School
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
‘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 keep up the fight to remove all police from schools
Decriminalise the classroom — Last month a campaign to oust police from schools in Greater Manchester proved victorious – but organisers say this is just the first step in dismantling an entrenched culture of over-policing that plagues Britain.
Written by: Vuyokazi Mtukela
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
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
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
Why we hacked the UK’s sexual violence in schools policy
#EveryBodyCounts — Last week, BodyCount, a campaign group of five south London teens, hacked the government's official site to fix its policy on sexual violence in schools – they explain why.
Written by: BodyCount
On the frontline with the UK’s student climate strikers
The kids are alright — In a new film for Huck, we catch up with the London school strikers on the anniversary of their first action.
Written by: Huck
Inside New York’s famed high school for the creative arts
Back to the ’70s — Artist Flint Gennari looks back on his days at New York’s High School of Art & Design – an innovative institution which boasts Marc Jacobs, Calvin Klein and Peter Hujar as alumni.
Written by: Miss Rosen