The biggest lesson I’ve learnt at my
middle-class school in Sheffield is just how all-pervasive class is. Policymakers
should be asking why the subtext of social mobility is the
abandonment of self and community.
Data from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism demonstrates that disabled children from the city are spread far and wide in schools across the country, while children from Sussex and London are being educated here.
At the start of the new school year, parents of clinically vulnerable children face a no-win situation. We spoke to one mum about her family's experiences as Covid restrictions are removed.
A new project welcomes refugees and asylum seekers to Sheffield schools, helping children learn about their lives and what it's like to seek asylum far from home.