04/06/2026
As trust in democracy declines, a project putting pupils’ voices at the heart of school life is proving its worth.
The charity Smart School Councils allows schools to log onto their platform to find thousands of discussion questions relating to issues at school or in the news, adapted to every age group.
Simple-to-use software allows pupils to run weekly meetings around these questions, capture responses and share their findings, with minimal teacher involvement. Crucially, class meetings can fit into 15 minutes, and they allow even the youngest kids to participate: even five-year-olds sometimes lead discussions.
https://www.positive.news/society/democracy/why-children-are-being-given-a-say-in-how-their-school-is-run/
