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What will the SEND reforms mean for families and their disabled children?
SEND

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
SEND

It was a traumatic, hellish fight trying to get SEND support for my daughter

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

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

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

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’

Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Learning and employment
Changemakers 2026

Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Learning and employment

I was homeless at 16 after leaving care. My apprenticeship gave me a future
Nick Marshall

I was homeless at 16 after leaving care. My apprenticeship gave me a future

Can apprenticeships fix the housing crisis? ‘I worked in childcare, now I fix social homes’
Employment

Can apprenticeships fix the housing crisis? ‘I worked in childcare, now I fix social homes’

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’

Unemployment is on the rise in London. Should the rest of the UK be worried?
Ben Harrison

Unemployment is on the rise in London. Should the rest of the UK be worried?

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

The weekend turns 100 years old this year. It’s time it got an upgrade
Joe Ryle

The weekend turns 100 years old this year. It’s time it got an upgrade

‘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

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It’s early January and FTSE 100 CEOs have already earned more than an average worker’s yearly pay
Wages

It’s early January and FTSE 100 CEOs have already earned more than an average worker’s yearly pay

Low-paid and sick workers less likely to have flexible working options: ‘Not a nice-to-have’
Employment

Low-paid and sick workers less likely to have flexible working options: ‘Not a nice-to-have’

The life of a Royal Mail postal worker at Christmas: ‘People aren’t robots. They can’t keep going’
Christmas

The life of a Royal Mail postal worker at Christmas: ‘People aren’t robots. They can’t keep going’

Insecure work and the gig economy: Employment in Britain worse than reported, study finds
Work

Insecure work and the gig economy: Employment in Britain worse than reported, study finds