Want to properly plug the UK’s north-south divide? Look to Germany

Boosting spending power, increasing public funding for science and tech skills, R&D and infrastructure could work

Heads warn parents not to back pupil protests spreading via TikTok

Teachers condemn family support for trend in England and Wales that leads to school ‘stampedes’

Panic not. ChatGPT will help you write better but won’t take your job – yet

Despite fears that AI will replace workers, research shows that in real work situations humans still have the edge

ChatGPT allowed in International Baccalaureate essays

Content created by chatbot must be treated like any other source and attributed when used, says IB

The Teachers’ Lounge review – a deeply unsettling day at the chalkface unravels

This uncompromising classroom drama from director Ìlker Çatak initially tackles some insidious and uncomfortable truths, but never quite finds its full dramatic force

‘We see misogyny every day’: how Andrew Tate’s twisted ideology infiltrated British schools

A year ago, most teachers had never heard of the ex-kickboxer and social media influencer. Now, his toxic machismo is the talk of the playground – and the staffroom

ChatGPT maker OpenAI releases ‘not fully reliable’ tool to detect AI generated content

OpenAI is calling on educators to give their feedback on how the tool is used, amid rising concerns around AI-assisted cheating at universities

The Substitute review – vehement inspiring-teacher thriller is all a bit Mr Chips

A poet in Buenos Aires takes up teaching at a tough school and tries to protect his students in Diego Lerman’s cliched, if well-acted, tale

Lecturers urged to review assessments in UK amid concerns over new AI tool

AI tool is capable of producing high-quality essays with minimal human input

‘Vulnerable boys are drawn in’: schools fear spread of Andrew Tate’s misogyny

The notorious TikTok ‘influencer’ may be in jail, but his ‘terrifying’ ideology has already taken hold in classrooms, teachers say

AI-assisted plagiarism? ChatGPT bot says it has an answer for that

Silicon Valley firm insists its new text generator, which writes human-sounding essays, can overcome fears over cheating

The best of the long read in 2022

Our 20 favourite pieces of the year

Mr Bachmann and His Class review – extraordinary documentary about a brilliant teacher

The German schoolteacher of the title goes above and beyond – as does the patient director filming him – in this long but exemplary picture

Mr Bachmann and His Class review – a soul-stirring epic of everyday education

Maria Speth’s documentary about a genial teacher shepherding a diverse group of pupils is a stunning lesson in film-making

Now AI can write students’ essays for them, will everyone become a cheat?

Teachers and parents can’t detect this new form of plagiarism. Tech companies could step in – if they had the will to do so, says Rob Reich, professor of political science