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14 Nov 2019

Alcohol: Can young people lead the charge?

This week (11th-17th November) marks Alcohol Awareness Week, in which charities and experts are encouraging the general public to think...

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18 Sep 2019

Hulk smash Parliament?

In March this year, we asked students whether Brexit had ‘broken’ Parliament. The results, unlike those emerging from Parliament in...

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12 Jul 2019

Love Island: a small-screen blessing or a reality TV curse?

Last summer, social media platforms and news outlets were awash with all things Love Island as the 2018 series made cultural waves. In...

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24 Apr 2019

Three Primary school games to get your class engaged and listening

This week, we’ve come up with three games for the Primary school classroom that encourage listening and turn-taking. These are ideal...

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Blog Archive

09 Apr 2019 As will hopefully have not gone unnoticed, last year marked a century since the...
29 Mar 2019 Whether it’s used for a literacy-writing prompt or simply to improve...
13 Mar 2019 In May 2017, VotesforSchools asked students “Do we need a new political...
06 Mar 2019 Sex and relationships is one of those topics that has given teachers many a...
20 Feb 2019 All the way back in October 2017, thousands of young voters shared their...
13 Feb 2019 Although teaching British Values is an OFSTED requirement, many schools...
04 May 2018 In March, the VotesforSchools community voted on whether or not they would...
05 Dec 2017 Extremism, radicalisation, terrorism & hate crime… Let’s talk about it...
12 Oct 2017 Last week students debated whether they should be exempt from uniform rules if...
13 Apr 2017 If the Prime Minister pores scorn on a corporation, I would expect it to be due...
24 Mar 2017 Andreas Schleicher, Education Director of the OECD* made headline news this...
17 Mar 2017 ‘Every year the UK is looking to improve, but we can only do that if we work...