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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.

Last Week's Results

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Did the election campaign cover the most important issues?

05th - 12th July 2024

For this VoteTopic, we wanted to give voters the opportunity to reflect on what is most important to them and what they would like to see from their new Government.

Secondary, 16+ & College voters were asked: “Did the election campaign cover the most important issues?”, while Primary 7-11 voters discussed: “Did the election campaign cover issues that are important to you?”, and 5-7 voters considered: “Do you know how to win or lose well?”

25,909 young people in the UK have taken part in this vote.

This week we received

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25909

total votes

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8812

voters aged 5-11

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17097

voters aged 11-16+

What happens to our results?

Our work doesn't stop there. We're committed to amplifying the voices of young people to a range of businesses, organisations and politicians to ensure that young people are part of the change they want to see.

You can see how our voting is impacting the world on our impact page:

Our Impact

Past results

Should energy drinks be banned for under 16s?

28th June - 05th July 2024

For this VoteTopic, voters explored the not-so-sweet side of energy drinks and whether they should be banned for young people, as per the Labour Party's manifesto pledge. At its heart, this topic had a bigger question, which was about choice and agency for under-18s. So long as they're armed with the relevant information to make choices about their health, should they not be allowed to decide how they spend their money? Or should their choice be restricted like it would be about alcohol or tobacco products?

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Have you heard your peers use homophobic language?

21st - 28th June 2024

To mark Pride Month, we wanted to ensure voters were able to share their experiences of what it means to be LGBTQ+ today, so that they can help drive forward solutions to the problems the community still faces.

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Should young people have a say on what is taught in Relationships and Sex Education (RSE)?

07th - 14th June 2024

With the Department of Education's recent announcement to review of the statutory RSE guidance, we gave voters the chance to share their views on what they currently learn about relationships.

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