Helping Every Child 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, Oracy and SMSC
Loved by 600+ Schools
We go beyond the usual school council topics (toilets, anyone?) and give schools a simple, structured and more inclusive democratic approach. Meet Ofsted requirements with ease.
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From Year 1, get your school council to involve all pupils in fun, structured debates that are easy to run.
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Empower your school council to lead discussions and debates, building critical thinking and leadership skills.
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Equip your school council to lead tailored debates, engaging all students, no matter their background or needs.
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Unite school councils across multiple schools effortlessly. Join our MAT programme to make it happen.
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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 and belief. But at a time of deep democratic division in society, too few young people get this opportunity
How does it work?
BE HEARD
We make it easy for you or your school council to hear more voices. Pick a question and our online platform guides students through a meeting.
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Save teachers' time by empowering students to take charge of running the discussion. Including all students in their class with ease.
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No extra workload for staff. Everything's ready to go, with no tech or lesson prep required.
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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
Give everyone the chance to make change. Collect ideas to improve the school and create pieces of change.
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You’ll add our extra ‘action question’ into Class Meetings, and automatically collect every idea and who suggested it.
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Pick from those ideas to lead small, meaningful changes that are easy to manage and make a positive difference.
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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
Get your school council to lead by choosing their own questions - with your approval - and getting everyone involved.
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Loved by Ofsted. Let’s foster a sense of responsibility, respect, and active citizenship.
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Empower students to take ownership of the topics that matter most to them.
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Let students lead, lightening the load for teachers while keeping everyone engaged.
What teachers say
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★★★★★
“It’s brilliant. A far better and simpler way to run student voice and build confidence”
— Beth, Secondary Teacher
Alastair Campbell, Writer and Communications Expert
‘Smart School Councils is great. Anybody who sees it in action can only be inspired’
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