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But what do they do with their legs? | sex education
Julia Sweeney considered herself an enlightened, sex-is-no-big-deal kind of parent. But that was before an innocent question about tadpoles prompted The ConversationOne evening, on a school night, when...
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Teachers could quit over pensions if told to work longer, and pay more
Teachers consider strike action as an entire generation of young teachers could be without an occupational pensionSchools face a potential exodus if staff are asked to pay higher contributions or work...
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Rethinking affirmative action | Nicolaus Mills
Affirmative action for college admissions is in crisis. To restore legitimacy we must democratise its definition of disadvantageIn his much-praised new biography, Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention, the...
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Teachers to vote on strike over changes to pensions
Strike could close schools in June, with action expected to continue into autumn term unless settlement is reachedThe coalition government faces mounting opposition to its austerity programme after two...
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Tuition fees will deter state school students, admits Cambridge
Documents submitted to Office for Fair Access are blow to government expectations on increased accessCambridge University fears it will attract fewer students from the state sector next year, despite...
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Teacher training: Michael Gove's plan to put the onus on schools is misguided...
Professionalism means not just knowing how to do something, but understanding why you do it that wayMichael Gove's plans to move initial teacher education to schools is misguided at best ("Our children...
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Political Journeys: The openDemocracy Essays by Fred Halliday – review
This collection of essays shows Fred Halliday's depth, drive and wisdomA few years ago the BBC asked Fred Halliday to look at a list of the British Muslim, Jewish, Arab and Zionist groups it had asked...
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NUT's dinosaurs in sandals turn from classrooms to class war
The past is evoked as the National Union of Teachers gather wistfully, militantly and casually in HarrogateYou can buy woolly hats knitted in Nepal, support Bangladeshi garment workers in their fight...
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Proof – review
New Vic, Newcastle-under-LymeTwo shows in, and already the New Vic's repertory season is reaping the benefits of a permanent ensemble. Actors with relatively little to do in the Rivals now appear in...
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Celia Pain obituary
My partner, Celia Pain, who has died of cancer aged 60, was a dedicated and generous teacher, feminist, peace activist and socialist. Since 2000, she had worked in Sheffield and Derbyshire providing...
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Pupils are not your Facebook friends, net privacy expert warns teachers
Warning comes amid concerns over blurring of boundaries between school staff's professional and private livesTeachers are being warned not to "friend" pupils on Facebook amid concerns over the blurring...
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Michael Gove gets vote of no confidence at teachers' union conference
NASUWT does not rule out industrial action in campaign to protect state educationThe head of the NASUWT teachers' union has urged Michael Gove to quit after delegates at its annual conference passed a...
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Letter: Rethink needed on university funding
So the new arrangements for funding higher education are revealed as a complete political and financial shambles (Report, 21 April) – the students are fed up with being lumbered with a prospective 9%...
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Letters: Tea and sympathy for Greg Mortenson
Madeline Bunting is somewhat harsh about Greg Mortenson of Three Sups of Tea fame, who allegedly made up parts of his book (Comment, 22 April). He hasn't had, as yet, much time to defend himself. His...
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Improbable research: here's an earful
Men's ears never stop growing ... and neither do women'sOld men have big ears, is the consensus of several medical studies. The most celebrated work focused exclusively on men, according with British...
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Should the excess heat from cremation be recycled?
The energy from cremation can be harnessed for use in public buildings or houses. But what are the moral questions?Recycling the excess heat from cremation might not sound like the most obvious way to...
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Stress drives teachers out of schools
Targets, bureaucracy and ballooning workloads make teachers increasingly anxious, delegates at NUT conference are toldStress is driving increasing numbers of teachers out of the profession, with some...
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Why Britain needs more black headteachers | David Bromfield
The more black headteachers there are, the more it encourages black teachers and pupils to aim highIn 1974, I wanted to be a reporter on Tomorrow's World, the hugely successful BBC TV programme that...
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Boy, 15, makes impassioned defence of EMA at NUT conference
Schoolboy Joe Cotton tells teachers the government has a duty to make sure poor students have equal access to educationA 15-year-old schoolboy has become the first child ever to address the National...
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Prisoners sign up for law degrees
Legal degrees are proving popular with prisoners and ex-convicts – but can they ever become solicitors?Like many students, Malcolm Sang, who is working towards a law degree, spends hours poring over...
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