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Falling in and out of love with Esperanto

Letters: Readers respond to a long read article on the international auxiliary language Esperanto

31 Jul

John Mann obituary

Other lives: Educationist involved in the introduction of comprehensive schools and improved provision for children with special educational needs in England

Margaret Mann30 Jul

Have you done an apprenticeship in recent years in England? We’d like to hear about your experience

We want to hear from people who have recently completed an apprenticeship or planning to go on one

Guardian community team29 Jul

Andy Burnham’s plans for technical education build on coalition’s UTC roots

PM’s vocational model also takes inspiration from former education secretary Kenneth Baker’s vision

Sally Weale Education correspondent29 Jul

Colin Fraser obituary

Other lives: Social psychology academic attached to Churchill College, Cambridge, for half a century

John Fraser28 Jul

Several US schools to install pepper-spraying drones to respond to school shootings

Company supplying drones said Ukraine-war inspired effort, where technique was effective in face of Russian attack

Maya Yang28 Jul

Young people ‘expected’ to engage with new work support, says McFadden

Exclusive: Work and pensions secretary echoes Andy Burnham as he announces funds to stop families in England losing benefits

Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor28 Jul

White paint, trees or air con? What parents and teachers can do to cool UK’s overheating schools

While longer-term action is needed, there are steps that can be taken during the holidays to help keep children safe

Matthew Taylor27 Jul

Richard Johns obituary

Other lives: Dentist and lecturer who became an expert on dental implant techniques

Nick Johns21 Jul

‘Without this it’s all just tourists’: the fight to save Soho’s last primary school

Falling pupil numbers have left ‘unique’ London school facing an uncertain future, but its supporters have ambitious plans

Richard Adams Education editor18 Jul

How a teacher missed my old friend’s promise

Brief letters: Juliet Gardiner | England’s World Cup hope | DIY spirits | Slang

17 Jul

Recalling the joys of learning languages

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett and note that a willingness to ‘act the goat’ is the greatest predictor of success

16 Jul

Private schools offer 41% more tree shade than state schools in England

Analysis reveals stark socioeconomic divide, with schools with highest free school meal eligibility having fewer trees

Sandra Laville16 Jul

Florence Welch’s mother says cuts to arts and humanities ‘absolutely tragic’

Exclusive: Prof Evelyn Welch, vice-chancellor of Bristol University, believes her daughter’s success shows value of arts education

Sally Weale Education correspondent15 Jul

Students and recent graduates: tell us your best and worst experiences of uni societies

We would like to hear about the highs and lows of university clubs and societies

Guardian community team15 Jul

Pilot scheme in England to convert empty classrooms into community hubs

Policy to create youth clubs and health centres aims to tackle surplus of school spaces created by falling pupil numbers

Richard Adams Education editor14 Jul

Humanities among degrees being ‘extinguished’ by hard-up universities

Exclusive: Experts fear rise in education ‘cold spots’ and social immobility as 4,000 academic posts lost in one year

Anna Bawden and Sally Weale14 Jul

‘Children were calling for their mummies’: UK pupils struggle in 40C-plus classrooms

Teachers call for schools to be urgently adapted for hot weather amid reports of nausea, fainting and heatstroke

Matthew Taylor11 Jul

Leslie Turner obituary

Other lives: History teacher known for his quirky sense of humour and engaging lessons

Diana Turner10 Jul

Adrian Hoare obituary

Other lives: School teacher whose passion for communicating the past extended beyond the classroom

Jonathan Hoare9 Jul