The ‘pervasive silence and hesitancy to address racism and its manifestations’ (The Child Safeguarding Practice Review (HM Gov., 2025a) and how this renders invisible the safeguarding needs of Black, ...

The neoliberal feminism of the elite Blue Origin space mission by celebrity women. Satirical poem from consumer culture researcher Jennifer Takhar.

For one year, low-income families in Austin, Texas, received $1,000 a month to do whatever they wanted; they spent it on rent and “substantially" improved their situations.

Supporting and leading educational change

Experts raise alarm over ‘commodification’ of vulnerable children as independent fostering agencies make millions in profit

Public childcare network is a win for everyone – kids, parents and the government, and the Quebec model is a shining example

Unions urge government to delay and revise changes to way schools are graded or headteachers will stop assisting inspectors

Higher education is about more than just income.

Politicians and the rightwing press talk about integration in a selective and politically loaded way. The reality is quite different, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

Guardian analysis exposes lack of action taken despite major reports published over the past 40 years

New Labour initiative created ‘remarkably long-lasting’ health and education improvements, says report

NAHT says changes are likely to harm school leaders’ mental health and it was not consulted adequately over the new grading system

Ade Adedeji, 21, from Manchester, served three years for a crime he did not commit before his conviction was quashed

ALT: a cartoon drawing of a purple kidney using a laptop with the words tappity written on the bottom

Editorial: Raising standards, including safety, should be at the heart of Labour’s plans for preschool

A new study of workforce across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland has been launched by Early Education

A Guy Called Gerald, The Ruthless Rap Assassins, and MC Tunes weigh in on the rise and fall of the North Hulme Sound

Founded in 1980, Abasindi Co-operative fought systemic racial and gender inequalities. Nearly 50 years later, the group’s legacy is everywhere

For years my local daycare was operated by a person I’d trust with my child for up to 10 hours a day. Now it is run from the top by faceless corporate strangers

The writer, who found success with young adult novels, inspired one of Steve McQueen’s Small Axe films which was based on the author’s childhood

School leaders attacked as ‘an unaccountable elite’ after years of below-inflation pay rises for teachers

Emergency meeting called over strictness of discipline at Essex schools run by Mossbourne Federation

The 21st Gender in Education Association conference. Discover the themes being discussed, key dates and how to get involved.

Trump administration escalates movement forged by US states to censor literature in full-scale DEI crackdown

As the education secretary announces the first primary schools to offer free breakfasts, Labour MPs question the commitment to fighting poverty

Muslims have long been unfairly stereotyped in films and on TV.

Updated guidance says local councils should intervene if a childcare provider seeks to make additional charges a condition for parents accessing their hours.

Joseph Rowntree Foundation calls for benefits changes amid pressure on Labour to scrap two-child benefit cap