Games Britannia video game education festival launches

Keith Stuart: New education and careers festival will seek to introduce school children to video game development

Apple: iBooks 2 will ‘reinvent textbooks’

Although price is likely to be a barrier, the software will let students watch videos and take notes inside the virtual books

TEDxObserver – A festival of ideas

TEDxObserver is our day-long festival of ideas, where some of the world's most interesting and committed people share their vision of a better world. Join in and you too can be 'fascinated, enthused, exhilarated, moved and amused', writes Observer Editor John Mulholland

Our Shame: sex addiction is not a dirty secret

Caspar Walsh: The film Shame highlights the nightmare of sex addiction – as a recovering addict, I know it's time to recognise this illness

Technological innovations could revolutionise classroom learning

Gaming, animations and motion capture makes complex concepts of maths, science and music fun to learn for pupils

Here’s looking at you, kid: how classic films are winning new fans

Buster Keaton, Bugsy Malone and the Wizard of Oz are captivating children at film clubs across the UK

I want to talk to you about the NHS. And its IT system. Wait, come back…

David Mitchell: We must try to contain our boredom, because the creation of a fully networked health service is an important matter that deserves our full attention

Overachievers: what it takes to be a bright young thing

Ten of the brightest and best tell their stories – from the first novel optioned at 26 to being head-hunted by Donatella Versace at 24

Michael Gove admits schools should teach computer science

In an interview at the Schools Network's National Conference, the education secretary recognises the failings of ICT courses. By Keith Stuart

Fingerprint Digital aims at kid-apps market with ‘Mom-Comm’ feature

iOS apps help parents track their children's progress and find new apps for them

Programming should take pride of place in our schools

If we don't change the way ICT is taught in schools, we're shutting the door on our children's futures, writes John Naughton

Paul Seedhouse: learning a language is much more fun in the kitchen

Professor Paul Seedhouse tells Sam Price about teaching French using motion sensor technology

Games, government and the future of coding in the UK

Keith Stuart: This week saw the launch of a new initiative to get computer science into schools, as well as the government's response to Nesta's Next Gen report. Is this a pivotal moment for the UK games industry?

Computer lessons are out of date, admits government

ICT teaching in English schools needs reform, says minister in response to review of video gaming and visual effects industries