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.
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.
Primary 5-11, Secondary, College and 16+ students all discussed the question, "Would you like to read more?".
55,232 young people responded to this VoteTopic.
total votes
voters aged 5-11
voters aged 11-16+
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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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05th - 12th December 2025
Cambridge Dictionary chose “parasocial” as their word of the year for 2025, to reflect the rising trend of one-sided or technology-based relationships. It can be defined as, “a connection that someone feels between themselves and a famous person they do not know, a character in a book, film, TV series, etc.” Taylor Swift’s engagement, Lily Allen’s new album and, more recently, relationships developed with AI have been cited as examples of parasocial activity. The term isn’t new, having been coined in 1956; people have felt strong one-sided connections with celebrities for a long time. However, with the rise of social media, AI technology and behind-the-curtain glimpses into celebrities’ lives, it has become a much more prevalent phenomenon in recent years. We wanted to see how young people felt about these relationships, and whether we can foresee them as the new normal.
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28th November - 05th December 2025
To mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), young people discussed the importance of representation and listening to the experiences of Disabled people. The lessons explored examples of representation in popular culture, such as the role of Nessarose in Wicked and the actor who plays her, Marissa Bode. While her character is a wheelchair user, Bode is the first Disabled actor to be cast in the role since the stage show launched in 2003. Students learned about the importance of informed representation, particularly through the use of Disabled People’s Organisations, before debating whether Disabled people’s stories are visible, well-told and prominent enough. Thank you to Disability Rights UK for their input with this topic’s lessons.
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