Michael Sheen enters row about showing films in class
Actors and teachers hit back as the argument over using movies as a classroom tool escalates
Fred Thomas obituary
Engineering expert whose research led, among other things, to the development of fibre optic cables
Welcome to Dragon School – the lair of the British acting elite
The Night Manager’s Tom Hiddleston, Tom Hollander and Hugh Laurie are all former pupils of the Oxford-based prep school – and they’re not the only ‘Eminent Dragons’ the institution has produced
Children as young as seven caught sexting at school, study reveals
More than half of teachers aware of sexting incidents with most cases involving pupils aged 13 to 16, according to NASUWT
Brain training: should you believe the hype?
Do the puzzles, say the purveyors of pricey brain training apps, and you’ll boost memory and concentration. Researchers have put their claims to the test
The future of work: ‘Computers are good at the jobs we find hard, and bad at the jobs we find easy’
Australian entrepreneur Michael Priddis believes automation is about to dramatically transform our jobs – but the machines won’t have it all their way
MIT researchers turn waste gas into liquid fuel
Successful trial at a pilot plant in China using bacteria to convert exhaust emissions to oil will now be tested at a larger scale
Want to know how to improve schools? Ask a teacher – not an app
It’s not enough that teachers are hit, bullied and sued. Now they have to keep parents informed using smartphones
Good day at school? There’s an app for that
Behaviour-recording program tracks a child’s education, but ensuring privacy is a concern
Who would be a librarian now? You know what, I’ll have a go
My friends laugh at me but training to be a professional librarian is a sort of calling – like becoming a priest, only with warmer business premises
View-Master virtual reality headset review: educational but needs more fun
A vintage children’s brand returns as a Google Cardboard VR headset, complete with animals, planets – and a virtual Statue of Liberty
Airmageddon: the drone gameshow training kids for the inevitable
Kids fly drones through hula hoops ad nauseam in the new show from the Robot Wars mastermind. It’s perfect practice for when they’re all working for Amazon
20 ways to use a tablet in the classroom
From tuning into worldwide radio to experimenting with augmented reality, here are the best ways to use tablets in class for education and entertainment
Back to the future of programming: Usborne revives 1980s coding books for children
From Machine Code For Beginners to Computer Spacegames, the books that taught a generation of children to program have returned for free
I’m not LMAO at ridiculous emails from my students
Convoluted excuses and drunken declarations of love can be amusing, but I’m genuinely concerned about young people’s communication skills