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 February 2025
For Safer Internet Day, over 50,000 young people discussed its theme, “Too good to be true? Protecting yourself and others from scams online.” In their VotesforSchools lessons, Primary pupils explored green and red flags for building relationships online, while older voters discussed some of the most common online scams, and built critical awareness of signs to look out for.
Secondary, 16+ & College voters were asked: “Are online scams always too good to be true?”, while Primary 5-11 voters discussed: “Is it easy to know who to trust online?”
51,128 young people in the UK have taken part in this vote.
total votes
voters aged 5-11
voters aged 11-16+
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30th January - 06th February 2025
To mark Children's Mental Health Week, we asked young people to discuss emotional literacy and lessons designed to unpack the range of emotional responses we experience. The awareness week is organised by Place2Be and took place between 3rd-9th February 2025, with the theme "Know Yourself. Grow Yourself." The lessons highlighted that you can learn emotions in different ways, such as experiencing them first-hand or reading about them in books. Young people then had the opportunity to assess the numerous ways you can come to understand and learn more about the emotions you feel, including sharing, listening and keeping a record of your feelings.
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23rd - 30th January 2025
Drones have multiple uses, ranging from a cool toy, a gadget for capturing great photography/videography, to a weapon of war. Whilst they’ve existed since the beginning of the 20th century, improved public accessibility and advancements made within the last two decades have increased their social visibility. We asked young people to consider the potential benefits and dangers of using drones for different purposes and whether more regulations need to be implemented to keep us all safe.
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16th - 23rd January 2025
Young people’s experiences with finances vary, depending on a multitude of factors, such as the lessons they’ve had at school and the number of open discussions they’ve had with the adults in their lives. For this topic, voters considered their confidence levels when it comes to saving and discussing money, before deciding whether schools should dedicate more time to improving student understanding on the subject.
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