Education
‘Where do kids get their musical instruments from if mum and dad can’t afford it?’

‘Where do kids get their musical instruments from if mum and dad can’t afford it?’
Tomorrow’s Warriors began in 1991 as a jam session. Since then, it’s provided education and opportunities for musicians including Ezra Collective
Jordan Stephens: ‘You can’t ban social media without giving young people anywhere else to go’

Jordan Stephens: ‘You can’t ban social media without giving young people anywhere else to go’
A chance encounter with a youth music charity changed Jordan Stephens’ life. Now the Rizzle Kicks star wants to help young people get the same start
The UK can’t achieve growth and lower poverty with a million young people locked out of opportunity

The UK can’t achieve growth and lower poverty with a million young people locked out of opportunity
Any serious plan for renewal must put young people at its heart, starting with helping more than one million out of employment, education or training reach a more positive future, writes The King’s Trust’s RIchard Rigby
Arts education is not an add-on for SEND education. It is the missing piece
Arts education is not an add-on for SEND education. It is the missing piece
Letters: Education is on its knees. The government must take radical action to save it
Letters: Education is on its knees. The government must take radical action to save it
‘I have not been to school since I was 13. The system is failing kids with special education needs’

‘I have not been to school since I was 13. The system is failing kids with special education needs’
Letters: People need to know their rights – why aren’t they taught in the school curriculum?

Letters: People need to know their rights – why aren’t they taught in the school curriculum?
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
Prince William is changing how homelessness is being taught in schools

Prince William is changing how homelessness is being taught in schools
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
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
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
Families face a bitter fight for SEND support in the UK: ‘It nearly killed us emotionally and financially’

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