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

‘We were always trying to push boundaries’: Jim Howick on breaking taboos, coping with life and the joy of dogs

Jim Howick’s wicked sense of humour helped turn Horrible Histories, Ghosts and Sex Education into massive hits. Here, the actor and writer reveals how he’s always made it up as he went along

‘My spelling isn’t that great’: Michael Morpurgo on why teaching kids to love writing is more important than grammar

The author, poet and playwright on why we should move away from Michael Gove-mandated lessons on fronted adverbials and back to unleashing the creative potential of children

Want to make art? You better be rich: how Australian culture locked out the working class

Wages are low, work insecure and funding has been gutted. Amid a cost-of-living crisis and a pandemic, are we about to lose a swathe of artists to obscurity?

What are the lessons of history and why don’t we learn them?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts

Ann Buchanan obituary

Academic and social worker who was less interested in theories than in practical solutions

Percy Allum obituary

Academic whose bold analysis of Neapolitan politics and the Camorra sent shock waves through the city