We’re school and college students driving change across the UK. 

NUSS is for all secondary school students, including sixth form students. When a school signs up with NUSS, all students at that school automatically become members. 

Young people aged 13-18 can still volunteer with us whether or not your school is signed up with NUSS. This includes young people who are not in mainstream education. Young people don’t need any special experience or knowledge to get involved. 

Under 13s, cannot volunteer with us directly due to laws prohibiting collection of data from under 13s. However, they can still get involved through their school if it is signed up with NUSS. 

College and university students in the UK are represented by the National Union of Students (NUS).

Sign up to volunteer with us! Whether or not your school is signed up with NUSS, you can still volunteer with us if you are aged 13-18. Volunteers lead on and contribute to a range of tasks, from creating social media content, designing our governance structure, to engaging politicians, bringing in more young people and developing our campaigns. 

Start by talking to your school or student council, a teacher, or a member of your school leadership team and tell them about NUSS. You could share our website or social media posts with them and explain why you think your school should get involved. Our schools webpage has details on how your school can sign up.

If your school has a school council, you could ask them to discuss joining NUSS and take the idea to your school. If your school doesn't have a student council, you can still start the conversation with a teacher or another student who might be interested. 

No, we are not linked to any political party. The National Union of School Students (NUSS) represents the interests and voices of secondary school students across England, Wales and Scotland, regardless of their personal political affiliations or those of their families.

We currently represent school students in England, Scotland and Wales. If you are a secondary school student in Northern Ireland, you can get involved with the Secondary Students’ Union of Northern Ireland (SSUNI). 

Many other countries in Europe also have school students’ unions. You can find a list of these on the Organising Bureau of European School Student Unions’ (OBESSU) website.