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Grow up, freeloaders - students should absolutely pay for university
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (520+ words) It is a sign of a mature society that today's young can make different rational choices about their future University has been sold to young people as the gateway to opportunity, yet the cost of that promise has risen dramatically....
I'm a SEND teacher - sometimes difficult behaviour is down to poor parenting
3+ hour, 32+ min ago (620+ words) We're teaching an ever-growing number of children with special needs - but not all of these problems can be solved at school Here, an experienced teacher and SEN coordinator describes her experiences in classrooms in England and a worrying division between…...
I'm a boomer - we should ask the over-50s to contribute to graduate debt
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (704+ words) Any retrospective contributions must be carefully designed and sensitive to the different experiences of older people " not everyone had a free ride" My parents were clear: I should get a job and support myself. That was entirely normal at the…...
I’m middle class but can’t afford private school – I feel like I’ve failed
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (544+ words) I've been surprised at how envious I've felt at those parents who have the money to send their children to these schools "It's my entire'salary,a friend says to me, referring to the fees'she's'paying for her two kids to attend…...
I quit my Bafta-winning £50k film career to become a nutritionist
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (1040+ words) Rebecca Morgan was working 14-hour days in the film industry. She might be earning less these days, but she has no regrets We're still seeing the effects of the post-pandemic Great Resignation " the cost of living and housing crises, and…...
My wife went to private school - we disagree on what's best for our daughters
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (522+ words) The i Paper's Agony Uncle advises a husband who is at war with his wife over his children's education" My wife and I are stuck having the same row and it's having a negative impact on our relationship and family…...
My Saturday job was the making of me - but my teenage son can't get one
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (996+ words) Casual work is increasingly hard for young people to find. I ask the experts for advice When my 15-year-old son announced his desire to find ways to earn money, I was behind him all the way. The shop job I…...
My sons couldn't cope with state school - we spent £20,000 to get a SEND place
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (540+ words) The Government is planning a mass move of pupils with learning needs back to mainstream schools - but for kids like mine, the big noisy classes make life unbearable Sam is 15 and lives in Sheffield. He was seven when he had…...
Two student loan repayment changes considered by Treasury to tackle debt crisis
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (1031+ words) Anger over spiralling repayments has been growing in recent months Ministers are looking at changing the interest rate or repayment threshold on student loans to defuse graduates" growing anger over spiralling student debts, The i Paper can reveal. The Treasury…...
SEND children's choice of schools cut back under plans to ‘reduce taxi costs’
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (769+ words) Parents" choices over which special school their child can attend will be limited under sweeping reforms to special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Families will be given a shortlist drawn up by councils to choose from, or they can express…...