Rhyming reason

Douglas Dunn is a poet and Professor of English Language and Literature at the University of St Andrews

BBC education chief falls on his sword

Senior BBC education executive Michael Stevenson has quit after being blamed in an internal inquiry over his handling of its controversial bid for the £150m digital curriculum. By Owen Gibson.

Healthy eating is computer game’s goal

Taking time out from their premiership title bid, Newcastle United football club have joined forces with the NHS to produce a computer-based game designed to teach schoolchildren about the importance of physical fitness and healthy eating.

Woolf in chic clothing

Virginia Woolf was a difficult novelist with a reputation for battiness and bad dress sense - a heroine for many, but hardly an obvious Hollywood star. Until now, that is. Maria Alvarez tracks a remarkable transformation.

Learning to fight back

It was no surprise when the BBC's plans for a digital curriculum got the go-ahead last week. But disgruntled rivals still refuse to accept defeat, says Dominic Timms.

BBC education plans anger rivals

3.45pm update: Educational publishers have reacted with anger to the government's decision to allow the BBC to spend £150m on a new digital curriculum. By Owen Gibson.

UK adopts program to detect e-plagiarism

Thousands of students handing in coursework this month will face tests for cheating following the introduction of a national computer system that spots plagiarised work.

BBC under fire over digital curriculum

8.30am: Educational publishing giants say they will seek a judicial review if the BBC is allowed to spend £150m on a new digital curriculum for schools, reports Owen Gibson.