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Simon Lightman
Simon Lightman is a secondary school teacher in England
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Voting at 16: why students should practise what we teach
The plan to lower the voting age makes sense because our current system denies students who are learning about democracy the chance to participate in it, says this teacher
Secondary
11 March 2026
Why a social media ban would raise big questions for schools
Banning under-16s from social media would not remove the problem – and it could deny schools their role in empowering young people to protect themselves from danger, writes Simon Lightman
General
22 January 2026