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For this special issue, TES asked a broad selection of teachers to describe their experience of working under the duty. In this article, an anonymous school leader shares their story

One physics teacher explains why labouring under an increasingly clueless government and a lack of support drove him to find a teaching role abroad

One teacher explains why a meeting that seemed cordial and professional on the surface left her questioning whether to continue a 12-year career

One teacher explains why a meeting that seemed cordial and professional on the surface left her questioning whether to continue a 12-year stellar career

This teacher argues that a failure to demand change from senior leaders and those above means teachers are choosing a destructive path

...so why on earth are we trying to treat them equally? One headteacher argues that a ‘no-excuses’ approach to behaviour in schools is far from fair – it can actually be damaging for vulnerable children, whose situations demand they should be given more than one chance