Education

New rules risk locking poorer students out of uni
Activism

New rules risk locking poorer students out of uni

Cruel system — Proposals to introduce a minimum GCSE threshold for student loans will disproportionately affect those from marginalised backgrounds, reports Ella Glover.

Written by: Ella Glover

The devastating impact of Prevent in schools
Activism

The devastating impact of Prevent in schools

‘I felt interrogated’ — As the government reviews its ‘anti-terror’ programme, the plight of young Muslims suffering as a result of racist policy only looks set to worsen.

Written by: Nadeine Asbali

We must resist the Tories’ brutal changes to university
Activism

We must resist the Tories’ brutal changes to university

People before profit — Government plans to make it harder for people to go to university and to force students to pay more of their loans back will only entrench inequality.

Written by: Hillary Gyebi-Ababio

We must fight plans to raise student loan repayments
Activism

We must fight plans to raise student loan repayments

Deepening crisis — Government plans to reduce the annual student loan repayment threshold will only drive up inequality within education, writes NUS Vice President, Hillary Gyebi-Ababio.

Written by: Hillary Gyebi-Ababio

The radical student activist group taking on big tech
Reportage

The radical student activist group taking on big tech

No Tech for Tyrants — Through a mix of protests, teach-ins and online campaigns, a group of activists are hoping to expose and undermine the links between education and technology companies.

Written by: Richard Gall

After this year’s results day, we must reimagine education
Activism

After this year’s results day, we must reimagine education

Justice for students — With marginalised students even less likely to achieve top grades during the pandemic, it’s about time we addressed the systemic inequality which plagues the UK’s education, writes NUS National president, Larissa Kennedy.

Written by: Larissa Kennedy

Students gather to demand climate education reform
Activism

Students gather to demand climate education reform

Teach the future — Following the IPCC report issuing its most severe warning on climate yet, students from across the country came together outside the Department of Education to demand urgent action over a curriculum which is failing to address the current crisis.

Written by: Ben Smoke

Vintage portraits of Illinois students in the 1970s
Culture

Vintage portraits of Illinois students in the 1970s

After class — Former teacher Alan Moss recalls photographing Hughes-Quinn Junior High – a school in a troubled area with an often misunderstood student body.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Inside the anti-vax campaign targeting schools
Culture

Inside the anti-vax campaign targeting schools

Classroom battle — New research from Logically shedding light on efforts to promote vaccine hesitancy among schoolchildren and parents has exposed the disturbing lengths certain groups are willing to go to.

Written by: Ben Smoke

The photographer capturing Covid’s impact on children
Culture

The photographer capturing Covid’s impact on children

School’s out — After hearing about some of the difficulties children were facing in lockdown, Bex Day decided to document subjects all under the age of 13 to explore just how significantly their lives had changed.

Written by: Huck

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