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The DfE has encouraged school pupils to sing One Britain One Nation – but it isn’t helpful, says Megan Mansworth

Any one-size-fits-all structure imposed on classroom teachers risks removing the joy from learning, says Megan Mansworth

Using prior-attainment data to place students in sets or give them a target grade to work towards not only adds to teachers’ workloads but can actually have a detrimental effect on children’s learning, argues Megan Mansworth

A government mandate to fly the national flag on every school building would be a jingoistic step backwards, says Megan Mansworth

To some, the requirement for students to address their teachers as ‘Sir’ or ‘Miss’ is an anachronism that fosters ‘them and us’ thinking and should be abolished – but, for Megan Mansworth, it may be a tradition worth holding on to

The sacking of an Eton teacher over his views on feminism sparked debate on free speech in schools, says Megan Mansworth