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A generation of children's sex education will be incomplete if schools prioritise exam results over students’ wellbeing, writes 15-year-old Gemma Tutton.
Shadow education secretary Kate Green said Year 11 and 13 students face "a mountain to climb" after losing up to six months of teaching time.
One million students will move around the UK next month.
“Even with the U-turn the government has shown they don’t care about students,” one student told reporters.
Students across the country have been thrown into further "unacceptable" chaos by the sudden withdrawal of appeal guidelines.
A benefits loophole means students can't get help with funeral costs no matter how desperate they are. Labour MP Carolyn Harris is among those calling for change.
While the proportion of BAME students increased to one fifth last year, the number of Black students on some courses remains extremely low.
The UK government has said students in England will be charged full tuition fees even if campuses remain closed. With fees over £9,000 many students feel they are not receiving value for money as their education goes online in the wake of Covid-19. The end to the academic year no one could have predicted has meant many students are missing out on the social benefits of a regular university education as well. And for students who live outside of the UK deferring isn’t an option as Britain's looming exit from the European Union means they could be faced with international student fees.
University students are angry at having to pay for vacated accommodation during the Covid-19 crisis.
You can’t direct the global economy, but you can work on the things that you have some control over, writes Korin Grant.