Authors

Teacher and author Alan Gillespie reflects on some of the great novelists who started out as teachers

To hear jostling in corridors and the scratch of pencils is like listening to a favourite old song, says Alan Gillespie

If remote learning means the end of snow days then a generation will be robbed of formative moments, says Alan Gillespie

Wearing a mask in class is annoying – we but should never lose sight of the bigger picture, says teacher Alan Gillespie

Wrestling and teaching have a lot in common – and all teachers could benefit from some ringcraft, says Alan Gillespie

The post-lockdown reality of combined home and school learning will make it harder to teach Shakespeare, says Alan Gillespie