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Teachers have to sacrifice a lot of family time, but one learnt that a simple request can result in a Christmas miracle

I have heard the spontaneous hushed  “yes!” a class makes when they find out they’ve “got me” for a lesson, writes one teacher

We must stop following the fold and invoke our professional discernment to challenge and ask the uncomfortable questions, writes one teacher

The inspectorate has repeatedly said that is not looking for detailed marking when judging schools – so why are some teachers still drowning under the weight of it?

Data has become a big, tough mate in the playground – schools performing well know they can hide behind it. But in doing so they are colluding in a system which forces schools to focus on the figures rather than their students, writes one anonymous teacher

One teacher struggles to align her professional opinion with her personal feelings as a parent about rote-learning approaches to maths