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A leadership academy is trying to address the inequalities and low expectations that are too often the norm for boys from British African and African-Caribbean backgrounds.

For one small group of heads, stable, high-achieving, schools are of limited interest. Meabh Ritchie finds out what motivates those who revel in the challenges others shun

A gowned master switched the children’s laureate on to the potential of literature

As term takes its toll, ruminations on when is the best time to hand in that whiteboard duster

The moustached, French-speaking Mr Stanley made the Boyzone singer warm to school life

New-term banter – lack of – and worries that posh parents are an endangered species