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Keen to get some fresh air while playing their music, two teachers and a statistician are taking cello playing to new heights, says Stephen Manning

Kidulthood, released in 2006, was in some ways a UK answer to Kids, the seminal mid-Nineties LA movie directed by Larry Clark – a day in the seemingly gruesome lives of a bunch of 15-year-olds, lives that revolve around violence, drugs, sex and despair

Teachers’ lives can be dramatic and emotionally charged, which is why their experiences make good TV viewing. Stephen Manning reports

Press pause. Children’s films can boost literacy skills and help youngsters analyse what’s in front of them. Stephen Manning gets animated

Festival. Few things are as polarising as science fiction movies

Britishness can be a thorny subject, leading to awkward questions for teachers. Stephen Manning salutes the schools that are letting pupils have their say