5 August 2025 Smart School Councils
Five Easy Ways to Support Pupil Premium Pupils Through Your School Council
Schools serving disadvantaged communities often face a unique set of challenges when it comes to pupil voice.
30 July 2025 Smart School Councils
Five Steps to Build a Better School Council in 2026/2027
As the 2026/27 academic year begins, now is the perfect time to rethink your approach to pupil voice.
9 July 2025 Smart School Councils
Confidence, Oracy, and Leadership: Our UBS-Funded Debate Leaders Workshops in Action
Earlier this year, we announced the launch of our new UBSsupported programme aimed at helping disadvantaged schools across the UK build confidence, oracy,...
2 July 2025 Smart School Councils
What Students Are Saying: A Look Back at This Year’s Big Debate Club Questions
Every week, Big Debate Club sparks thousands of conversations in classrooms across the UK encouraging pupils to think critically, share opinions, and...
18 June 2025 Smart School Councils
Celebrating LGBTQ+: Student Perspectives on Inclusivity and Equality in Schools
June is a key month to celebrate, educate, and support the LGBTQ+ community.
4 June 2025 Smart School Councils
What We’re Learning from MATs: A Reflection on Collaboration and Pupil Voice
When the Diocese of Sheffield Academies Trust (DSAT) came on board with us in March, it got us thinking about how far we’ve come in supporting Multi...
14 May 2025 Smart School Councils
From Ideas to Action: A More Accessible Way to Track School Council Projects
We love it when schools share how they’re making pupil voice work for them-and this idea from one of our newer SEN member schools, Wembley Manor in...
30 April 2025 Smart School Councils
Confidence, Oracy, Leadership: Supporting Disadvantaged Schools with our Debate Leaders Workshops
Following our recent update about our new UBSsupported programme earlier this month, we’re thrilled to take the next step in reaching 100 schools across...
23 April 2025 Smart School Councils
Big Questions, Real Action: Celebrating Earth Day with Let’s Go Zero
This Earth Day, we’re proud to be partnering with Let’s Go Zero, a national campaign helping schools take real climate action-one step at a time.
2 April 2025 Smart School Councils
Announcing Our New UBS Funded Programme: Empowering Disadvantaged Young People to Find Their Voice
We’re thrilled to share the launch of our new UBSsupported programme, designed to bring the targeted Big Debate Club training sessions to 100 schools in...
26 March 2025 Smart School Councils
March Update: All Chalk
A cheap microphone. A bad pun. And some amazing guests Guess what? We have a podcast! It's called 'All Chalk' Featuring brilliant teachers who empower...
19 March 2025 Smart School Councils
Introducing: All Chalk - Our New Podcast Championing Young Voices
Big news! Next week, we’re launching All Chalk-our brandnew podcast celebrating the power of education to help young people speak up and create a fairer...