Weekly Resources
Every week, VotesforSchools publishes a brand-new VoteTopic based on current affairs, awareness days and the issues pupils are already talking about. Each VoteTopic is designed to help pupils understand the world around them through balanced discussion, critical thinking and real-world impact.
Every weekly VotePack includes everything you need to deliver a meaningful lesson, from editable PowerPoints and assemblies to in-platform curriculum mapping and whole-class voting.
No VoteTopic begins with a worksheet or a list of objectives.
It begins with a carefully chosen question.
Questions are focused on encouraging curiosity, discussion and critical thinking rather than getting to the "right" answer. Before pupils vote, they explore the issue, hear different perspectives and develop the knowledge they need to reach an informed opinion.
We don't begin by asking, "Which curriculum objective should we teach this week?"
We begin by asking:
"What should young people be discussing right now?"
Our Education Team selects topics from:
By starting with what's happening now, every VoteTopic feels relevant, timely and meaningful before it's carefully mapped back to the curriculum.
Every VoteTopic is carefully researched before it's published.
Our Education Team explores different viewpoints, uses trusted sources and, where appropriate, works with external organisations and subject specialists to ensure lessons are balanced, accurate and age-appropriate.
The aim is never to tell pupils what to think.
It's to help them think critically, consider different perspectives and reach their own informed conclusions.
Each VoteTopic is the centrepiece of a complete package of teaching resources - our VotePacks.
Every week, schools receive:
PLUS half-termly curriculum guides
Everything is designed to work together, saving teachers time while creating meaningful classroom discussion.
Although every VoteTopic begins with a real-life issue, every lesson is carefully mapped across the curriculum.
Depending on the topic, VoteTopics can contribute to:
That means schools can respond to what's happening in the world while continuing to deliver a planned, evidence-based curriculum.