The Gruffalo’s illustrator launches book to help UK pupils learn German
Axel Scheffler says he hopes Wuschel auf der Erde will encourage more children to learn his first language
Emma Calder obituary
Animator and illustrator whose film Beware of Trains led to a retrospective of her work in Austria in 2023
Dame Janet Nelson obituary
Historian who combined impeccable scholarship with a high degree of empathy towards figures past and present
Joseph Rykwert obituary
Architectural writer who believed that buildings not be considered in isolation but as part of the fabric of a city
Where punk meets Catholicism: Andrea Modica’s portraits of 1980s schoolgirls
While a photography student at Yale, Modica visited her old school and found the captivating subject she’d been looking for: teens whose big hair, eyeliner and rolled-up skirts still radiate personality decades later
UK English curricula should focus on ‘inclusive and diverse’ stories, author says
Ex-children’s laureate Malorie Blackman says no student should feel English is irrelevant because they do not see themselves reflected in the literature
Anne Fine: children should be allowed to learn online instead of going to school
Former children’s laureate says rather than punishing absenteeism the UK’s education system should change
DoJ and 16 states back lawsuit targeting LGBTQ+ book ban in Georgia schools
Court briefs outline how book ban creates hostile environment including discrimination based on sex
Are studies of great authors doomed as fewer students take English literature at university?
Not only will literary criticism wither, but we risk losing the campus novel entirely
Rampant slaughter! Sexy armour! Tiger maulings! We bust the gladiator myths
As swords and sandals make a bloody return to the screen, the ‘Colosseum consultant’ who advises all the epic productions about accuracy tells us why he is ‘paid to be ignored’
Academic journals are a lucrative scam – and we’re determined to change that
Giant publishers are bleeding universities dry, with profit margins that rival Google’s. So we decided to start our own, says academic Arash Abizadeh
‘If there’s nowhere else to go, this is where they come’: how Britain’s libraries provide much more than books
The long read: In 2024, libraries are unofficial creches, homeless shelters, language schools and asylum support providers – filling the gaps left by a state that has reneged on its responsibilities
Chris Williams obituary
Other lives: Historian who specialised in research on Welsh radical traditions and edited Richard Burton’s diaries
Maureen O’Connor obituary
Other lives: Crime novelist and founding editor of Education Guardian
Award-winning UK teacher aims to show adults their historical blind spots
Shalina Patel’s book highlights stories traditionally left out of the textbooks, particular those of women and people of colour