Being a student is wonderful in theory: you receive an education from the best professors in their field in whichever subject you’re most passionate about and take the skills you learn into the world of work. In reality, it’s an increasingly demanding sphere where students are required to work long hours on top of study just to make a living. That in mind, activists with the Better Than Zero campaign (see their work in the video below) write for Conter about an empowering series of courses starting tomorrow…

In mid-November, dozens of activists congregated in Braemar to exchange ideas, analyse our activism and plan for the future. Editor Jonathan Rimmer shares his thoughts on the weekend and the key areas socialists need to be battling in the coming months and years...

Looking ahead to this weekend's PEN retreat in Braemar, and following on from last week's piece on literacy classes, Luke Campbell shares his thoughts on another community education event. He shares his thoughts on last week's Radical Learning Network launch...

Whilst popular education classes offer socialists inspiration, Matt Parrott argues that we need to be more proactive in offering literature initiatives to adults regardless of political persuasion. He explains why he believes they're so important...