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The problem of teacher workload is less about hours worked, and more about excessive accountability and surveillance, says Bernard Trafford

Tougher GCSEs have been devised when there’s no need for a national qualification at that age, says Bernard Trafford

Many social campaigners see Ofsted as the government’s enforcer – but this benefits no one, says Bernard Trafford

Boris Johnson plans to get tough on behaviour – but what will happen to all those excluded pupils, asks Bernard Trafford

... and it’s dangerous to tell them that they can – we must encourage realistic aspirations, says Bernard Trafford

There is so much more to what schools do than cold results – they prepare young people for adulthood