Sadiq Khan has given his backing to a proposal from the Fabian Society to establish a British slavery museum in London in order “to deepen our understanding of the past and strengthen our commitment to fight racism and hatred in all its forms”...
Why do we educate people in prison?
Many years ago, I trained to be a secondary school English teacher. I have always been passionate about the joys and benefits of reading. Usually, when the Government talks about reading, the focus is on literacy. And of course, literacy is key to...
Two-thirds of Boris Johnson’s Cabinet were privately educated, Sutton Trust research reveals
Nearly two-thirds of Boris Johnson’s first Cabinet were privately educated, research suggests. The proportion of former independent school pupils is higher than David Cameron’s 2015 top team and nearly twice Theresa May’s in 2016, the Sutton Trust...
State schools choose ‘posh’ uniforms to exclude poor pupils, says MP
Some schools are deliberately pricing school uniforms beyond the means of poorer families so “only posh kids go there”, MPs have been told. Emma Hardy, the Labour MP for Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle, has written to the education secretary...
‘We Are Ghosts’ – Race, Class and Institutional Prejudice
This joint report by CLASS and the Runnymede Trust follows a year-long study assessing how people across 14 London boroughs identified in terms of class and race. The report found that interviewees firmly rejected the ‘dehumanising’ way that public...
Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children: A Place of Safety
Each year hundreds of unaccompanied children claim asylum in London. Children arrive seeking refuge from war and persecution in countries across the world. These young people survive mass killings, escape from being recruited as child soldiers and...
