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.
06th - 13th December 2024
For our penultimate VoteTopic of the year, we asked young people what they would like to discuss in the classroom. Thank you to everyone who submitted an idea. The Voters' Choice winning topic was...emojis! More specifically, the role emojis play in communication online.
Primary 7-11, Secondary, 16+ & College voters were asked: “Do emojis make communicating easier?”, while Primary 5-7 voters discussed: “Do emojis help you to communicate?”
54,532 young people in the UK have taken part in this vote.
total votes
voters aged 5-11
voters aged 11-16+
You can see how our voting is impacting the world on our impact page:
Our Impact
29th November - 06th December 2024
To celebrate International Day of People with Disabilities on 3rd December, voters reflected on the assumptions that are often made about people with disabilities, and the potential issues these can cause. They also discussed the Government’s now inactive “Ask, Don’t Assume” campaign and its subsequent backlash, and heard testimonies from those with disabilities who have had assumptions made about them by others.
see results
22nd - 29th November 2024
As Storm Bert made headlines across the UK in November, young people considered how confident they felt about how to keep safe during extreme weather conditions. They discussed whether education into the potential dangers and how to avoid them should be included in the curriculum to prevent tragedies and raise awareness. College and 16+ voters explored the benefits and/or consequences of making this learning compulsory.
see results
15th - 22nd November 2024
One of our main aims at VotesforSchools is to empower young people to have their say on the topics that affect them. We also think it’s important that their voices are listened to, particularly by those with the power to make changes. That’s why, for this VoteTopic we asked them to consider how beneficial it would be if Parliament moved around the country to help keep communities engaged and heard on the things that matter to them.
see results