Education
Battle to save Britain’s libraries as budget cuts, closures and austerity leaves future uncertain

Battle to save Britain’s libraries as budget cuts, closures and austerity leaves future uncertain
Libraries change lives, as Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho knows. So, he got on his bamboo bike to join one in every local authority in the UK. Here’s why
Councils wasting millions in taxpayer cash fighting families of disabled kids – and losing

Councils wasting millions in taxpayer cash fighting families of disabled kids – and losing
Councils wasted £60 million fighting parents over support for disabled children, writes Disabled Children’s Partnership’s Stephen Kingdom. It could have funded 10,000 mainstream school spaces for kids with additional needs
Historian David Olusoga explains why breakdown of social mobility is one of UK’s biggest issues

Historian David Olusoga explains why breakdown of social mobility is one of UK’s biggest issues
TV historian David Olusoga calls for urgent action to reverse increasing inequality as he launches new series on the history of the United Kingdom
Child poverty: School staff seeing more and more children ‘too hungry to learn’
Child poverty: School staff seeing more and more children ‘too hungry to learn’
Education agents: Inside the murky and ‘unchecked’ £500m industry changing shape of UK universities
Education agents: Inside the murky and ‘unchecked’ £500m industry changing shape of UK universities
GCSE results day: Won’t someone think of the parents?

GCSE results day: Won’t someone think of the parents?
How youth centres can help thousands of young people unlock their potential and shine

How youth centres can help thousands of young people unlock their potential and shine
Life was tough for the young Jax Jones. Then he found music

Life was tough for the young Jax Jones. Then he found music
Parents will ‘suffer’ balancing work and childcare as schools shut over concrete safety crisis

Parents will ‘suffer’ balancing work and childcare as schools shut over concrete safety crisis
Funding cuts in music education will destroy our cultural landscape

Funding cuts in music education will destroy our cultural landscape
Teachers are too busy doing their jobs to give airtime to the culture wars

Teachers are too busy doing their jobs to give airtime to the culture wars
Student loans: This generation is getting a raw deal

Student loans: This generation is getting a raw deal
Are qualifications from British schools fit for purpose?

Are qualifications from British schools fit for purpose?
‘We are paying for something we didn’t get’: The students taking their universities to court

‘We are paying for something we didn’t get’: The students taking their universities to court
If we want the UK to be an education powerhouse, we must abandon old-school thinking

If we want the UK to be an education powerhouse, we must abandon old-school thinking
Two years after fleeing the Taliban, these Afghan evacuees are rebuilding their careers

Two years after fleeing the Taliban, these Afghan evacuees are rebuilding their careers
Schools, hospitals and trains: Is the end of the strikes in sight?

Schools, hospitals and trains: Is the end of the strikes in sight?
Arts funding in schools must be protected, or we all lose 

Arts funding in schools must be protected, or we all lose
‘I’m a survivor of teenage sexual assault. Supporting such children starts with educating the adults around them.’

‘I’m a survivor of teenage sexual assault. Supporting such children starts with educating the adults around them.’
90,000 people sign open letter to Rishi Sunak demanding free school meals for all

90,000 people sign open letter to Rishi Sunak demanding free school meals for all
Up to 250,000 ‘forgotten’ unpaid young adult carers facing homelessness

Up to 250,000 ‘forgotten’ unpaid young adult carers facing homelessness
How much are teachers paid and why are they going on strike?

How much are teachers paid and why are they going on strike?
Teachers strike: ‘We walk out not just for pay, but for our most vulnerable pupils’

Teachers strike: ‘We walk out not just for pay, but for our most vulnerable pupils’
Rishi Sunak’s drive to extend maths until 18 will ‘set children up to fail’
