Education
Critics say money too little too late, after £8bn of cuts since 2010.
In one of the most disadvantaged inner-city neighbourhoods in the country, a community project is working to transform the lives of young people – using horses. The Ebony Horse Club was founded by Ros Spearing in Loughborough Junction, with the club offering children from the area a sanctuary from urban life whilst teaching them the value of hard work, patience and working with others.
In late August 2018, a 15-year-old student made the decision to protest outside the Swedish parliament instead of attending school. Greta Thunberg drew international attention for the conviction that she could not continue to attend school while the climate was in crisis. Her actions inspired the Fridays For Future movement, where school children attend protests on Fridays instead of attending school, to bring attention to the climate change emergency. The 24 May 2019 protest drew over a million students from 130 countries onto the street to demand their respective governments make drastic change to save the planet.
More than 100 pupils achieved A star or A in all their subjects.
"Don’t limit yourself because you don’t always feel like everyone around you is like you."
The government vowed to curb uniform costs in 2015.
I was the angry, hovering mom you dreaded interacting with.
Integrating assets into the public sector will see an end to the stranglehold that a minority in society hold over our national institutions, Robert Poole writes.
The government vowed to increase teachers' pay by 2.75%.