PR blog ghostwriting: it’s time to give up this tired practice
PRs should only encourage a client to blog if they have something worth saying and can write it well
Julie Walters: lack of working-class actors is sad
Actor adds voice to row over number of privileged artists in the arts, saying drama career wouldn’t be an option for her now
Tech titans to fund computing training for primary teachers
Companies including Google, O2, Microsoft and IBM pitch in as government commits £3.6m more to prepare teachers for new computing curriculum
Bill Gates: digital learning will revolutionise education in global south
Microsoft founder predicts cheaper digital devices and better software will bring big change to learning as lives of poor people improve faster than ever
No, we haven’t banned books on pigs – but sensitivity is key in global publishing
Jane Harley: At Oxford University Press we have to balance children’s cultural and learning needs, while retaining some healthy common sense
Nickelodeon hopes SpongeBob SquarePants will get kids coding
Network’s UK arm launches Code-It programming site for 6-12 year-olds, following similar efforts based on Doctor Who and Shaun the Sheep
Plans to send overseas students home blocked by Tory leadership
Theresa May’s proposals to force students to reapply for UK visas rejected in move reportedly led by George Osborne
From the maker of Lara Croft: the teenager’s dream of a free school
Peter Wilby: Gaming magnate Ian Livingstone is receiving flak from the likes of Toby Young for his ambitious plan to hone students’ coding skills
Why, and how, to teach computer hacking
The Cyber Games, backed by GCHQ, aim to channel youngsters’ computer skills positively, but can schools keep up?
10 children’s app trends for 2015
How your kids might be playing, learning and creating on devices this year, as well as how those apps may get them out in the real world
Homework goes mobile for secondary school pupils in Lesotho
Dan Griliopoulos: Trial project in southern African country sends lessons and quizzes to children and enables teachers to monitor progress
The best Android apps for kids of 2014
If your children are getting to grips with a new Android tablet for Christmas, here’s our pick of the most educational and entertaining kids’ apps this year
The best iPad apps for kids of 2014
Education, creativity and entertainment in equal measure in our end-of-year selection of the iPad apps that will delight children and parents alike
From the Moon to mongooses, crowdfunding rescues science research
Bid to get British rocket to the moon also among projects reliant upon online donations
How to hack your home: why there’s never been a better time to tinker
As presenter of this year’s Christmas lectures, Professor Danielle George wants us to ‘hack our homes’. She tells Nicola Davis why hacking is important for children