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Michael Franklin obituaryGoldsmiths ‘determined’ to close Black British literature course, critics say
Goldsmiths University to keep Black British literature course open
Bring back the pleasure of reading in classrooms
The Guardian view on English lessons: make classrooms more creative again
We know there are many benefits to writing by hand – in a digital world we risk losing them
Nova Weetman
Book of the day
Reading Lessons by Carol Atherton review – breathing new life into old textsHow one teacher wrestles meaning and relevance from classics of English literature
Brief letters
Cameron’s diplomacy skills have come too little, too lateBrief letters: Foreign secretary’s popularity | Rochdale byelection result | Uses of spelling lessons | Sheffield correspondents
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Jenny Baynes obituaryOther lives: English teacher who encouraged disaffected teenagers to engage with Shakespeare, poetry and drama
UK pupils’ science and maths scores lowest since 2006 in international tests
Global slump means maths and reading rankings still up slightly in OECD assessment of 15-year-olds, but results vary for UK nations
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Pat Pinsent obituaryOther lives: University of Roehampton lecturer who was a mainstay of the children’s literature MA
Unions and teachers call Rishi Sunak’s new education plan ‘a misdirected fantasy’
Scrapping A-levels and making English and Maths compulsory to 18 said to be unworkable due to recruitment crisis in subject areas
University Guide 2024
Best UK universities for creative writing – league tableUniversity Guide 2024
Best UK universities for English – league table
Flood of English and maths resits expected amid tougher GCSE grading
Call to change policy of forced retakes as nearly 40,000 more pupils in England likely to miss grade 4 in one – or both – subjects
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Rosemary Hobsbaum obituaryOther lives: English teacher who also enjoyed her role as a student guidance counsellor
Belgian university launches Taylor Swift-inspired literature course
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Tony Mitchell obituary
The big idea
The big idea: do we need to dismantle the literary canon?The temptation to chuck out the old is strong, but can only be part of the answer
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