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.
15th - 22th May 2026
Knife Crime Awareness week, running from 18th-24th May, aimed to shine a light on the important work being done to reduce knife crime in Britain and to start conversations about what else can be done to halt this devastating issue. April saw the launch of the Government’s “Protecting Lives, Building Hope” plan, which aims to halve knife crime in the UK by 2036. Based around four pillars of Support, Stop, Police, and End, the plan seeks to tackle the root causes of the issue, as well as improving the response of the criminal justice system. As the demographic most likely to be directly affected by knife crime, we wanted to know how young people viewed themselves and the role they could play when it comes to stemming the tide of knife violence on our streets.
45,645 young people voted on this topic, with more engaging in discussions in their classrooms across the country.
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8th - 15th May 2026
Tests and examinations are frequently identified as one of the major stressors in the lives of children and young people. According to Young Minds’ “Missing the Mark” report, 63% of 15-18-year-olds said they struggled to cope in the lead up to and during GCSE and A Level exams and 35% of KS2 students said that SATs made them feel ill. Advocates of standardised tests argue that they are the only truly fair assessment method, avoiding the issue of teacher bias. However, critics say that they take a significant mental toll on young people, one that outweighs the educational benefit. To mark this year’s Mental Health Awareness week, running from 11-17th May, we wanted to find out how young people felt about tests in their own words. Do they see them as an educational tool, a necessary evil, an emotional burden, or as something else entirely? 53,623 young poeple voted on this topic, with many more participating in discussions.
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1st - 8th May 2026
According to the Environmental Investigation Agency, the UK exported nearly 600,000 tonnes of plastic waste in 2024. Many countries send waste overseas for recycling: it is often cheaper than domestic processing and can help them reach recycling targets. The idea is that this rubbish is properly recycled upon arrival, with the countries on the receiving end getting an economic boost. However, due to contaminated materials or unscrupulous behaviour of “bad actors” in the industry, it can often end up in landfill or fly-tipped. Critics see this arrangement as a way for wealthy nations to shirk their environmental responsibilities, labelling it “waste colonialism”. For supporters, it is a mutually beneficial way of solving a persistent problem. Often the most passionate demographic on environmental issues we wanted to know where young people stood on this topic.
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17th - 24th April 2026
Saturday 11th April saw the completion of NASA’s historic Artemis II mission. The 10-day journey successfully completed a flyby of the moon and took the crew farther from Earth than any humans have been before. NASA says this is just the beginning, with further launches and lunar landings planned in the coming years. Space travel has captured the imaginations of young people for generations and, with plans for a Moonbase and even travel to Mars on the horizon, it seems theirs could be a world previously only imagined in the realms of science fiction. But do they see it this way? We wanted to know how young people felt about space travel, following NASA’s recent success.
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