Education

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

When Sadiq Khan expanded free school meals in London, there were fears schools could miss out on millions. But as plans for a national rollout approach, something different 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

Even with a well-paid graduate job, George’s student loan keeps climbing. Like millions of others, he is tens of thousands of pounds in debt.

Young people drop out of school when no one seems to care. Labour’s plans could change lives
Jack Reynolds

Young people drop out of school when no one seems to care. Labour’s plans could change lives

Jack Reynolds, chief executive of Football Beyond Borders, writes about the incredible impact of young people having a trusted adult in their lives following the government’s new youth strategy

How did Rachel Reeves do in her first autumn budget? We ask people on the frontlines, one year on
autumn budget

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
Gaza

Teen scholar trapped in Gaza after being blocked by Home Office from joining her mum in UK

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Letters: I’d be happy to pay a bit more tax if it fixed the country
Letters

Letters: I’d be happy to pay a bit more tax if it fixed the country

Gaza’s children need more than a ceasefire. We need to give them hope for a safe future
Helen Pattinson

Gaza’s children need more than a ceasefire. We need to give them hope for a safe future

Cillian Murphy: ‘There’s this massive imbalance where the most important people can’t afford a house’
Film

Cillian Murphy: ‘There’s this massive imbalance where the most important people can’t afford a house’

Is going to university really worth it?
Dr Craig Henry Jones

Is going to university really worth it?

New Netflix film Steve shows that behind every school exclusion lies a different story
Jason Arthur

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
Clio Doyle

Taylor Swift is right to call herself an ‘English teacher’. I would know, I am one

The only way forward is to split the poverty atom
John Bird

The only way forward is to split the poverty atom

Is AI pushing jobless young graduates to the far right?
Education

Is AI pushing jobless young graduates to the far right?

Privately educated elite five times more likely to take Britain’s most powerful and influential jobs
Education

Privately educated elite five times more likely to take Britain’s most powerful and influential jobs

The cost of education is letting down future generations – and we’ll all be much poorer for it
Paul McNamee

The cost of education is letting down future generations – and we’ll all be much poorer for it

Mark was homeless and sleeping in his car. Now he’s just graduated with a first-class degree
Homelessness

Mark was homeless and sleeping in his car. Now he’s just graduated with a first-class degree

Votes at 16 is a victory for young people – but true democratic empowerment is still some way off
Matteo Bergamini

Votes at 16 is a victory for young people – but true democratic empowerment is still some way off

Thousands of children find hope in tent schools in Gaza: ‘We try to make the students smile’
Gaza

Thousands of children find hope in tent schools in Gaza: ‘We try to make the students smile’

School standards minister: ‘We want to change it so nobody has to fight for their education’
Onside takeover

School standards minister: ‘We want to change it so nobody has to fight for their education’

School in its traditional form didn’t work for me – so I decided to homeschool myself
Chloe Jones

School in its traditional form didn’t work for me – so I decided to homeschool myself

I’m a refugee. My favourite thing about Britain? The weather!
Tumukunde Uzomukunde

I’m a refugee. My favourite thing about Britain? The weather!

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What could be in Rachel Reeves’ spending review – and what should be?
Spending Review

What could be in Rachel Reeves’ spending review – and what should be?

All children on universal credit to get free school meals: ‘It will take hunger out of classroom’
Child poverty

All children on universal credit to get free school meals: ‘It will take hunger out of classroom’

What Cardiff University’s Kazakhstan campus says about the state of British higher education
Education

What Cardiff University’s Kazakhstan campus says about the state of British higher education

How worried should we really be about schools closing in London?
Schools

How worried should we really be about schools closing in London?