Social Justice

I left teaching because I felt eaten up by guilt that I couldn’t help SEND children like my own
SEND

I left teaching because I felt eaten up by guilt that I couldn’t help SEND children like my own

Sara is a mother to Ava, 10, who faced months without education while they fought for a place in a specialist school which could meet her needs

My children were out of school for more than a year as we fought to get them SEND support
SEND

My children were out of school for more than a year as we fought to get them SEND support

Elizabeth Padilla’s children were throwing up at the school gates because they were so distressed by the experience in the mainstream setting

Labour says it wants to end the need for food banks. Is there any way it can succeed?
Food banks

Labour says it wants to end the need for food banks. Is there any way it can succeed?

A new £1 billion fund will be distributed to councils from April. The government hopes it will help end the need for food banks

Mainstream school was right for my daughter. SEND changes could cause more harm than good
SEND

Mainstream school was right for my daughter. SEND changes could cause more harm than good

My son is deaf and blind – but it was months of fighting before he got SEND support
SEND

My son is deaf and blind – but it was months of fighting before he got SEND support

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Youth unemployment at its highest point for a decade: ‘It’s like running into a brick wall’
Social Justice

Youth unemployment at its highest point for a decade: ‘It’s like running into a brick wall’

Families face a bitter fight for SEND support in the UK: ‘It nearly killed us emotionally and financially’
SEND

Families face a bitter fight for SEND support in the UK: ‘It nearly killed us emotionally and financially’

Sir Jim Ratcliffe says immigrants are ‘colonising’ the UK. Here’s the truth
Immigration

Sir Jim Ratcliffe says immigrants are ‘colonising’ the UK. Here’s the truth

Would a quarter of workers really be better off ‘swapping wages for benefits’?
Benefits

Would a quarter of workers really be better off ‘swapping wages for benefits’?

Over a million kids live in hygiene poverty. But teachers don’t always know what to say
hygiene poverty

Over a million kids live in hygiene poverty. But teachers don’t always know what to say

Can Labour’s new code help child victims of crime get justice?
Violence against women and girls

Can Labour’s new code help child victims of crime get justice?

Blind NHS psychologist fears losing job after DWP slashed her Access to Work support: ‘I was sobbing’
Access to work

Blind NHS psychologist fears losing job after DWP slashed her Access to Work support: ‘I was sobbing’

Disabled people appointed to co-produce Timms review of PIP: ‘This opportunity cannot be wasted’
Disability benefits

Disabled people appointed to co-produce Timms review of PIP: ‘This opportunity cannot be wasted’

‘Poverty destroys us’: Big Issue founder John Bird urges Labour to set targets to end child poverty
Child poverty

‘Poverty destroys us’: Big Issue founder John Bird urges Labour to set targets to end child poverty

Is the £10 pint nearly here? Why drinks prices are going up
Social Justice

Is the £10 pint nearly here? Why drinks prices are going up

More than four million children set to be in poverty by 2029 despite Labour two-child limit U-turn
Child poverty

More than four million children set to be in poverty by 2029 despite Labour two-child limit U-turn

They warned free school meals would hurt school budgets. Something much more interesting happened
Free school meals

They warned free school meals would hurt school budgets. Something much more interesting happened

‘I’m happy to pay for uni, but I’ll never clear my debt’: Graduates hit out at student loans crisis
Student debt

‘I’m happy to pay for uni, but I’ll never clear my debt’: Graduates hit out at student loans crisis

Disabled people could face benefit cuts – even if they cannot work, Citizens Advice warns
Disability benefits

Disabled people could face benefit cuts – even if they cannot work, Citizens Advice warns

Is the cost of living crisis over and will prices in the UK ever come down?
Cost of living crisis

Is the cost of living crisis over and will prices in the UK ever come down?

Jessie Buckley, Judi Dench and famous mums call on Mumsnet to demand maternity care in Gaza
Gaza

Jessie Buckley, Judi Dench and famous mums call on Mumsnet to demand maternity care in Gaza

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Ending violence against women and girls needs action, not words, campaigners say
Domestic abuse

Ending violence against women and girls needs action, not words, campaigners say

How family hubs are helping families in poverty when they need it most: ‘Money is never enough’
Family hubs

How family hubs are helping families in poverty when they need it most: ‘Money is never enough’

HMRC mistakenly strips 17,000 parents of their child benefit: ‘The impact of these errors is brutal’
Benefits

HMRC mistakenly strips 17,000 parents of their child benefit: ‘The impact of these errors is brutal’

Labour’s U-turn over digital ID plans raises more questions and concerns than answers
Digital ID

Labour’s U-turn over digital ID plans raises more questions and concerns than answers