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On National Teachers’ Day, the beloved country singer remembers her favourite teacher, Miss McMahan

How schools in Northern Ireland are tackling sectarianism with mixed classes

Mucking about often drives primary teachers to distraction, but injecting fun into the learning experience can have surprising results, writes Meabh Ritchie

Religious feeling runs high on the two sides of Derry, but Northern Ireland’s Sharing Education Programme sees Catholic and Protestant pupils working together, reports Meabh Ritchie

Attacks carried out in schools by outsiders are mercifully rare, but when they occur the wounds can be slow to heal. Meabh Ritchie reports on dealing with the aftermath

Bullying comes from below as well as above. And staffroom snipers can make teachers in management positions feel isolated and undermined, writes Meabh Ritchie