Outstanding performance: how would Ofsted rate our favourite fictional teachers?
Find out how Severus Snape, John Keating, Edna Krabappel and Louanne Johnson would fare against the latest assessment framework
CNN to enter learning market with online English language service
Broadcaster aiming at international market seeking to learn ‘business-level’ English
Cambridge Gates scholars urge foundation to divest
Recipients of Gates foundation scholarships at Cambridge University attack ‘untenable’ investments in fossil fuels
Out of the lab and into refugee camps: STEM and humanitarian aid
In the first of a new series, we look at how science, technology and engineering are helping those affected by war, natural disasters and homelessness
Sexting is blighting children’s lives. Education needs to catch up
Even more shocking than the prevalence of this practice among teenagers is the fact that there is no obligation on schools to address it
Never mind pointless apps – our best minds should be solving real problems
A huge flowering of creativity is focused on the minor inconveniences of the cash-rich and time-poor. That’s why we need proper funding for science
Being Human festival offers a nightmare and walk on water
Across Britain, events are being held to bring the humanities to life with a strong digital flavour
Science is vital if Britain is to prosper – make sure your MP knows that
British science has shaped the world – cutting its funding is not just shortsighted, it’s illogical
UK university aims to teach biochemistry to children using Minecraft
University of Hull’s MolCraft project aims to make exploring molecular structures fun and engaging for young scientists
How Minecraft could help teach chemistry’s building blocks of life
The online building game offers a way to explore the world of molecules like no other
‘This change will be the end of the Open University as we know it’
Staff are balloting for strike action as OU plans to close seven of nine regional centres in England amid competition from free online courses such as Moocs
Killing the Cass would be a tragedy for British design
London Met Uni’s planned £50m sale of its venerated art school is fatally short-sighted
Sherry Turkle: ‘I am not anti-technology, I am pro-conversation’
In the social media age, we know how to connect: but are we forgetting how to talk to each other? Leading psychologist Sherry Turkle wants to fight back
How do I become … a dialect coach
Tact and empathy are as crucial as knowledge of phonetics and linguistics when working on film sets, and it helps if you have a background in acting or drama
Oxford’s curveball interview questions are a great leveller
The unpredictable university admissions process tests not recall but interpretation – the key skill in an age of randomness