In praise of… Newcastle’s Lit & Phil
Editorial: Although a private member's club, it is a very public institution, and one that becomes even more open today, with the conversion of the Georgian lecture rooms into a new exhibition space
Are there any aspirational films that won’t scare children?
Peter Bradshaw: The kids are not all right according to some teachers, who think children's books are too grim. But how do films fare when it comes to educating without lecturing?
The grim reader
Should classroom books reflect the tough realities of life, or is there still a place for escapism?
Rethink urged on school vetting rules
Head of inquiry that led to new procedures says 'line has been drawn in wrong place' after complaints from authors
Students offered scholarships from fictional crimefighter, Jack Reacher
Author Lee Child has set up several university funding schemes in the name of his popular character, Jack Reacher
Vetting: it should happen to an author
Beatrix Campbell: Philip Pullman and fellow writers are up in arms about a new child protection scheme for school visitors. What's their problem?
Writers should be treated like any other school visitor
Anthony Browne: If everyone else working with children has to be vetted, why should we be exempt?
Autism: Libraries log on to a winning formula
Martin Wainwright: Laughs and clicks on alternate as a mother and her autistic son use Boardmaker, a symbol- based communication system
Poet John Clare’s home renovated to celebrate rural Britain
The educational centre in Cambridgeshire is dedicated to his odes to ants, April daisies and other natural world minutiae
Peter Widdowson
Obituary: Scholar who energised the study of English in the new universities
Creativity in schools: Every story needs a picture
Why do so many people say: 'I can't draw'? The answer may lie in schools, says the children's laureate Anthony Browne
My new hobby? Developing interests. Or trying to. It’s not easy though – an old pot is just an old pot
Charlie Brooker: I wish I was into history, but I'm not. Besides robbing me of hours of potential hobby time, this lack of historical interest leaves me feeling guilty and uninformed
Editor quits after journal accepts bogus science article
Science journal fails to spot hoax despite heavy hints from authors