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
So you thought the age of child labour was over in Britain …
Catherine Bennett: We applaud the sacrifices of young carers, yet do nothing to alleviate their isolation or vulnerability
Schwarzenegger’s ebook plans are not a greener option
Duncan Graham-Rowe: California's plans to drop traditional textbooks will no doubt spare a few trees - but Arnie should be rolling out greener e-reader devices at the same time
Education by ebook branded a ‘cheapskate’ plan
Academics disagree with Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan to scrap traditional textbooks in California
Congratulations to our new children’s laureate Anthony Browne
Why our panel of judges picked illustrator Anthony Browne, creator of the much-loved Gorilla and Willy the Wimp, as the sixth children's laureate
Arnold Schwarzenegger to scrap school textbooks in favour of ebooks
Governor of California seeks to cut budget deficit by replacing 'outdated' textbooks with electronic reading devices
Why new dads don’t always love their baby
Authors want to break 'conspiracy of silence' over fatherhood's guilt, misery and pretence
Edward Neill
Obituary: A literary critic and scholar who published widely on Jane Austen and Thomas Hardy