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What keeps me awake at night: ‘We are testing kids on things they have not been taught yet’
One teacher explains why the introduction of three different assessment processes within a term and a half is keeping her awake at night.
10 April 2016
What keeps me awake at night: ‘Teachers’ open complaints are damaging the profession’
One school teacher explains why the continuous flow of open letters to the education secretary bemoaning the profession are keeping him awake
3 April 2016
The toughest schools to work in aren’t in inner cities, they’re in rural communties
One teacher with experience of working in deprived inner-city communities says that rural schools are much more of a challenge for teachers
31 March 2016
28 years later: an apology from my school bully
‘His rictus smile and the beating he gave me haunted my dreams. But, three decades later, I was pleased when he got in touch’
29 March 2016
‘Meeting my high school bully after 28 years brought me relief’
An apology from my childhood tormentor allowed me to banish a specter of nearly 30 years
29 March 2016
‘My desire to make a difference in the lives of my high school students is tested every day’
Rodent infested schools, mold-covered classrooms and the prospect of no pay beyond April; life as a Detroit teacher
20 March 2016