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

Should your school help you get ready to vote at 16? Should your school teach you about voting?

The recent Curriculum & Assessment Review has emphasised the importance of Citizenship, media literacy and oracy in schools. So, this week we’re talking about whether schools should be helping children get ready for voting at 16.

Last week's voting topic

Should people still be given knighthoods? Should there still be knights?

Vote Topic Description

With Sir David Beckham’s knighthood in the news, voters will be thinking about where knighthoods originated and the role that they play in UK society today.