One child wrote of a suicide bomber; another of the ‘sweet honey mangoes’ of home. Kate Clanchy helps them tune into their inner voice

‘Slow education’ should replace the fact-crammed curriculum, argues Mike Grenier. But would this work in the state sector?

The founder of the Association of Working Class Academics is fighting for class to be recognised in equality law as well as race and gender

‘I don’t shirk change’ says the UCL provost. But many of his staff are not happy about his big expansion plans

You don’t need A-level maths to study engineering at Elena Rodriguez-Falcon’s university – but poetry or music would be handy

Teaching knowledge, Michael FD Young wrote in his influential 70s book, is a ruling-class construct. Not any more, it seems

After a career in elite schools, Barnaby Lenon has written a book on vocational education, called Other People’s Children. Why?

‘Change is necessary. Maybe I put people’s noses out of joint,’ says controversial academy chain chief

Interview: The chair of the education select committee, dubbed ‘a white-van Tory’, on why he now has more power than a minister

A year into her job Amanda Spielman is riding into battle on the subject of hijabs – but she doesn’t relish the limelight, she says

The OU’s vice-chancellor, Peter Horrocks, says it must adapt to a world where Facebook or LinkedIn could start doing degree courses on a global scale

Mary Stuart has steered Lincoln to remarkable success – but her path to academic high office has not been the usual one

Politicians tend to make decisions based on ideology, says the former minister – especially his old boss Michael Gove. Now he hopes to change things via his thinktank

The new chair of the Headmasters’ Conference is Shaun Fenton – the son of Alvin Stardust and now head of £17,460-a-year Reigate Grammar School

Malcolm McMahon, archbishop of Liverpool, on segregation, sex education and why he has no problem with the taxpayer funding Catholic schools

Graham Brady MP has been a lifelong campaigner for more selective schools

James Flynn is a hero to many for his work on genes and IQ, but his latest book, Does Your Family Make You Smarter?, contains provocative claims about black parenting