One student suggested an anti-bullying alarm.

Suggestions included chill-out rooms to relax in.

Much more classwork is done on computer nowadays.

Safety and comfort are clearly important.

In the 19th century parents often couldn't afford school fees.

Many people believed that a girl's future was to get married and have children.

One student wrote: “We don't want interactive whiteboards, we want comfortable chairs!”

Down-to-earth suggestions included clean toilets with locks that work.

One reporter was concerned about the pressures of the national curriculum.

In England, children usually start primary school when they are four or five.

Students will decide what the school rules will be.

In England, children usually start secondary school when they are eleven.

Studying the solar system by actually visiting distant planets is an original idea!

Being able to create and use spreadsheets is a very important skill.

What do you think of the idea of a school in a giant submarine that travelled under water?

The school timetable was organised to make it possible for children to go to work.

If they didn't have to wear uniforms, they could choose what to wear.

“We don't want interactive whiteboards, we want comfortable chairs!”