Puerile Patriotism and its Punitive Price
I'm going to make a shock confession here, something that will make the older generation grimace, the Tories gasp, the Kippers rage and just about anyone else go misty-eyed with astonishment; I don't...
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Rise In The Number Of Students Sitting Traditional Subjects For GCSE and...
Traditional academic subjects have seen a rise in A-level and GCSE popularity this summer, with maths, English and the sciences having significantly increased in exam entries, according to a...
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Sex Toys And Porn: One Teacher's Controversial Sex Ed Classes In A Lancashire...
The UN Goodwill Ambassador for sexual health has taken a rather progressive approach in her deliverance of a sex education class in a Lancashire school. In a documentary to be aired on Channel 4...
View Article20 Books Every Teen Should Read
You never have so many hours to while away as you do in your teenage years. Naturally, we'd all rather spend them reading than playing Call of Duty, right? Thought so. As the number of books out there...
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A-Level Results Day: Top Tips And Advice On The Clearing Process
Choosing a university course can be difficult, but for students going through Clearing who often haven’t even visited the university or college it’s an even bigger decision. Careers Adviser Nick Hynes...
View Article#DareToDream - Shaping the Future of London
One of the best things about being young is the feeling of limitless possibility. One of the worst is feeling that the things you want most are out of reach. Both are important spurs to change things...
View ArticleI Am a Labour Supporter in No Way, Shape or Form, but I'd Vote Corbyn
I had the chance to meet with Jeremy Corbyn around the end of June at the hustings in Nottingham, to conduct a brief interview for my blog. He offered me a coffee as we walked into one of the meeting...
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Could You Pass A Sex GCSE Exam Made For Teenagers?
Belgian sexologist Goedele Liekens is raising some eyebrows in a school in Lancashire, after the UN Goodwill ambassador for sexual health took over a class to teach sex education. The experiment, which...
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Student Rebecca Pick Invents GPS Rape Alarm Which Tells Police Exact Location...
A student has invented a new GPS rape alarm which can tell police the exact location of the victim, and is small enough to be clipped to a bra strap. Rebecca Pick was driven to invent the Personal...
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What Have The Labour Leadership Candidates Got To Offer Young People?
The Labour leadership debate is coming to head, with ballot papers to be sent out on August 14, while the four candidates have been throwing their political rhetoric around in the bid to gather a...
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What Are the Conservatives Doing for Young People?
To mark 100 days of the first Conservative government in nearly 20 years, HuffPost UK is running 100 Days of Dave, a special series of blog posts from grassroots campaigners to government ministers,...
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University Promises To Refund Students Tuition Fees If They Don't Find Work...
A university has promised students who are not in employment within nine months of graduating will be entitled to a refund of half their tuition fees. The University of Law (ULaw) in Guildford has...
View ArticleTime to Open Up Politics
Have you ever dreamed of working in politics but never had the chance? If so, this could be the opportunity you've been looking for. As someone who didn't enter Parliament via a traditional route, I've...
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French Students 'Tried To Dissolve Body Of Murder Victim In Acid' After Being...
A group of French students have been charged with the murder of a fellow student after they tried to dissolve her body in acid, in a bid to copy the TV series Breaking Bad. Two young men attempted to...
View ArticleUniversities Ready Themselves To Award Record Number Of Clearing Places To...
Universities are readying themselves to award a record-breaking number of places to students this summer through clearing, as young people race to secure places before maintenance grants are scrapped....
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Teacher Vincent Uzomah Forgives Teen Who Stabbed Him And Bragged About Attack...
A teenager who stabbed a supply teacher and bragged about the attack on Facebook has been given six years in detention and five years on licence for the racially-motivated assault. The 14-year-old boy...
View ArticleTop 10 Apprenticeship Myth-Busters
With A-level results looming, the concern of many young people is whether or not they are going to get into university and what they are going to do if they don't make the grades. Often university is...
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Alton Towers Victim Leah Washington Bravely Shows Off Scars In First TV...
Alton Towers crash victim Leah Washington has appeared in her first TV interview describing her horrific accident on the Smiler rollercoaster and the "overwhelming" support she has received since. The...
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US President - Barack Obama's Impact on African Youth
In July 2015, US President Barack Obama became the first sitting President to visit the Horn of Africa, as well as Kenya, his father's place of birth. Obama was also the first US President to speak to...
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I Voted Tory and I Want a Strong Labour Party
I voted Blue and I want to see Red. I want to see red with Tory policies I disagree with, namely fox hunting and the exclusion of under-25s from the Living Wage. I do not want to be a "yes woman" and...
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