24 Jun 2014: Jonathan Wolff: In ancient Athens, reviews could make tutors' reputations and there was fierce competition between educators. Sound familiar?
Festival director Hilary Lawson reveals what to expect at the philosophy and music festival, and how the event will challenge assumptions. Interview by Tom Lamont
2 Apr 2014: Dean Burnett: Body swapping is a common occurrence in fiction, but according to actual science it would be very difficult and undoubtedly traumatic
4 Mar 2014:
The draft philosophy A-level drops texts in favour of extracts and replaces a love of knowledge with utilitarian 'transferable skills', writes Frank Furedi
1 Mar 2014: Jon Butterworth: The CERN ASACUSA experiment has made an antimatter beam. It will not be used as a disintegrating death ray, but to study symmetries and invariants. This is much more interesting, and at the heart of how science tells us about our place in the universe
The discovery of a statue of Apollo is the perfect excuse to teach ancient Greece to your students. Here's our collection of links, news and lesson plans to help you
29 Jan 2014: Charlie Duncan Saffrey: A new draft syllabus for A-Level philosophy has been published. Out goes free will and aesthetics – in comes compulsory philosophy of religion
From The Three Billy Goats Gruff to Shrek, stories put a distance between students and reality, allowing them to discuss profound issues in a safe context, says Peter Worley