Students Archives - English Collective of Prostitutes https://prostitutescollective.net/tag/students/ Since 1975, the English Collective of Prostitutes has been campaigning for the abolition of the prostitution laws which criminalize sex workers and our families, and for economic alternatives and higher benefits and wages. Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:55:01 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://prostitutescollective.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/favicon-260-x-260-150x150.png Students Archives - English Collective of Prostitutes https://prostitutescollective.net/tag/students/ 32 32 Dazed: Why is offering support to student sex workers seen as radical? https://prostitutescollective.net/dazed-why-is-offering-support-to-student-sex-workers-seen-as-radical/ Fri, 19 Nov 2021 21:25:00 +0000 https://prostitutescollective.net/?p=16038 University of Durham’s staff and student sessions on sex work have been widely criticised – but sex work activists and advocates are applauding the further education institution for its clear-eyed support Text Brit Dawson In December 2020, the University of Leicester developed a Student Sex Work Toolkit, which aims to teach staff about student sex work in […]

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]]> The Times: Letter – University courses for student sex workers https://prostitutescollective.net/the-times-letters-university-courses-for-student-sex-workers/ Wed, 17 Nov 2021 09:22:32 +0000 https://prostitutescollective.net/?p=16023 Sir, Libby Purves lists justifiable grievances against universities, such as vice-presidents’ soaring pay,  but then directs her wrath against them for supporting sex workers. Getting information about the draconian prostitution laws that criminalise us and undermine our safety does not  “normalise” sex work. How can   advice specific to one’s situation be considered harmful?Purves repeats […]

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]]> Independent: Durham University offers training for students working in sex industry https://prostitutescollective.net/independent-durham-university-offers-training-for-students-working-in-sex-industry/ Sat, 13 Nov 2021 12:03:00 +0000 https://prostitutescollective.net/?p=16025 The training was given to offer student sex workers support, as well as advising staff on how to help those in this situationDurham University is offering training to support students working in the sex industry.The university’s students union emailed all students and staff advertising a “training opportunity” for “students involved in the adult sex industry”.It said that student sex […]

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]]> Daily Mail: Medical students demand right to use sex work to fund their studies and want to be protected from expulsion https://prostitutescollective.net/daily-mail-medical-students-demand-right-to-use-sex-work-to-fund-their-studies-and-want-to-be-protected-from-expulsion/ Sat, 21 Aug 2021 22:24:00 +0000 https://prostitutescollective.net/?p=15481 Trainee doctors have called for the British Medical Association to work with universities to recognise and support students working in the sex industry Pandemic has forced student sex workers into risky situations claim trade union More than 90 per cent of students believe money and living cost is a motivationMedical students are demanding to be protected from […]

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]]> The Mirror: Desperate students sell sex to pay fees as lockdown kills off jobs in pubs and shops https://prostitutescollective.net/the-mirror-desperate-students-sell-sex-to-pay-fees-as-lockdown-kills-off-jobs-in-pubs-and-shops/ Sat, 10 Apr 2021 18:02:00 +0000 https://prostitutescollective.net/?p=15193 EXCLUSIVE: Many students like Sophie are turning to the sex industry as they struggle financially Desperate students selling sex to make ends meet are behind a surge of pleas for help to the “prostitutes’ union”. The English Collective of Prostitutes said calls to its helpline from young people at university and college have risen by […]

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]]> Independent: Students are turning to sex work for extra money https://prostitutescollective.net/independent-students-are-turning-to-sex-work-for-extra-money/ Thu, 27 Dec 2018 20:28:32 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=7495 Students are turning to sex work for extra money but experts warn universities are ignoring the issueExclusive: ‘The financial situation for students is getting more and more bleakEleanor Busby Education CorrespondentUniversities must stop ignoring the plight of a growing number of students turning to sex work and should start offering non-judgemental support, campaigners demand.Students and experts have accused institutions of “simply […]

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]]> Buzzfeed: The Rise and Rise of the UK’s Student Sugar Babies https://prostitutescollective.net/buzzfeed-the-rise-and-rise-of-the-uks-student-sugar-babies/ Sun, 22 Jul 2018 21:07:46 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=7426 With increasing costs of living at university, increasing numbers of students are turning to sex work or “sugar daddies” to fund their studies.Hannah Al-OthmanA growing number of students are turning to sex work to fund their studies as they struggle to cope with increasing debt and living costs, a new student finance survey has revealed.BuzzFeed […]

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]]> NUS: Student Sex Worker Briefing https://prostitutescollective.net/nus-student-sex-worker-briefing/ Sat, 03 Mar 2018 18:12:04 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=7459 To mark International Sex Worker Rights Day on 3rd March NUS LGBT+ Campaign has joined forces with sex worker-led organisations to create a briefing for students’ unions on how they can better support student sex workers.Read our briefing on how students’ unions can better support student sex workers.In 2016 NUS LGBT+ and Women’s Campaigns undertook a […]

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]]> NUS: 5 Things we learned from the Student Sex Work Survey https://prostitutescollective.net/nus-5-things-we-learned-from-the-student-sex-work-survey/ Mon, 27 Jun 2016 18:10:11 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=7457 In February the Women’s Campaign and the LGBT+ campaign worked with the Sex Workers Open University and the English Collective of Prostitutes to launch a survey to gather information on the lives and experiences of students’ sex workers. Today we are launching the results of the report with recommendations to help better support students working in the sex industry to […]

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]]> Statement: Findings of student sex work survey https://prostitutescollective.net/sex-work-survey-finds-students-working-pay-debt-cover-living-expenses/ Sat, 28 Mar 2015 08:24:31 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=4142 Findings from the Student Sex Work Project at Swansea University confirms the experience of the English Collective of Prostitutes that most students go into sex work to cover living expenses (two-thirds) and pay off debts (45%).  One sex worker in the survey described sex work as an alternative to ten-hour shifts waiting tables on top […]

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