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Stephen Petty
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Are we nearly there yet?
On a school trip, the experiences to be had on the coach journey can make the destination almost an irrelevance, says Stephen Petty
24 February 2017
Mark my words, this is no way to cut our workload
Teachers do have a genuine grievance about the unpaid overtime they have to put into the job – but the idea that marking is a waste of time is nonsense
6 January 2017
What does every staffroom deserve for Christmas? A king-sized communal bed, of course
... but would it temper the effects of over-work?
23 December 2016
In school sports, it’s class divide one, equality nil
State schools are facing financial ruin – and the effects are being felt particularly hard in the sporting arena
2 December 2016
Don’t flip out - I’ve got a selection solution for you
Looking for an 11-plus exam that’s fair and balanced? Our columnist has just the thing...
4 November 2016
Ten new names for secondary moderns
Should the education secretary have been tasked with proposing a new name to describe future “no-longer-comprehensives schools”, one head of humanities imagines what that list might look like
18 October 2016