Wendy Cooling obituary
Teacher, author and anthologist who founded Bookstart to give babies and toddlers their first reading experiences
‘Soon you’ll hit gold!’: the day I took lessons with Herzog, Atwood, Lynch and more
Comedy tips from Steve Martin, film-making lessons from David Lynch, ballet insights from Misty Copeland … our writer signs up for MasterClass, the star-studded online tutorial service that’s booming in lockdown
Aileen Christianson obituary
Other lives: Writer and academic driven by her twin obsessions, Scottishness and femaleness
Nigerian ex-Eton pupil says he will return to accept racism apology
Novelist Dillibe Onyeama wrote book about abuse received during time at elite school
The new monuments we need? Your nan’s old dress or a Stormzy lyric carved in stone
Instead of stern, elevated statues, here are some ways I’d like to remember
Britain can no longer ignore its darkest chapters – we must teach black history
As they take to the streets and tear down statues, younger generations who have educated themselves are exposing how whitewashed the national curriculum is
Blam! Dennis the Menace and Roger the Dodger to teach British pupils about money
Bank of England and Beano team up in primary school course on financial literacy
Jacqueline Wilson asks children to join Silly Squad this summer
Tracy Beaker author says theme for this year’s Summer Reading Challenge is reading for fun and asks young readers to pick books that make them happy
Margaret Meek Spencer obituary
Educationist who saw a child’s joy in the story as the key to learning to read
Wild Child review – notes from the landscape of childhood
Patrick Barkham’s memoir about trying to raise his children in harmony with nature is thoughtful and poignant
Wild Child by Patrick Barkham review – why children need nature
From blackberry picking to digging a pond ... a perfect lockdown reminder of how having fun outdoors is essential for children, in cities as well as the countryside
Can you solve it? Are you smarter than an 8-year-old?
Four playful puzzles for kids in quarantine
Free food and $100 prizes: Alaskans rally to get challenged classics to students
After school board in Alaska pulls books by authors including F Scott Fitzgerald from the curriculum, local businesses are working to encourage reading them
Roger Matthews obituary
Pioneer of left realism within criminology who questioned state responses to prostitution
Ay, to the proof: did Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew have two authors?
Groundbreaking linguistic analysis indicates Christopher Marlowe co-wrote section of play