Sorry, Labour, but ChatGPT teachers are a lesson in how not to transform our schools

The government seems to think AI will allow it to do more with less. But there are plenty of reasons to be doubtful, writes Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

Make AI tools to reduce teacher workloads, tech companies urged

Special access granted to DfE resources to train AI models to generate workbooks and lesson plans

France to trial ban on mobile phones at school for children under 15

‘Digital pause’ experiment at 200 secondary schools could be extended nationwide in January

AI cheating is overwhelming the education system – but teachers shouldn’t despair

With adjustments to the way we teach students to think about writing, we can shift the emphasis from product to process

Elon Musk is opening another school. Expect a very un-woke curriculum

The billionaire has been obsessed with education since pulling his kids out of ‘regular school’ 10 years ago. And he’s far from the only celebrity to dabble

Radical review – Mexico’s heartwarming answer to Dead Poets Society makes the grade

Based on the true story of an inspiring teacher arriving in an impoverished school, this bullies you into uplift but succeeds thanks to its top quality cast

Hiring women, rather than just talking about it, works. That doesn’t mean all men are on board, it turns out

As a Netherlands university found, female exclusion is seen as systemic – but if men have to wait their turn, it provokes anger, writes Dutch journalist Renate van der Zee

Minister apologises for Northern Ireland special education needs data breach

Paul Givan says details of 407 people mistakenly sent out included names, addresses and personal comments

‘The arts stop us killing each other’: stars tell Labour how to rescue Britain’s downtrodden culture

Steve McQueen, Tracey Emin, Steve Coogan, Adjoa Andoh, Danny Dyer, Jesse Darling and many more spell out what must be done to restore Britain’s cultural lifeblood, from ending elitism to supercharging libraries – and flooding schools with music

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’

School can be brutal. Congratulations to anyone who has just made it through another year

Day after day, week after week, term after term, the challenges keep coming. Even at primary school, I realised this was outrageous, says Adrian Chiles

Students under near constant surveillance at Exclusive Brethren-linked schools, insiders claim

School laptops are allegedly monitored by a roster of church members, with parents sent summaries of their child’s internet use

Number of girls in England taking computing GCSE plummets, study finds

Introduction of new syllabus may be reason number of girls taking subject more than halved in eight years, academics say

Researchers fool university markers with AI-generated exam papers

University of Reading project poses questions for ‘integrity’ of coursework and take-home student assignments

From Silicon Valley to Silicon Savannah: climate expert Patrick Verkooijen on why this is Africa’s century

The University of Nairobi’s new chancellor says the continent has vast potential – but to realise the promise of AI and green jobs, rich countries must honour their commitments