Answers to your Frequently Asked Questions
A broadcast is the term we use to describe a livestream school talk event with one of our speakers. Live broadcasts are those that happen online in real time and require educators to register in advance and join using the links we provide to you via email. Educators can view the details of future live broadcasts and register their students for any of the events that appear further up this page by completing the registration form.
We also offer educators and students free access to an impressive online library of hundreds of recorded broadcasts that can be watched as and when required. These sessions are catalogued by speaker, by topic and by keystage, so you can browse to find a suitable talk. This resource can be used to support Personal Development sessions and subject teachers can choose to easily incorporate these replays of past talks into their lesson plans.
Speakers for Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all users, whether that is in a classroom, workplace environment, or in a virtual setting. Access the full Child Protection Policy here. Live broadcasts are always moderated by a member of the Speakers for Schools team. All young people join the broadcast anonymously using the joining links we provide to the educator in advance, so no personalised log in is ever required.
Once in the session, there is no chat function available to students attending the event and all audience mics and cameras will be disabled. Any student wishing to ask the speaker a question during a live broadcast must submit their question to the moderator who will ask the question on their behalf, if appropriate. Where we anticipate that the speaker will cover some sensitive content during the course of the session, trigger warnings will be issued at the start of the session.
Educators from state schools and colleges who are registered with Speakers for Schools on our Inspiration programme can then register their students to join any of the upcoming broadcasts and/or request to host an in-person talk at their school/college. In order to register your school/college on the Inspiration programme, click here .
Our upcoming broadcast schedule on this page includes links to the registration form. Please ensure you complete the form in full before submitting your request.
There is no cost to state schools and colleges to register and attend our live broadcast events.
Not all talks are suitable for all year groups as they vary by topic and some deal with more sensitive topics than others. Before registering for a live broadcast or playing students a recorded session from our broadcast library, we encourage educators to please make sure that you read the talk’s description in full to check its content is appropriate to your student audience.
If subtitles are required during the livestream, they can be turned on by using the panel on the right-hand side of the screen.
The question-and-answer element of any live broadcast is moderated by an experienced member of the Speakers for Schools team. Students wishing to ask the speaker a question can submit their questions to our moderator for review during the live session. The moderator will then collate the approved questions and put them to the speaker on the students’ behalf. In this way, we can ensure students remain anonymous and we can ensure the best use of the speaker’s time.
Links to join the live sessions will be emailed out to educators the afternoon before the broadcast is due to take place. If you require the link more than a day in advance, please email broadcasts@speakersforschools.org
Yes, we have captions in English and other languages available.
Once you have completed the registration process, our team will email you the joining instructions on the afternoon of the day before the scheduled broadcast date. This email will include a link to join the live broadcast via your internet browser. Please note that Internet Explorer is not compatible with our live broadcasts, so you will need to ensure you have an alternative browser installed on your computer to join the live broadcast. Students should join the event anonymously – there is no need to create a log in.