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Reports of violence against women in Stoke-on-Trent only tip of the iceberg

In the past week, three serious violent crimes against women and girls have been publicly shared by Staffordshire Police
By Antonia Charlesworth Stack
How creativity and culture saved a condemned Hanley community

When 500 terraced houses in Hanley were earmarked for demolition it was the community that saved them. Now neighbours, including some who bought the once condemned houses for £1, are regenerating the deprived area from its grassroots. Starting with the local pub...
By Martha Bird
Fight against 'totally unacceptable' mould in Stoke-on-Trent

Thousands have reported problems since Stoke-on-Trent City Council launched their campaign in November
By Antonia Charlesworth Stack
Building back masculinity in Stoke-on-Trent's post-industrial landscape

Stoke’s factories and collieries are a reminder of the redundancy that many men have experienced and still feel. 
By Martha Bird
All systems go or stalled - what is happening with the regeneration vision for Stoke-on-Trent?

"It takes more than a few projects to address what are deep structural economic and social problems."
By Frances Barrett
London's disappearing primary schools

Housing prices are pushing families out of London. Primary schools no longer have enough students to function and shut down. Secondary schools lose their local intake and follow suit. And local economies suffer. London is being hollowed out as a living city - at an ever-accelerating pace. 
By Cherry Casey
All work and no play: How metrics fixation stunts Britain's school kids

Creativity, curiosity, self-esteem and social skills are essential for our well-being - but because they are not quantifiable, they are being left behind. 
By Cherry Casey
Starmer's right on AI: Helping kids to be creative and empathetic does more than teaching them to code

We can't hope to compete with AI on speed and volume of technical tasks. But AI can never compete with us in the truly creative thinking - from music, to philosophy, to the kind of inspired science fiction that guides actual technological progress. As humans, this is our natural advantage, and it needs to be shored up. 
By  Chris Stokel-Walker
Ban Sex from Sex Ed!

I am Englishman, a Christian, a teacher, a patriot, an admiral of the fleet, a golfer, a hunter and a chartered accountant - and trust me: Rishi Sunak's inquiry into sex education doesn't go remotely far enough. 
By M. Coates-Hanger, MP
Birbalsingh's Victorian fixations have no place in government - or in education

The ultra-disciplinarian headteacher stepped down from her Social Mobilities role, but will continue to fan the flames of culture wars in education. Pity the children. 
By Andy West
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