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All aboard the chaos of no. 19
All aboard the chaos of no. 19
As London Transport launches a new campaign to stop unaccompanied kids messing around dangerously on board, normally well-behaved children explain why buses are just built for mischief.
 
And we had fun, fun, fun
And we had fun, fun, fun
What do children really want to do in the long weeks ahead?
 
Are children under too much exam stress?
Are children under too much exam stress?
Children's Express takes Education Minister Estelle Morris to task about the pressure young people feel under as they sit their GCSE and A-level examinations.
 
Children warn against use of force
Children warn against use of force
School pupils tell Children's Express what they think of the Government's new guidelines on restraining violent pupils.
 
Cool for kids?
Cool for kids?
Young people see trade unions as old-fashioned and irrelevant. They need more than an image makeover to appeal to the young, as Children's Express found.
 
Cross-Cultural Exchange
Cross-Cultural Exchange
Teen Editor Delwar Hussein reflects on four weeks of culture shock, working in the Washington DC bureau of Children's Express.
 
Food and fantasies are a chip off the old block
Food and fantasies are a chip off the old block
Children on the Cowgate Estate in Newcastle discuss their likes and dislikes, and their hopes for the future.
 
Force for the good?
Force for the good?
Should teachers be allowed to use physical force when dealing with disruptive pupils? Generally not, say the pupils at the sharp end.
 
Grandad's war is ancient history
Grandad's war is ancient history
Young people find it hard to see the First World War having anything to do with them.
 
In on the class act
In on the class act
Children's Express talks to young people about why they play truant from school.
 
Inner Strength
Inner Strength
Emotional bullying can be devastating - but everyone has the means within them to stop it, say teenagers who spoke to Children's Express.
 
Kids: what the papers say
Kids: what the papers say
Children's Express uncovers widespread evidence that the media perpetuate crude stereotypes of young people
 
Learning curves
Learning curves
Three children talk about their favourite lessons
 
Learning Curves 2
Learning Curves 2
Children discuss their favourite lessons at school
 
Media stereotypes of young people
Media stereotypes of young people
Jack O'Sullivan of The Independent highlights a Children's Express investigation into media stereotypes of children
 
Model talk
Model talk
Reporters from Children's Express investigate the world of modelling
 
Motorbikes & The Moor
Motorbikes & The Moor
Newcastle members run up against 800 years of history when they try to ride their bikes on the town Moor.
 
Music lessons
Music lessons
Recent reports have charted a troubling decline in the number of young people learning to play musical instruments in schools.
 
Prisoner of the press
Prisoner of the press
12-year-old Jenny Teague had enough to deal with when she had a baby. Three months later, tabloid journalists made her life even more difficult, when they tagged her 'Britain's youngest mum'.
 
Room with a viewer
Room with a viewer
Children are losing themselves in bedroom culture rather than face the perceived dangers in the concrete jungles outside their front doors.
 
Teenage girls suffer in silence. They really are worried sick
Teenage girls suffer in silence. They really are worried sick
Be it worrying about school, health, career or the way they look, a significant proportion of teenage girls spend their lives in a state of angst.
 
Teenagers on the edge
Teenagers on the edge
Young people report from their own front line - the run down housing estates where they are growing up.
 
Teenagers on the edge - London
Teenagers on the edge - London
 
Teenagers on the edge - Luton
Teenagers on the edge - Luton
 
Teenagers on the edge - Newcastle
Teenagers on the edge - Newcastle
 
The seven deadly stereotypes
The seven deadly stereotypes
Youngsters give their views on the way that they are portrayed in the media based on an analysis of a week's worth of national newspapers.
 
Would you put Ridings on your CV?
Would you put Ridings on your CV?
Pupils at one of Britain's most notorious schools explain how the media story took on a life of its own when journalists trained their cameras on the kids.
 
Youth faced by no fun situation
Youth faced by no fun situation
Young teenagers argue for more activities to keep them occupied in the long summer holidays