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Students Urge Government To Make Registering To Vote Easier
Students Urge Government To Make Registering To Vote Easier
Education
Students have launched a campaign urging the government to make it easier for those attending university or college to register to vote.
Labour MP Says Her Colleagues Are 'On A Journey' To Support Her Summer Of Sex Campaign
Health
Labour MP Says Her Colleagues Are "On A Journey" To Support Her Summer Of Sex Campaign
Could Andy Burnham Be About To Reform The Student Loan System?
Education
Could Andy Burnham Be About To Reform The Student Loan System?
'It Is Just Demoralising': Young People's Despair Over AI And What To Do About It
Education
"It Is Just Demoralising": Young People's Despair Over AI And What To Do About It
EHRC Chair Mary-Ann Stephenson: 'The Code Could Be Blocked – The Law Remains The Law'
Education
EHRC Chair Mary-Ann Stephenson: "The Code Could Be Blocked – The Law Remains The Law"
Jacqui Smith: 'A Million Young People Not Earning Or Learning Is A Moral Outrage'
Education
Jacqui Smith: "A Million Young People Not Earning Or Learning Is A Moral Outrage"
Meet The Royal Ballet And Opera Apprentices Proving Timothée Chalamet Wrong
Education
Meet The Royal Ballet And Opera Apprentices Proving Timothée Chalamet Wrong
Opinion
University funding is unfinished business for Labour
Education
By Professor Koen Lamberts
University funding is unfinished business for Labour
Security means more than military spending
Education
By Jo Grady
Security means more than military spending
Parents need online help - not judgment - to make the social media ban work
Health
By Connor Rand MP
Parents need online help - not judgment - to make the social media ban work
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Wandsworth Council Planning Country's Largest Ever Council Tax Rise
Wandsworth Council Planning Country's Largest Ever Council Tax Rise
Communities
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Environment
Boney M In Talks To Play At Reform Conference
Boney M In Talks To Play At Reform Conference
Political parties
Cross-Party Group Of MPs Write To Press Regulator Over Jason Arday Coverage
Cross-Party Group Of MPs Write To Press Regulator Over Jason Arday Coverage
Culture
Chef Tom Kerridge Says Burnham Should Create Department For Hospitality
Chef Tom Kerridge Says Burnham Should Create Department For Hospitality
Culture
Clacton and Makerfield show we are living in an era of high-stakes politics
Clacton and Makerfield show we are living in an era of high-stakes politics
By Luke Tryl
Political parties
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Edtech Wars: Meet The Mums Fighting Screens In Classrooms
Education
Edtech Wars: Meet The Mums Fighting Screens In Classrooms
As consensus grows around the need for social media and smartphone restrictions for under-16s, Sienna Rodgers reports that campaigner mums across the country are now bringing the fight to edtech
How Thousands Of Ukrainian Children In The UK Are Growing Up In Limbo
Education
How Thousands Of Ukrainian Children In The UK Are Growing Up In Limbo
More than 60,000 Ukrainian children have grown up in the UK since fleeing Russia’s full-scale invasion. Zoe Crowther explores how the absence of a long-term settlement plan is leaving these children and their families in limbo.
NEU's Daniel Kebede: 'Schools Have Become A Battleground For Reform'
Education
NEU's Daniel Kebede: "Schools Have Become A Battleground For Reform"
Head of the UK’s biggest teaching union Daniel Kebede tells Matilda Martin that schools are the frontline in the fight against Reform – and teachers should get time off for Glastonbury
Education news
Improving outcomes for white working class children should not be a partisan cause
Education
By Baroness Morris
Improving outcomes for white working class children should not be a partisan cause
When the Inquiry into White Working Class Educational Outcomes started its work, few challenged the need to address the issue. Those working in education knew what the data told us, but years of effort and a myriad of initiatives had failed to solve the problem.
The children of prisoners deserve better – our new scheme will help get them support
Education
By Jake Richards MP and Josh MacAlister MP
The children of prisoners deserve better – our new scheme will help get them support
Thousands of children will go to bed tonight without their mum or dad at home, because a parent is in prison.
If we cut the parliamentary education service, children will miss out
Education
By Jayne Kirkham MP
If we cut the parliamentary education service, children will miss out
Proposed cuts to the parliamentary education and outreach team risk reducing access to Parliament and increasing disengagement with politics
One million young people are NEET: what are we going to do about it? Partner content
Education
By Impetus
One million young people are NEET: what are we going to do about it?
The Milburn Review has laid bare the causes of the NEET crisis, but turning diagnosis into action will require bold reforms that identify, support and create opportunities for young people facing the highest barriers
Education for all
Education
By Helen Hayes MP
Education for all
After her committee recently published a report on solving the SEND crisis, Helen Hayes, Chair of the Education Committee, examines the proposals put forward by the government in the King’s Speech on the Education for All Bill
Persistently disadvantaged pupils are too often invisible – the government must act
Education
By Mark Sewards MP
Persistently disadvantaged pupils are too often invisible – the government must act
As a teacher, I saw first-hand how education can lift children out of incredibly difficult circumstances.
Bans alone won’t tackle online harm, Manchester experts tell ministers Partner content
Education
By Policy@Manchester
Bans alone won’t tackle online harm, Manchester experts tell ministers
New University of Manchester report makes a series of recommendations to tackle online misogyny and misinformation and strengthen young people’s digital literacy
Drowning is a preventable public health issue – we need urgent action to avoid more summers of tragedy
Education
By Darren Paffey
Drowning is a preventable public health issue – we need urgent action to avoid more summers of tragedy
Water safety is fragmented across multiple departments – we need a minister with responsibility for drowning prevention
Britain doesn't need fewer graduates, it needs better ones
Education
By Dr Michael Spence, President and Provost | UCL
Britain doesn't need fewer graduates, it needs better ones
It is time to consider what a graduate is actually for.
We must do more to help young people access music if we want the UK to Rock the Casbah
Education
By Neil Duncan-Jordan MP
We must do more to help young people access music if we want the UK to Rock the Casbah
Music has always been part of my life. From an early age, I can remember my big sister blaring out the Top 40 from her transistor radio.
The school-based nurseries programme could be Labour’s early years legacy – but there are real problems with it
Education
By Dr Rebecca Montacute and Erica Holt-White
The school-based nurseries programme could be Labour’s early years legacy – but there are real problems with it
Something significant is happening in childcare policy in England.
The earliest years may be the most important education policy of all Partner content
Education
By University of East London
The earliest years may be the most important education policy of all
Universities are often seen as institutions that begin their work at 18. But if we are serious about social mobility, opportunity and national productivity, our responsibility begins much earlier – in the first five years of life.
We must focus on widening access to postgraduate degrees
Education
By Kerry McCarthy MP
We must focus on widening access to postgraduate degrees
At the heart of Labour’s historic mission is to provide equality of opportunity: to break the link between someone’s background and their future success. Education is key to this, the single greatest opportunity a person will have to get on, access future opportunities, and achieve their wider goals in life.
The First Restore Britain University Societies Are Being Created
Education
The First Restore Britain University Societies Are Being Created
The University of York's Restore Britain society is the first to be ratified at a Russell Group institution. PoliticsHome speaks to its president about how the society hopes to help Rupert Lowe and why billionaire Elon Musk's support for the party could be a "double-edged sword".
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Education
By University of East London
Innovate or stagnate: UK universities face growing financial divide
Making Money Shouldn't Be Universities' Priority, Says Zack Polanski
Education
Making Money Shouldn't Be Universities' Priority, Says Zack Polanski
Exclusive: The UK should stop treating university students like customers, Green Party leader Zack Polanski will say on Thursday.
Edtech Wars: Meet The Mums Fighting Screens In Classrooms
Education
Edtech Wars: Meet The Mums Fighting Screens In Classrooms
As consensus grows around the need for social media and smartphone restrictions for under-16s, Sienna Rodgers reports that campaigner mums across the country are now bringing the fight to edtech
The government must intervene before the universities crisis worsens
Education
By Jo Grady
The government must intervene before the universities crisis worsens
During moments of political crisis it’s often said there are weeks when decades happen. This has been one such week.
What is the education system for?
Education
By Toby Perkins MP
What is the education system for?
With one in eight young people Not in Education, Employment, or Training (NEET), too many young people are being failed by our education system. We must equip young people with the skills to thrive in the modern world.
How Austerity-Hit Councils Are Passing The Buck – At The Expense Of The Most Vulnerable
Health
How Austerity-Hit Councils Are Passing The Buck – At The Expense Of The Most Vulnerable
From schools to social care, healthcare to housing, local councils have arguably been the biggest victims of all the funding cuts we’ve seen over the last two decades. Chaminda Jayanetti reports on how they have been left in a tug of war with other state bodies over who funds the state provision needs of the most vulnerable in society
The devastating OfS ruling exposes our dysfunctional higher education sector
Education
By Professor John Blake
The devastating OfS ruling exposes our dysfunctional higher education sector
As a former executive director of the Office for Students (OfS), the regulator for higher education in England, it was hard to read the stinging judgement in a court case between it and one of the universities it oversees.
Bias, predetermination and a closed mind – a judgement on the Office for Students
Education
By Professor Sasha Roseneil
Bias, predetermination and a closed mind – a judgement on the Office for Students
The High Court ruling is a good judgement for the University of Sussex, and a good judgement for everyone who cares about the proper and effective governance of our great higher education institutions.
Sir Robert Buckland: Politicians Who 'Bleat On' About Overdiagnosis 'Literally Don't Know What They're Talking About'
Education
Sir Robert Buckland: Politicians Who "Bleat On" About Overdiagnosis "Literally Don't Know What They're Talking About"
Former cabinet minister Robert Buckland, a SEND campaigner and parent to an autistic child, speaks to Matilda Martin about why the government’s approach could fail those with the most complex needs, and what lessons can be learned from mistakes made by the Tories
The student loan system isn't a loan anymore – it's a tax on women's lives
Education
By Gina Miller
The student loan system isn't a loan anymore – it's a tax on women's lives
When I look at the structure of our student loan system in 2026, I don’t recognise it as a loan.
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