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.
27th February - 06th March 2026
To mark National Careers Week in March, we asked young people to consider how prepared they feel for the future and whether they believe schools should dedicate more learning time to understanding different career pathways. Our youngest voters, aged 5-7, discussed whether they need to learn about a wide range of jobs in school, while 7-11-year olds explored career role models and whether there is a benefit to having more. Meanwhile, voters aged 11+ discussed employers and whether they should be obligated to work with schools to help prepare young people for the realities of employment. We also held Student Webinars, where schools from across the country joined to discuss questions posed by our VotesforSchools Youth Ambassadors on the topic of careers-based education.
Primary 5-7 pupils were asked, “Do you want to learn more about different jobs?”, while Primary 7-11 pupils discussed, “Do we need more career role models?” and Secondary, 16+ & College students considered, “Should employers have to work with schools?”.
49,243 young people voted on this VoteTopic.
total votes
voters aged 5-11
voters aged 11-16+
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20th - 27th February 2026
Recent defections across UK political parties have triggered discussions around honouring voter choices at the ballot box. Namely, whether MPs have a duty to remain loyal to the party they won their seat with and if not, should “crossing the floor” lead to an automatic by-election? With the voting age being lowered to 16 at the next General Election, it’s more important than ever that young people have a voice in debates like these. They considered voter intentions, including whether party or candidate popularity has more influence over outcomes, as well as the struggle MPs face when they stop believing in the party or political leader they represent. Primary pupils discussed whether loyalty is part of an MP’s job description, while Secondary and College students debated what the implications of defection should be.
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06th - 13th February 2026
In a recent study, 81% of 11-16-year olds said they use AI chatbots, with almost one third of those who do saying they feel like the bot they use is one of their friends. Interestingly, a recent VotesforSchools vote, where close to 48,000 students took part, presented a different outcome; the same age group (11-16) recognised the dangers of parasocial relationships and didn’t believe they were the ‘new normal’. For Safer Internet Day, we wanted to delve deeper into the relationships young people are developing with chatbots, and so asked them to consider the extent to which they are willing to rely on AI for advice and the potential impact this could have on their wellbeing.
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30th January - 06th February 2026
As the Winter Olympics takes place across northern Italy this month, questions have been raised about the environmental and safety costs of hosting the games in unpredictable conditions. Increasingly, fake snow is being used to ensure the competition can go ahead, with organisers planning to use more than 3 million cubic yards of artificial snow to ensure surfaces are competition-ready. Critics have raised concerns about the immense amount of energy and water it takes to make and also the more dangerous conditions it can lead to for athletes, whilst advocates have praised it for its reliability, faster racing opportunities and ability to balance enough snow with clear weather conditions. We asked young people to weigh in on the debate and decide whether they think it should continue to be used in future Olympics.
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