Four-year-old lands book deal for his ‘astonishing’ poetry
Nadim Shamma-Sourgen’s words, evoking a ‘whole world full of hugs’, were spotted by the writer Kate Clanchy and will be published next summer
Poem of the week: On First Knowing You’re a Teacher by Peter Kahn
The classroom’s unpredictable demands provide surprisingly poetical inspiration
Ron Johnston obituary
Human geographer who showed that voters are influenced not only by their beliefs, but by where they live and work
UK’s only trans philosophy professor to JK Rowling: Harry Potter helped me become a woman
Sophie-Grace Chappell says it’s only those on the right who are benefiting from the row over trans women
‘The prize of all prizes’: Teacher Kate Clanchy’s memoir wins Orwell award
Judges praise Some Kids I Taught and What They Taught Me, which draws on three decades working in schools, as ‘moving, funny, and full of love’
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