After two years of on-and-off lockdowns, remote learning and cancelled exams, students now face yet another hurdle in the way of their education: rail strikes.
The timing could scarcely be worse. The week of industrial action later this month is set to coincide with exam season for thousands of students, many of whom rely on public transport to travel to school. Meanwhile, the list of affected operators continues to rise. Not only national rail services and the Tube but now Croydon trams.
