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Experienced teachers are the backbone of the school community; now, more than ever, they have a vital role to play. Publicly devaluing them is extremely shortsighted, argues Jo Brighouse

Many schools’ renewed mental health focus comes from good intentions, writes Jo Brighouse, but a bit of normality may be the best medicine

Jo Brighouse has always been happy as a classroom teacher – the latest stress and strains on school leaders only underlines this further

Teacher Jo Brighouse took a while to adapt to homeschooling her own children, but through trial and error has got there – in part by learning to let go

How would how some of children literature’s more famous – and infamous – parents have coped with homeschooling?

Teaching without any of the social interaction with the pupils – including behaviour management – is just not teaching