schools

‘We all deserve magic’: Meet the teachers working to bring Christmas joy to children in poverty
Christmas

‘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

Children in poverty are missing out on memories in the school holidays. We want to change that
Emma Revie and Nick Merriman

Children in poverty are missing out on memories in the school holidays. We want to change that

Trussell and English Heritage have teamed up to give children who have been helped by food banks access to days out and wonderful memories over the school holidays

‘We’re stepping in to help kids eat’: Schools forced to dip into their own budgets to feed pupils
Child poverty

‘We’re stepping in to help kids eat’: Schools forced to dip into their own budgets to feed pupils

Schools have been on the frontline of the cost of living crisis, with many stepping in to ensure that children do not go hungry – and that means dipping into their own budgets

Children in poverty most likely to be excluded from school, study finds: ‘A crisis of lost learning’
Education

Children in poverty most likely to be excluded from school, study finds: ‘A crisis of lost learning’

Free and cheap things to do with the kids over the 2024 summer holidays
Cost of living

Free and cheap things to do with the kids over the 2024 summer holidays

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Will Labour’s private school tax plan ‘destroy the state sector’? Obviously not, experts insist
Private schools

Will Labour’s private school tax plan ‘destroy the state sector’? Obviously not, experts insist

AI in schools: Bullies using AI to create sexually explicit images of classmates, parents warned
Artificial Intelligence

AI in schools: Bullies using AI to create sexually explicit images of classmates, parents warned

Letters: Sunak and his cronies who think benefits are unsustainable should stop lining their pockets
Letters

Letters: Sunak and his cronies who think benefits are unsustainable should stop lining their pockets

Free school meals: Who is eligible? And how do you apply? Here’s all you need to know
Free school meals

Free school meals: Who is eligible? And how do you apply? Here’s all you need to know

The government’s mobile phone crackdown in schools doesn’t ring true
Paul McNamee

The government’s mobile phone crackdown in schools doesn’t ring true

‘We’re punished for being different’: Black girls excluded from school at double rate of white pupils
Education

‘We’re punished for being different’: Black girls excluded from school at double rate of white pupils

How a school for kids with complex educational needs is changing lives: ‘These kids can thrive’
Big Issue Invest

How a school for kids with complex educational needs is changing lives: ‘These kids can thrive’

‘Being over-sexualised as a teen has grave consequences’: NXKXTA on grooming and the Lolita myth
NXKXTA

‘Being over-sexualised as a teen has grave consequences’: NXKXTA on grooming and the Lolita myth

Government slammed for ‘disappointing’ silence on compulsory domestic abuse lessons: ‘It’s time for action’
Domestic abuse

Government slammed for ‘disappointing’ silence on compulsory domestic abuse lessons: ‘It’s time for action’

Parents will ‘suffer’ balancing work and childcare as schools shut over concrete safety crisis
Schools

Parents will ‘suffer’ balancing work and childcare as schools shut over concrete safety crisis

Funding cuts in music education will destroy our cultural landscape
Education

Funding cuts in music education will destroy our cultural landscape

Teachers are too busy doing their jobs to give airtime to the culture wars
Education

Teachers are too busy doing their jobs to give airtime to the culture wars

How to donate old school uniforms to help others in the cost of living crisis
School holidays

How to donate old school uniforms to help others in the cost of living crisis

90,000 people sign open letter to Rishi Sunak demanding free school meals for all
Week of action

90,000 people sign open letter to Rishi Sunak demanding free school meals for all

Social enterprise superheroes take over the House of Lords
Sponsored Post

Social enterprise superheroes take over the House of Lords

Seven in 10 children in families on universal credit are not eligible for free school meals
Free school meals

Seven in 10 children in families on universal credit are not eligible for free school meals

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‘This is austerity 2.0’: Outcry as government plots cuts to public spending
Cost of living crisis

‘This is austerity 2.0’: Outcry as government plots cuts to public spending

Labour would bring in free breakfast clubs at every primary school in England
Childcare

Labour would bring in free breakfast clubs at every primary school in England

Teachers are setting up food banks in schools to help families in the cost of living crisis
Cost of living crisis

Teachers are setting up food banks in schools to help families in the cost of living crisis

Jobs for school leavers: How traineeships and apprenticeships can start your career
Careers advice

Jobs for school leavers: How traineeships and apprenticeships can start your career