Results & Impact
Each week hundreds of thousands of young people vote on our latest lesson. Here's what they say, and how their voices are changing the world.
16th - 23rd January 2026
Light-hearted conversations and debate following The Traitors finale have been rife across the UK this month, including whether this year’s contestants were the most ‘faithful’ Traitors to date. Earlier in the series, when contestants had to rely more on gut instinct than evidence for each banishment, an important topic was raised about trust, fairness and representation. Namely, does our “gut instinct” reflect deeper social biases? Many viewers started to question how unconscious bias might be shaping both on-screen decisions and audience reactions. We asked young people to weigh in on the debate and consider whether reality TV is a good springboard for these conversations.
Secondary, 16+ & College voters discussed, "Should reality TV help us reflect on unconscious biases?", while Primary 9-11 voters were asked, “Is it easy to challenge stereotypes?” and Primary 5-9 voters considered, "Is it easy to work out what people are like?"
58,308 young people in the UK have taken part in this vote.
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09th - 16th January 2026
Over recent weeks, global events have dominated the news, with flurries of concerning stories making headlines from Venezuela to Switzerland to the Middle East. Not ones to shy away from tackling these topics, we asked our voters to reflect on their interest in international news and whether global events feel relevant to their everyday lives. The results offer a timely snapshot of how pupils are engaging with the world beyond their immediate communities.
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02nd January - 09th January
As 2026 is the National Year of Reading, we wanted to ask young people for their thoughts on the activity, and whether it’s something they’d like to prioritise more over the coming year. The campaign is asking everyone to “Go all in”, with the Government also pledging £1,400 to all Secondary schools in England for libraries to buy more books for students. Despite this push, recent research conducted by the National Literacy Trust found that only 1 in 5 young people read something daily in their free time. It also found that around 1 in 10 young people don’t have a book at home. Given these findings, we were interested to hear young people’s thoughts on this Government-backed campaign and whether they would like to develop the habit of reading more regularly.
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12th December - 02nd January
With the news that toy sales have increased for the first time since the pandemic, we were interested to hear that companies have been appealing to both young people and adults to increase their sales. It turns out, adults who like doing or buying things that are intended for children, known as “kidults” , are partly responsible for the growing interest. We asked our voters to consider whether there should be an age limit to playing with toys, or if there’s always a place for them in a person’s life.
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