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
Lockdown: the best free online experiences to stave off boredom
From Hamlet to Wu-Tang Clan to maths lessons for kids, there are countless ways to have fun
‘Let your kids get bored’: emergency advice from teachers on schooling at home
Suddenly the children are at home. How do you even start to educate them yourself? Here are expert tips from teachers
Top 10 books about boarding school
From Evelyn Waugh to Molesworth, novels set in these places of privilege are microcosmic studies of oppression and rebellion
Narnia to Wonderland: Oxford’s Story Museum brings kids’ books to life
Revamped Oxford attractions aims to awaken children in a district once ranked bottom for reading to the joy of storytelling
Paul Addison obituary
Historian of British politics and society during and after the second world war
David Gribble obituary
Other lives: Dedicated language teacher at Dartington Hall in Devon
Brian Lee obituary
Other lives: Leading figure in the development of American studies in the UK
Richard Garner obituary
Other lives: Long-serving education journalist who worked for the Daily Mirror and Independent