Helping Every Child to Find Their Voice

We help every child to speak up and be heard, inspiring your school council to lead everyone and make change

Supporting British Values, Personal Development, PSHE, Oracy and SMSC

Loved by 500+ Schools

Let’s go beyond the usual school council topics (toilets, anyone?) and give you a simple, structured and more inclusive approach. Meet Ofsted requirements with ease - without adding to your workload.

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From Year 1, get your school council to involve all pupils in fun, structured debates that are easy to run.
Empower your school council to lead discussions and debates, building critical thinking and leadership skills.
Equip your school council to lead tailored debates, engaging all students, no matter their background or needs.
Unite school councils across multiple schools effortlessly. Join our MAT programme to make it happen.
Loved by school and school councils worldwide, we help bring engaging debates to your students, wherever you are.

The most powerful tool you have is your voice

Learning to use it takes time, support and belief. But at a time of deep democratic division in society, too few young people get this opportunity. Together, let’s build a positive, inclusive and democratic future.

Our Mission

How does Smart School Councils work?

Whether you're a small primary school or a large MAT, our programme is simple and flexible for you to adopt.

BE HEARD

We make it easy for you or your school council to hear everyone’s voice. Pick a question and then our online platform will guide students in each class through a short meeting.

Save teachers' time by empowering students to take charge of running the discussion. Including all students in their class with ease.
No extra workload for staff. Everything's ready to go, with no tech or lesson prep required.
Need help deciding on a question?
New questions are uploaded every week, you can also pick from 2,000 topics or decide on your own, tailored to your school. “

MAKE CHANGE

We give everyone the chance to suggest actions and make change. Supercharge your Class Meetings to collect ideas to improve the school and create pieces of change.

You’ll add our extra ‘action question’ into Class Meetings, and automatically collect every idea and who suggested it.
Pick from those ideas to lead small, meaningful changes that are easy to manage and make a positive difference.
Encourage students to not only identify problems but also to be people that create change, strengthening the school’s community and British Values.

TAKE A LEAD

We help your school council to step into the leadership role by choosing their own questions - with your approval - and getting everyone involved.

Loved by Ofsted. Let’s foster a sense of responsibility, respect, and active citizenship.
Empower students to take ownership of the topics that matter most to them.
Let students lead, lightening the load for teachers while keeping everyone engaged.

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Building Everyday Democracy.

School Councils Made Easy

Easy to run meetings, set up in minutes in our platform. Runs on standard school tech, no special devices needed.
British Values Made Simple

Involve everyone in active democracy. And discuss British Values topics, in a safe, simple way.
Fully Inclusive Approach

Make it easy for you or your school council to hear everyone’s voice in school discussions.
Save Time

A clear, structured approach will save your school time; and involve more pupils.
One Click Reporting for Ofsted

Show how you’re involving everyone’s voice in democracy, British Values in a single click.
Young People Set the Agenda

Selecting and creating questions and debates, suggesting actions, leading the programme and driving change.
Access 2,000 Questions

Empower your school council to start discussions with our bank of over 2,000 ideas.
No-Faff Support from Teachers

We're teachers who understand the classroom and just a call or email away!