Rachel de Souza: “Big Tech knows it harms children – it should get serious”
The children’s commissioner on social media, porn and the mental health crisis in schools.
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Sunak’s misuse of statistics exposes the real “anti-maths mindset”
The last two years have seen high levels of governmental number-fudging.
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Letter of the week: In defence of higher education
Write to our contact form to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.
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When teachers strike, the country stops working
Teachers act as social workers, counsellors, nurses, childminders, cooks, cleaners – and even police.
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Rishi Sunak can’t get away with neglecting childcare
The sector’s woes are more than an education issue, so the Prime Minister would be wise to heed his MPs’…
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Top private school fees exceed the UK’s median wage
Nine of the UK’s most prestigious private schools charge parents more than typical earnings of £33,000.
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By protecting private schools, Rishi Sunak is chasing voters who don’t exist
As an Old Wykehamist, the Prime Minister may think he knows the sorts of parents whose children go to private…
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“I miss memories”: how Covid-19 shook Britain’s children
A new report, exclusively shared with the New Statesman, reveals the pandemic experiences of young people – in their own…
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