Catholic church bans visit by gay author to London school
Simon James Green had been due to appear at John Fisher boys’ school in Purley, but the archdiocese of Southwark said the event could not be permitted
Dillibe Onyeama, whose memoir of racist abuse at Eton shook the establishment
Onyeama became the first black person to complete his studies at the prestigious school, and a 1972 book, which Eton tried to quash, detailed the daily racist abuse he suffered
Forget Wordle! Can you crack the Dickens Code? An IT worker from California just did
The writer’s archaic shorthand has baffled experts for over a century. So they launched a deciphering competition for fans – with stunning results that cast new light on his love life and financial peril
Costa winner Hannah Lowe: ‘Should teachers write about students? That question’s too categorical’
The teacher-turned-poet on getting into writing later in life, the ethics of poems about former students and how her years working in schools shaped her thinking
Cancel culture is real but it’s not the ‘woke mob’ you should worry about
Books deemed anti-church or containing LGBTQ issues are bring banned across the US at a terrifying rate by the conservative right, writes Arwa Mahdawi
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas ‘may fuel dangerous Holocaust fallacies’
John Boyne’s story is used by more than a third of teachers in England in lessons on the Nazi genocide, a study found
Most English teachers want a more diverse syllabus, research finds
Survey of primary and secondary teachers shows overwhelming majority would like to teach more representative books
Pick the habit: the best podcasts to get you into a new hobby
Want to learn a language, start gardening, read more, or make running and meditation a habit for the new year? There’s a podcast for that …
Lalage Bown obituary
Adult educationist whose anthology Two Centuries of African English helped transform approaches to literature in the continent
‘Many hold Gove responsible’: education guru sets out what’s wrong with England’s schools
People are yearning for a new educational age, says Sir Tim Brighouse in his new book with Mick Waters
US conservative parents push for book bans – and unintentionally make reading cool again
Narratives about race, gender and inequality are being banned around the US – but sales are rising as the frenzy appears to cause the opposite effect
Marcus Rashford: ‘My life was far from a fairytale’
The England footballer, author and poverty campaigner on instilling self-belief in pupils at his old school, his favourite titles of 2021, and his hopes for his book club
Marcus Rashford to publish children’s novel The Breakfast Club Adventures
The footballer and campaigner is writing story with Alex Falase-Koya, drawing on his own memories of friendships made before starting the school day
A moment that changed me: when my beloved teacher taught us about mortal sin
I had impressed Mr Priamo with my passion for winning. In questioning his certainty I learned the eternal value of doubt and ambiguity
David Craig obituary
Other lives: Creative writing teacher, poet and a prolific writer on landscape, literature and social history