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  • A still from Guardian documentary Is Mum OK?

    How do you give Britain’s hidden army of young carers a break? | Is Mum OK? Documentary

    In Walthamstow, east London, we meet a group of young carers as they are collected for a rare night off that brings a sense of community and a glimpse of fun for a few hours every few weeks. It’s hosted by Satvinder, a tenacious council worker who fights to improve the recognition of young carers in her borough and provides them crucial emotional support. There are more than one million young carers in the UK – with an average age of 12 – which is the equivalent of two kids in every school class.

    This film is released during Carers Week in the UK.
  • Tables are lined-up in preparation for the start of a GCSE mathematics exam

    Only GCSE reform can free up space to teach financial literacy

    Letter: Teaching practical maths skills is tricky in an overstuffed curriculum, writes Myles McGinley, in response to an article by Simon Jenkins
  • Pupils sit around a table writing in their schoolbooks

    The London school that has screen-free days for pupils, teachers – and parents

    Holy Family Catholic primary school says enthusiastic response from parents has been biggest surprise
  • John Harris

    double quotation markLabour doesn’t seem to like Send schools for kids like mine – but here’s what we’ll lose if these precious places are forgotten

    John Harris
    An autism school in Wiltshire exemplifies what’s so different about education in a tailored environment, and the outcomes for children speak for themselves, says Guardian columnist John Harris
  • Students raise their hands as the teacher stands at the front of the classroom

    Number of teachers in England’s state schools drops for second year in row

    Despite Labour’s promises to increase recruitment, school census shows a fall of nearly 2,000 teachers since last year
  • Cropped shot of healthcare worker in medical scrubs crossing her her arms with a stethoscope around her neck

    Democratic-led states sue to block student loan caps by Trump administration

    White House says caps will lower tuition costs, but critics say they will exacerbate the country’s nursing shortage
  • Students sitting exams, seen from behind.

    Smartglasses and earpieces may worsen exam cheating in schools, says Ofqual

    Stronger checks likely to be needed in England to safeguard reputation of GCSE, AS and A-levels, says Ian Bauckham

May 2026

  • Simon Jenkins

    double quotation markSunak is right that our students need financial literacy – but that shouldn’t mean yet more maths

    Simon Jenkins
  • Keir Starmer and former PM Tony Blair.

    Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
    Much of what Blair said in essay criticising Labour was wrong, says Starmer – as it happened

  • Protesters with mostly homemade placards outside Walthamstow town hall on a sunny day

    ‘Standing up for our children’: parents divided over London teachers’ strikes

  • Bridget Phillipson visit to BermondseyEducation Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities Bridget Phillipson takes part in a rounders PE lesson, during a visit to St Michael's Catholic College in Bermondsey, south east London, for an an announcement on PE and school sport. Picture date: Thursday May 21, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA Wire

    The Guardian view on support for youth: someone in government should grab hold of school sports

  • Schools are not preparing young people for jobs

  • ‘Massive’ child abuse scandal in France as school staff investigated for violence and sexual assault

  • Primary schools to lose out as Labour scraps 2012 Olympic legacy sports grant

  • Meta settles major social media addiction lawsuit with school district

  • Virginia judge dismisses charges against assistant principal in teacher shooting case

  • The alternatives
    ‘It’s put the joy levels up’: the flood-prone London school with a climate-adapted playground

  • Schools are ‘pipeline’ to joblessness for many people, says ex-Labour adviser

  • ‘Attainment at all costs’ approach could undermine Send changes, school leaders in England say

  • Dangers of putting pupils’ images on school websites

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