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This Week in PMQs:  Ukraine and the Economy 

March 15, 2025March 15, 2025 By Phineas Horan

This week, mounting pressure from MPs forces the government to take a stand, pushing for Putin’s prosecution and the return of abducted Ukrainian children as part of a potential peace deal with Russia.

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“We Were the People Who Were Not in the Papers” – The Dystopian Reality of Silencing the Voices that Matter Most

March 9, 2025March 12, 2025 By Erin Morgan

Book bans and censorship have surged in recent years, particularly in the United States, where challenges to literature in schools and libraries have

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Opinion: The UK’s Classist Education Pipeline 

February 18, 2025February 18, 2025 By Millie Rowsell

In September 2020, reports emerged of a group of university students planning a competition to have sex with the “poorest girl on campus”.

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Opinion: Is the English Curriculum to Blame for the Decline in Reading Enjoyment?

February 2, 2025February 2, 2025 By Erin Morgan

As part of my PGCE interview in November, I was asked to bring a fictional text that I felt should be taught to

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This Week in PMQs: Education, Education, Concrete.

January 24, 2025February 7, 2025 By Phineas Horan

The Labour government has introduced significant plans for reform in education and healthcare, sparking heated debates across Parliament in this week’s PMQs.

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Opinion: Government’s Plan for Reforming Sex Education: Why we Should be Worried for the Future Generation.

December 4, 2024December 4, 2024 By Lily Groves

Recent government guidance has banned schools in England from teaching sex education to children under nine years old. According to the Education Hub,

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The Cost of Knowledge: Why American Universities Are So Expensive

November 30, 2024November 30, 2024 By Gracie Machell

English undergraduate tuition fees are set to rise from £9,250 to £9,535 in the coming year, a disappointment for prospective uni students already

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The Novelty of Poverty: The Problem of Class Consciousness at University

November 27, 2024November 26, 2024 By Amber Murphy

It is not uncommon to hear a group of freshers on campus musing about their ‘all expenses paid’ skiing trip, casual references to

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Opinion: From Debate to Dialogue – Nurturing Respect in Our Schools 

November 18, 2024November 17, 2024 By Oliver Keay

It is every society’s responsibility to produce a next generation that we can be collectively proud of, yet it seems that every generation

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Labour’s Promise to Pupils with SEND: Repairing Education After Years of Conservative Neglect

November 17, 2024November 17, 2024 By Erin Morgan

After 14 years of neglect by the Conservative government, the education sector has struggled to keep up with the challenges that schools are

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