Votes For Schools

VotesforSchools provides weekly resources for teachers to prompt impartial discussion on a challenging current issue. Our students get the opportunity to vote and comment and we ensure that their voices are heard and have an impact.

Be Informed. Be Curious. Be Heard.

At Lower Fields Primary Academy, we are passionate about our children’s voices having an impact on practice and policy- to really make a mark on their world. In addition to amplifying our weekly results, we work with a range of long-term partners who help elevate those voices to a whole new level.

This week's voting topic

Does climate change worry you often? (7-11) Does climate change worry you? (5-7)

This week, voters explore their emotions in relation to climate change and the steps they can take to turn any worries into positive action. 

Last week's voting topic

Will ‘respect orders’ work? (9-11) Do rules always help you feel safe?

Vote Topic Description

Last week voters discussed potential new laws around anti-social behaviour. As the Crime & Policing Bill that includes these proposals is currently making its way through Parliament, we wanted to find out from our older voters whether they think ‘respect orders’ will work, while our younger voters thought about rules always help them to feel safe.