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Practical ideas you can use this week, stories from schools doing it well, and what pupils across the UK are actually talking about.

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SSCC Intern Eileen's Lessons on How to Intern While Isolating

14 April 2020 Smart School Councils

SSCC Intern Eileen's Lessons on How to Intern While Isolating

Smart School Councils intern Eileen shares the lessons she’s learned from her experience of interning and studying from home!

Four Tips for Stress-Free Home Learning from a Primary School Teacher

9 April 2020 Smart School Councils

Four Tips for Stress-Free Home Learning from a Primary School Teacher

Primary school teacher Joe Bentley shares his top four tips for making home learning as stressfree and successful as possible!

10 Coronavirus-themed debates for primary children at home

1 April 2020 Smart School Councils

10 Coronavirus-themed debates for primary children at home

10 Coronavirus themed questions for the home. Get your young people involved in fun and informative opportunities to debate and share their opinions on...

27 March 2020 Smart School Councils

Podcast from Woodheys Primary Captures Pupils' Thoughts on Coronavirus

The Communications Team at Woodheys Primary sat down last week to record a podcast giving their thoughts on school closures and the Coronavirus crisis.

24 March 2020 Smart School Councils

A message from our Founder and Freya

A message from our Founder and Freya about this uncertain time.

Smart School Councils wins NESTA's Democracy Pioneer Award

19 March 2020 Smart School Councils

Smart School Councils wins NESTA's Democracy Pioneer Award

We won a NESTA Democracy Pioneer Award!

Symphony Question: Does gender play a role in career choice?

17 March 2020 Smart School Councils

Symphony Question: Does gender play a role in career choice?

What do young people in the UK think about the question of whether being born a boy or a girl will influence what job they will have when they get older?

Symphony Question: Coronavirus and half term

13 March 2020 Smart School Councils

Symphony Question: Coronavirus and half term

Are pupils worried about Coronavirus? And what’s the best way to spend half term?

Symphony Question: Does hard work matter more than natural talent?

5 March 2020 Smart School Councils

Symphony Question: Does hard work matter more than natural talent?

Which do young people think matters more: working hard, or being talented at something?

Symphony Question: Technology: Good, Bad or Indifferent?

27 February 2020 Smart School Councils

Symphony Question: Technology: Good, Bad or Indifferent?

Overall, do young people think technology is good, bad or are they indifferent to it?

Symphony Question: Are you dissatisfied with democracy?

6 February 2020 Smart School Councils

Symphony Question: Are you dissatisfied with democracy?

Are you dissatisfied with democracy? Why do some people feel like their voice isn’t listened to?

Symphony Question: Brexit is really happening

31 January 2020 Smart School Councils

Symphony Question: Brexit is really happening

It’s true, this week it is finally happening. Will it have a positive or negative effect? And can you trust information you find on the internet?

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