Education
Big Issue is heading into schools to inspire the next generation to dismantle poverty

Big Issue is heading into schools to inspire the next generation to dismantle poverty
The Big Issue Education Programme is equipping young people with the confidence to challenge inequality
Prince William is changing how homelessness is being taught in schools

Prince William is changing how homelessness is being taught in schools
The royal visited a Bournemouth school to see how bringing a housing rights worker into the classroom is giving pupils the tools to prevent homelessness
Our kid-friendly version of the child poverty strategy teaches all children empathy and compassion

Our kid-friendly version of the child poverty strategy teaches all children empathy and compassion
The government has published a child-friendly version of its poverty strategy. Education Secretary of State Bridget Phillipson explains why.
There’s a blind spot with the SEND reforms which could push more families into poverty
There’s a blind spot with the SEND reforms which could push more families into poverty
Labour’s SEND reforms will live or die in classrooms. Families know what works
Labour’s SEND reforms will live or die in classrooms. Families know what works
I’m worried that even more disabled children could get lost within the SEND system after reforms

I’m worried that even more disabled children could get lost within the SEND system after reforms
What will the SEND reforms mean for families and their disabled children?

What will the SEND reforms mean for families and their disabled children?
It was a traumatic, hellish fight trying to get SEND support for my daughter

It was a traumatic, hellish fight trying to get SEND support for my daughter
Meet the dads who started a podcast about their experiences raising autistic children

Meet the dads who started a podcast about their experiences raising autistic children
I left teaching because I felt eaten up by guilt that I couldn’t help SEND children like my own

I left teaching because I felt eaten up by guilt that I couldn’t help SEND children like my own
My children were out of school for more than a year as we fought to get them SEND support

My children were out of school for more than a year as we fought to get them SEND support
Mainstream school was right for my daughter. SEND changes could cause more harm than good

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

My son is deaf and blind – but it was months of fighting before he got SEND support
Domestic abuse is getting worse. Education alone isn’t enough to stop it

Domestic abuse is getting worse. Education alone isn’t enough to stop it
Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Learning and employment

Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Learning and employment
They warned free school meals would hurt school budgets. Something much more interesting happened

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

‘I’m happy to pay for uni, but I’ll never clear my debt’: Graduates hit out at student loans crisis
Young people drop out of school when no one seems to care. Labour’s plans could change lives

Young people drop out of school when no one seems to care. Labour’s plans could change lives
How did Rachel Reeves do in her first autumn budget? We ask people on the frontlines, one year on

How did Rachel Reeves do in her first autumn budget? We ask people on the frontlines, one year on
Teen scholar trapped in Gaza after being blocked by Home Office from joining her mum in UK

Teen scholar trapped in Gaza after being blocked by Home Office from joining her mum in UK
Letters: I’d be happy to pay a bit more tax if it fixed the country

Letters: I’d be happy to pay a bit more tax if it fixed the country
Cillian Murphy: ‘There’s this massive imbalance where the most important people can’t afford a house’

Cillian Murphy: ‘There’s this massive imbalance where the most important people can’t afford a house’
New Netflix film Steve shows that behind every school exclusion lies a different story

New Netflix film Steve shows that behind every school exclusion lies a different story
Taylor Swift is right to call herself an ‘English teacher’. I would know, I am one

