“I was under no illusion that returning to the demands of teaching in the UK would be a shock to the system. And yet, I drive home each day feeling like I have been hit by a bus.”

One teacher talks about their struggle to readjust to teaching in the UK after working abroad

“We have to end the outdated grammar school mentality of looking down on somebody who does a vocational course and looking up to somebody who does an academic course.”

Jeremy Corbyn pledges that a Labour government would ensure “genuine parity” between vocational and academic education

“Can we not change the education system every few years? GCSEs should not be scrapped.”

One student responds to a proposal from Robert Halfon, a senior Conservative, to reform the exams system and get rid of GCSEs and A levels

“Spend time creating the rules of quality talk with the children and display this list as a ‘talk charter’. Children need to develop the skill of active listening in order to be able to effectively build on the ideas of others. “

Executive headteacher Dr Kulvarn Atwal shares the six questions every school should ask about pupil talk

“Some pupils told inspectors that some leaders use inappropriate physical contact, such as pinching cheeks, to manage their behaviour.”

Talmud Torah Yetev Lev school has been judged “inadequate” for a third time. Ofsted said its behaviour strategy may “compromise pupil welfare”