learning and employment

Benefit cuts are not a 'pathway to work' – they risk making people homeless
a blue tent pitched in a car park with a shopping trolley and plastic bags leaning against it
Emma Haddad

Benefit cuts are not a 'pathway to work' – they risk making people homeless

Nearly half of young Brits say health issues will push them out of work. How can we cope without them?
Employment

Nearly half of young Brits say health issues will push them out of work. How can we cope without them?

These pioneers are plugging the gaps in youth support – with help from Big Issue Invest
Big Issue Invest

These pioneers are plugging the gaps in youth support – with help from Big Issue Invest

'I am not a scrounger': Paralympic champions blast Labour over disability benefit cuts
Paralympians Sophie Christansen, David Smith and Ben Pritchard
Disability benefit cuts

'I am not a scrounger': Paralympic champions blast Labour over disability benefit cuts

School standards minister dodges question from disabled boy about future of his education
Onside Takeover

School standards minister dodges question from disabled boy about future of his education

'I was barely existing before PIP': Benefit claimants say they're 'terrified' of Labour's cuts
Disability benefits

'I was barely existing before PIP': Benefit claimants say they're 'terrified' of Labour's cuts

This afternoon tea is made and served by people with learning disabilities: 'A wonderful celebration'
Man serves afternoon tea
Employment

This afternoon tea is made and served by people with learning disabilities: 'A wonderful celebration'

Elon Musk says AI will take all our jobs – but the truth is more complex
Paul McNamee

Elon Musk says AI will take all our jobs – but the truth is more complex

If Labour really wants to protect women, it must restore domestic workers' rights
Marissa Begonia

If Labour really wants to protect women, it must restore domestic workers' rights

Labour's apprenticeship reforms aim to train the next generation – but do they go far enough?
Apprenticeships

Labour's apprenticeship reforms aim to train the next generation – but do they go far enough?

What was in Rachel Reeves' historic spending review – and what was missing?
Rachel Reeves
Spending review

What was in Rachel Reeves' historic spending review – and what was missing?

'It's an emergency': Why artist Stuart Semple is giving £30k of art supplies to 50 schools in one day
Artist Stuart Semple
Art

'It's an emergency': Why artist Stuart Semple is giving £30k of art supplies to 50 schools in one day

This adorable robot is helping us learn more about children, autism and the way humans connect
Autism

This adorable robot is helping us learn more about children, autism and the way humans connect

'I was dying in silence': How childcare becomes a daily battle for survival for migrant families
Immigration

'I was dying in silence': How childcare becomes a daily battle for survival for migrant families

What Cardiff University's Kazakhstan campus says about the state of British higher education
Education

What Cardiff University's Kazakhstan campus says about the state of British higher education

Patients are dying and facing 'horrible tragedies' due to Manchester's mental health care crisis, staff say
NHS workers in Manchester strike
Mental health

Patients are dying and facing 'horrible tragedies' due to Manchester's mental health care crisis, staff say

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How worried should we really be about schools closing in London?
school children at desks
Schools

How worried should we really be about schools closing in London?

Disabled woman forced to quit job she loves after DWP support slashed: 'I can't make it make sense'
Access to Work

Disabled woman forced to quit job she loves after DWP support slashed: 'I can't make it make sense'

Labour must do the hard work of making employment accessible – instead of cutting benefits
a man in a wheelchair working at a laptop
Mikey Erhardt

Labour must do the hard work of making employment accessible – instead of cutting benefits

DWP payment dates in June 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
A DWP Jobcentre
Department for Work and Pensions

DWP payment dates in June 2025: When you will get your benefits this month