Church and an all-girls school gave me great freedom to be uncool
Might we have been less competitive, less obsessed by body image, had our circle been diluted with boys?
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What is school for?
The struggle for control of the national curriculum is a fight for the soul of English education.
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The special needs trap
What one parent’s experience reveals about a system on the brink of collapse.
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How courts punish the victims of domestic abuse
Even after leaving their tormentors, those who have suffered at the hands of their partners face a brutal legal battle.
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The legacy of “pro-life” abortion bans is death
Infant mortality rates in the US have rapidly increased since Roe vs Wade was overturned in 2022.
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Why celebrity surrogacy announcements provoke such anger
Lily Collins has become a lightning rod for outrage and dismay in the fraught territory of fertility.
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Katharine Birbalsingh: “They’re going to destroy our schools”
The outspoken headteacher believes Bridget Phillipson’s reforms are an attack on educational freedom. She is ready for the fight.
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Into the woods: the rise of Forest School
Will this pedagogical phenomenon take root in the UK’s schools?
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Burying the lost children of Gaza
We survivors of this war are searching for our broken families. But, even so, we must count ourselves as victors.
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The question of childlessness
With the fertility rate falling across the West, there is much more affecting parents’ decisions than the economy.
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PMQs review: Badenoch’s attacks are undermined by her record in government
The Conservative leader never raised the issue of a national inquiry into the rape gangs when she was children’s minister…
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Why courts could stop a teenager changing their gender
The wishes of a 16-year-old seeking to transition could be overruled because of concerns that hormone treatment isn’t in their…
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The triumph of Paddington Inc
How Paddington Bear became one of Britain’s most distinctive international brands.
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The best children’s books for Christmas 2024
Find thrilling adventures and unlikely characters in the best books for young readers.
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Motherhood is full of agony, but its songs are deemed “nice”
I’d always shied away from writing sentimental songs about having babies for fear of seeming too soppy.
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Against child stardom
As another former teen idol’s story ends in tragedy, we must ask: should we let children become famous?
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Britain’s exam delusion
Assessment has eclipsed learning in an education system that fails students and worsens inequality.
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Elon Musk wants us to have more children
Is demography the new front line of the culture wars?
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Generation Not Yet
A quietly incendiary new book reveals why millennials, paralysed by doubt, are struggling to make the leap into parenthood.
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Why I feel like a literary Gareth Southgate
Also this week: My part in the great IT outage, and trying to impress Keir Starmer.
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