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From fake birds to Andrew Tate: How one group is tackling conspiracy theories in schools
Conspiracy theories

From fake birds to Andrew Tate: How one group is tackling conspiracy theories in schools

Labour wants 16-year-olds to be able to vote. Here’s how campaigners are teaching pupils to spot political lies

‘I’ve never been able to afford more than one skirt’: Labour’s school uniform plan sparks fierce debate
School uniform

‘I’ve never been able to afford more than one skirt’: Labour’s school uniform plan sparks fierce debate

Critics say Labour capping branded school uniform items at three per pupil will have ‘drastic unintended consequences for education standards’

I should have spent school preparing for the future. Instead I spent it fighting to be included
Olive Watt

I should have spent school preparing for the future. Instead I spent it fighting to be included

‘On the bus to school each morning, I sat with sweaty palms and a lump in my throat,’ writes Olive Watt. Does it have to be that way?

‘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

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

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‘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

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

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

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

Al Murray: ‘Going to boarding school set me up to create the Pub Landlord’
Comedy

Al Murray: ‘Going to boarding school set me up to create the Pub Landlord’

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

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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

Police have no place in our schools
Dr Shabna Begum

Police have no place in our schools

‘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