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How would you feel if a parent referred to you as ‘Teacher’? So why do we think it’s OK to talk about parents as ‘Mum’ and ‘Dad’, asks Sarah Ledger

Opening windows may defend against Covid – but schools already have enough trouble with temperature, says Sarah Ledger

No denim or studded masks? And will there be sanctions for mask violation? What about pinging other pupils’ masks? Sarah Ledger wades into the mask minefield

However grim the lead-up to to GCSE results day has been – and it’s been very grim – at least students were graded by the people who know them best, says Sarah Ledger

Last-minute changes to how A-level grades will be awarded have further confused a convoluted process, says Sarah Ledger

Having worked as a stand-up comic, teacher Sarah Ledger says that knowing your lines off by heart is empowering