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This headteacher has used her experience of caring for children from challenging backgrounds at home to make a change in how she supports vulnerable students who attend her school

Too often, in this age of budget cuts, vulnerable pupils fall short of the ‘threshold’ for external support – with tragic consequences. Here one teacher tells Adam’s story

Following a reduction in teaching assistant support, this experienced head of year is finding it increasingly difficult to meet the needs of all the students in her classes

This senior leader at a school specialising in supporting students with social, emotional and mental health needs has found himself turning to medication to cope with the pressures of the job

This long-standing deputy head has no desire to become a headteacher, but believes that their experience prevents them getting another deputy job in another school

After finding herself in tears at school as a result of stress, this primary teacher sought help from her headteacher and was more than underwhelmed by the response