is such an important part of our week. We display the responses from classes on a board for all to see, and we display the question in the staffroom and encourage responses from the staff!"

What teachers and voters say

"VotesforSchools has been great for us to easily expand the areas our students think about and to help them see themselves as part of a bigger world, not just our small school."

What teachers and voters say

"Having access to all the different levels from KS1-16+ allows us to differentiate in our SEN school – it is this flexibility that really works for us."