Education & Children

Secrets and lies

Secrets and lies

Survivors of child abuse at religious schools are finally making their case, reports Francis Beckett

Degrees of separation

Degrees of separation

This year, a record number of student activists have been found guilty of terrorist crimes. As the new academic year begins, Paul Sims assesses how universities are dealing with the…

Raise the roof

Raise the roof

Moses Kamya thanks New Humanist readers for their generous donations following the construction of a new classroom block at the Mustard Seed school, Uganda

Kids united

Kids united

Northern Ireland's integrated education movement holds lessons for the faith school debate, says Gary Kent

Letter from Busota

Letter from Busota

New Humanist readers have raised £2,698 for the Mustard Seed school in Uganda. Headmaster Moses Kamya tells us what the money means

Schools for scoundrels

Schools for scoundrels

Religious groups are rushing to take advantage of the Blair government's new education policy, reports Francis Beckett. And guess who's paying for it?

Anarchy in the classroom

Anarchy in the classroom

Too often associated with chaos and disorder, anarchism is actually an ideology rooted in a radical theory of education, says Judith Suissa

Losing Faith

Andrew Copson finds danger in Blair's education reforms

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