‘You can’t say that!’: how to argue, better A good debate isn’t about one person declaring victory, it’s about both people making a discovery, says psychologist Adam Grant
Andy Ward obituary Other lives: Author of books on sports and higher education, including a narrative account of the Hillsborough disaster
Peter Mackridge obituary Pioneer of Modern Greek studies in British universities fascinated by questions of language and identity
Children’s authors and Duchess of Cornwall unveil school library in Wales Millbrook primary in Newport among first to be revamped as part of campaign
Tory contempt for the arts means we face a second dark age Proposed cuts to English lit courses are symptomatic of the Conservatives’ ignorance of culture and disregard for ordinary people’s access to it
Sir Laurence Martin obituary Historian and security strategist who was aware of the elusiveness of a relationship of trust with a nuclear power such as the Soviet Union
Philip Pullman leads outcry after Sheffield Hallam withdraws English lit degree Study of literature should not be a ‘luxury for a wealthy minority of spoilt aesthetes’, author says
Nadhim Zahawi: axing Larkin and Owen poems for GCSE is cultural vandalism Education secretary denounces exam board’s decision to replace the two poets in English literature course
I Heard What You Said by Jeffrey Boakye review – a lesson in everyday racism The teacher relates his experiences in the education system – many of them shocking – with insight, intelligence and wit
I Heard What You Said by Jeffrey Boakye review – reflections of a Black school teacher Timely insights into the ways in which Britain’s education system is failing to cater for all of its students
‘It’s about self-definition’: behind the early battle to teach Black history in US schools A new book details the incredible work of Madeline Morgan, a teacher and activist who was determined to bring about the ‘alternative Black curriculum’
Cressida Cowell renews call for £100m investment in primary school libraries The outgoing children’s laureate has transformed six primary schools through her Life-changing Libraries initiative, but says a ringfenced fund is needed for lasting impact
Why are books on the English school curriculum still in the grip of straight, white men? Children in diverse societies need a broader range to learn about themselves and the world, says author Jeffrey Boakye
Racism in English education should be seen as safeguarding issue, says author Jeffrey Boakye argues in new book that schools are unsafe places for students marginalised by race
Paul Ginsborg obituary Historian, author and leftwing activist who was professor of contemporary European history at the University of Florence