Education
Prisoners are teaching each other to read. Here's how it's changing life behind bars amid a crisis
Prisoners are teaching each other to read. Here's how it's changing life behind bars amid a crisis
The ongoing prisons crisis is seeing thousands of prisoners released early despite warnings many will end up back inside. We spoke to a prison officer and charity Shannon Trust on why helping prisoners to teach other inmates to read can play a small but vital role in cutting reoffending
Children in poverty most likely to be excluded from school, study finds: 'A crisis of lost learning'
Children in poverty most likely to be excluded from school, study finds: 'A crisis of lost learning'
Rise in young people not in work or education could fill Man Utd's Old Trafford stadium
Rise in young people not in work or education could fill Man Utd's Old Trafford stadium
'My heart burns': Three years after fall of Kabul, Afghan women share stories of escape and hope
'My heart burns': Three years after fall of Kabul, Afghan women share stories of escape and hope
It's hard to view private schools as charities. Taxing them is the right thing to do
It's hard to view private schools as charities. Taxing them is the right thing to do
Inside the Big Issue: The glorious rise and rise of the Paralympics
Inside the Big Issue: The glorious rise and rise of the Paralympics
British children need a 'digital vaccination' to tackle tsunami of fake news and disinformation
British children need a 'digital vaccination' to tackle tsunami of fake news and disinformation
'Simply unacceptable': GCSE results gap between private and state schools widens
'Simply unacceptable': GCSE results gap between private and state schools widens
Universities can play a vital role in solving homelessness. Here's how
Universities can play a vital role in solving homelessness. Here's how
Dear prisons minister James Timpson… Every prisoner should have the opportunity to be creative
Dear prisons minister James Timpson… Every prisoner should have the opportunity to be creative
Labour has a chance to stop domestic abuse at its roots – here's how
Labour has a chance to stop domestic abuse at its roots – here's how
Smart, no-nonsense moves by Starmer show how toxic and incompetent the Tories have really been
Smart, no-nonsense moves by Starmer show how toxic and incompetent the Tories have really been
Inside the years-long pay row in Scotland risking the futures of working-class students
Inside the years-long pay row in Scotland risking the futures of working-class students
Teachers forced to choose which special needs children get help as funding crisis worsens
Teachers forced to choose which special needs children get help as funding crisis worsens
'People in prison need art, music and reading': Inside the prison libraries that break down walls
'People in prison need art, music and reading': Inside the prison libraries that break down walls
Will Labour's private school tax plan 'destroy the state sector'? Obviously not, experts insist
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
AI in schools: Bullies using AI to create sexually explicit images of classmates, parents warned
Britain has a serious money problem. Financial literacy must be taught in primary schools
Britain has a serious money problem. Financial literacy must be taught in primary schools
'Don't try to be Richard Branson': TV pawnbroker Dan Hatfield shares top tips for making money
'Don't try to be Richard Branson': TV pawnbroker Dan Hatfield shares top tips for making money
Sure Start centres helped poorer children do better at GCSEs – before being decimated by Tories
Sure Start centres helped poorer children do better at GCSEs – before being decimated by Tories
'Sport saved me': Paralympic legend Lauren Rowles on queer joy, Paris 2024 and becoming a mum
'Sport saved me': Paralympic legend Lauren Rowles on queer joy, Paris 2024 and becoming a mum
Trans kids just want to live and be happy. The government has no reason to make their lives harder
Trans kids just want to live and be happy. The government has no reason to make their lives harder
To understand economics, pass on the PopCon and read PJ O'Rourke instead
To understand economics, pass on the PopCon and read PJ O'Rourke instead
'We're punished for being different': Black girls excluded from school at double rate of white pupils
