Education
‘We all deserve magic’: Meet the teachers working to bring Christmas joy to children in poverty
‘We all deserve magic’: Meet the teachers working to bring Christmas joy to children in poverty
Schools, in many ways, are at the forefront of the cost of living crisis, witnessing first-hand the impact of poverty on families
Millions of British adults lack basic literacy skills – and it’s becoming an uncomfortable crisis
Millions of British adults lack basic literacy skills – and it’s becoming an uncomfortable crisis
For the government to fulfil its promise to boost economic activity it must take a much more proactive approach to adult education
TikTok star and teacher Shabaz Ali: ‘Kids should not be going without food in this country’
TikTok star and teacher Shabaz Ali: ‘Kids should not be going without food in this country’
Shabaz Ali, better known on TikTok and Instagram as @ShabazSays, speaks to the Big Issue about why he’s teaming up with Save the Children to call for more to be done to tackle child poverty
From the NHS to ‘spreading opportunity’: Here’s what should be in Keir Starmer’s ‘plan for change’
From the NHS to ‘spreading opportunity’: Here’s what should be in Keir Starmer’s ‘plan for change’
Teacher of the Year winner Oli McVeigh: ‘Boys are bottling up and repressing lots of different ideas’
Teacher of the Year winner Oli McVeigh: ‘Boys are bottling up and repressing lots of different ideas’
We must change our relationship with masculinity to stop vulnerable men turning into Andrew Tate
We must change our relationship with masculinity to stop vulnerable men turning into Andrew Tate
Special needs children forced out of school by ‘crumbling’ system, figures show
Special needs children forced out of school by ‘crumbling’ system, figures show
‘We’re stepping in to help kids eat’: Schools forced to dip into their own budgets to feed pupils
‘We’re stepping in to help kids eat’: Schools forced to dip into their own budgets to feed pupils
Saddling poorer students with a lifelong debt makes absolutely no sense
Saddling poorer students with a lifelong debt makes absolutely no sense
100 students die by suicide at university each year. These parents are fighting to change that
100 students die by suicide at university each year. These parents are fighting to change that
Prisoners are teaching each other to read. Here’s how it’s changing life behind bars amid a crisis
Prisoners are teaching each other to read. Here’s how it’s changing life behind bars amid a crisis
Children in poverty most likely to be excluded from school, study finds: ‘A crisis of lost learning’
Children in poverty most likely to be excluded from school, study finds: ‘A crisis of lost learning’
Rise in young people not in work or education could fill Man Utd’s Old Trafford stadium
Rise in young people not in work or education could fill Man Utd’s Old Trafford stadium
It’s hard to view private schools as charities. Taxing them is the right thing to do
It’s hard to view private schools as charities. Taxing them is the right thing to do
Inside the Big Issue: The glorious rise and rise of the Paralympics
Inside the Big Issue: The glorious rise and rise of the Paralympics
British children need a ‘digital vaccination’ to tackle tsunami of fake news and disinformation
British children need a ‘digital vaccination’ to tackle tsunami of fake news and disinformation
‘Simply unacceptable’: GCSE results gap between private and state schools widens
‘Simply unacceptable’: GCSE results gap between private and state schools widens
Universities can play a vital role in solving homelessness. Here’s how
Universities can play a vital role in solving homelessness. Here’s how
Dear prisons minister James Timpson… Every prisoner should have the opportunity to be creative
Dear prisons minister James Timpson… Every prisoner should have the opportunity to be creative
Labour has a chance to stop domestic abuse at its roots – here’s how
Labour has a chance to stop domestic abuse at its roots – here’s how
Inside the years-long pay row in Scotland risking the futures of working-class students
Inside the years-long pay row in Scotland risking the futures of working-class students
Teachers forced to choose which special needs children get help as funding crisis worsens
Teachers forced to choose which special needs children get help as funding crisis worsens
‘People in prison need art, music and reading’: Inside the prison libraries that break down walls
‘People in prison need art, music and reading’: Inside the prison libraries that break down walls
Will Labour’s private school tax plan ‘destroy the state sector’? Obviously not, experts insist
