1997

Children's Express interviews London candidates prior to the 1997 General Election.

Children's Express examines the pros and cons of being raised by a high flying mother.

Primary school pupils reveal their attitudes to computers

Primary school pupils give the lowdown on their school dinners.

Young people give their views on educational TV

Children's Express investigates the use of exclusion in school

Children talk about their fears of starting secondary school.

Young journalists from Childrens Express show that exercising their spending power goes far beyond the local sweet shop.

Children's Express members discuss the government's new initiative on homework.

Childrens Express interviews Islington candidates for the 1997 General Election.

Primary school pupils discuss their school plays.

It's about time that newspaper stories about children gave them a proper say in the way they're presented, say reporters from the news agency Children's Express.

Supermarkets and newsagents still break the law by selling National Lottery tickets to under-16s nearly 18 months after an investigation by a children's news agency showed how simple it was for young people to purchase them.

Parents who think light of kids' strategies for getting presents are in for a hard time, warn young reporters from Children's Express.

Two primary school pupils talk about their after-school clubs.

A visit to a London supermarket reveals a very different picture of family shopping to the one normally seen in television advertising.

Young people discuss the sex education they receive at school - and suggest it falls well short of what's required.

Two primary school pupils discuss the trials and tribulations of the opposite sex.

Young people discuss what they like about their favourite lessons

Children's Express members give their views on politics

Children's Express reporters cross-examine the education spokespeople ahead of 1997's General Election

Children fighting plans to close their comprehensive school say that they have a right to be consulted under international law.

Children offer their thoughts on the joys - or not - of reading, as the government announces plans to boost literacy in schools.

Children's Express speaks to teenagers who have been excluded from school

An investigation which appeared in the Highbury and Islington Express about underage children buying fireworks.

With school music's popularity waning, what drives young players and how can the trend be reversed? Children's Express reporters went backstage at this year's Schools Proms to find out.

The director of the British Board of Film Classification speaks of his concerns about what children should be allowed to view.

Three school-leavers tell of their search for useful guidance about careers - and give grades to their various advisers.

Pupils discuss the good and bad points of school uniforms.

Two primary school pupils reveal the highs and lows of PE lessons.

Reporters from Childrens Express spent a day applying for jobs to test levels of pay and working conditions.

Children's Express members argue that treating schoolkids like shoplifters is counter-productive

Primary school pupils say homework's all right by them.

Young people from Children's Express talk about the problems they face if they decide to become vegetarians.