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The basics of great teaching are too often considered ‘optional extras’ in this time of newspeak and educational fads, says one anonymous teacher

A former FE teacher, writing anonymously, explains how workload and the unrealistic demands of management forced her to give up the job she loved

Teacher stress doesn’t only affect those in the classroom ─ it affects partners and families, too

If we want to prevent teachers from leaving the profession, we must remove the red tape and trust them to get on with doing their jobs, says one teacher.

Too many teachers are in the position I used to be in: they love teaching, but because of the pressures placed upon them feel as if they are failures

Every day I ask myself: What am I doing? How much longer will I last? But the alternatives to teaching all seem, well, dull.