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John Simpson
Viral memes fuel hysteria over school fight clubs

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Viral memes fuel hysteria over school fight clubs
Fred Harter
Labour has taken radical steps to overhaul the Send system. But not everyone will feel included

Wed 25 Feb 2026

Labour has taken radical steps to overhaul the Send system. But not everyone will feel included
Rachel Sylvester
Reforms will give Send pupils ‘support bases’ in every secondary school

Sun 22 Feb 2026

Reforms will give Send pupils ‘support bases’ in every secondary school
The Observer leader
Save our students

Sun 15 Feb 2026

Save our students
Rachel Sylvester
Up to half of school exams ‘on screen within a decade’, says board chief

Fri 13 Feb 2026

Up to half of school exams ‘on screen within a decade’, says board chief
Emma Haslett
Cambridge fund gives £4m boost to spinouts

Sun 8 Feb 2026

Cambridge fund gives £4m boost to spinouts
Elif Shafak
Jules Verne’s dystopia was a world without humanities. Don’t let it come true

Thu 5 Feb 2026

Jules Verne’s dystopia was a world without humanities. Don’t let it come true
Catherine Neilan
Young Labour MPs team up to force chancellor’s hand on student loans

Sun 1 Feb 2026

Young Labour MPs team up to force chancellor’s hand on student loans
Rachel Sylvester
Paul Nurse: ‘We are putting barriers in the way of getting the most talented scientists’

Fri 2 Jan 2026

Paul Nurse: ‘We are putting barriers in the way of getting the most talented scientists’
Vanessa Thorpe
Allegations against predatory tutors reveal an ‘endemic’ culture of abuse at conservatoires

Mon 29 Dec 2025

Allegations against predatory tutors reveal an ‘endemic’ culture of abuse at conservatoires
Martha Gill
Libraries are essential to help us navigate the world

Sun 28 Dec 2025

Libraries are essential to help us navigate the world
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
Private schools charging councils £250k for each Send pupil

Sat 13 Dec 2025

Private schools charging councils £250k for each Send pupil
“Day Zero” in Tehran

35 mins • S1, E295

“Day Zero” in Tehran
Sam Freedman
Labour’s holiday homework: solve the problem of special needs education

Sat 29 Nov 2025

Labour’s holiday homework: solve the problem of special needs education
Sir Richard Lambert
Raising costs for overseas students won’t help cash-strapped universities

Thu 13 Nov 2025

Raising costs for overseas students won’t help cash-strapped universities
Richard Layard
Young people need a clear path to apprenticeships

Sun 9 Nov 2025

Young people need a clear path to apprenticeships
Matthew Bishop
Financial literacy lessons will help kids plan for the future

Sun 9 Nov 2025

Financial literacy lessons will help kids plan for the future
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
Almost every family is failed on special needs, says ombudsman

Sun 9 Nov 2025

Almost every family is failed on special needs, says ombudsman
Rachel Sylvester
Broken education system is holding back the young, top scientists warn PM

Sun 9 Nov 2025

Broken education system is holding back the young, top scientists warn PM
Rachel Sylvester
The government has flunked its curriculum review

Wed 5 Nov 2025

The government has flunked its curriculum review
Tobias Ellwood
Why I back the baccalaureate

Wed 29 Oct 2025

Why I back the baccalaureate
Sarah Foot
Postgraduate study shouldn’t just be for the wealthy

Tue 28 Oct 2025

Postgraduate study shouldn’t just be for the wealthy
Onjali Q Raúf
Schools can’t blind our children to the injustices in Gaza

Wed 22 Oct 2025

Schools can’t blind our children to the injustices in Gaza
Róisín Lanigan
Welcome to dumb Britain

Sat 11 Oct 2025

Welcome to dumb Britain
Naomi Alderman
In praise of ‘rip-off’ degrees

Fri 10 Oct 2025

In praise of ‘rip-off’ degrees

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