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5 easy steps to receive better end-of-term gifts
Plan your lessons carefully and you can brainwash your pupils into buying you what you really want, says Colin Dowland
18 July 2021
Revealed: Gavin Williamson’s end-of-year school report
What might the education secretary’s end-of-year report at primary school have looked like, asks Colin Dowland
26 June 2021
Should headteachers defend the indefensible?
It’s a head’s job to defend teachers from parental criticism – but, asks Colin Dowland, where do we draw the line?
Staff Management
22 May 2021
Spag test for 2021: Who or what at the DfE is a colon?
Sats may have been cancelled, but the past year has taught us all how to use an exclamation mark, says Colin Dowland
1 May 2021
Frozen III: A teacher pay freeze? We can’t let it go
In her latest adventure, Anna battles evil Prince Gavin’s plan to freeze teachers’ pay for eternity, says Colin Dowland
24 April 2021
Four foolproof ways to boost your school budget
With not enough money to run his school properly, Colin Dowland has been forced to come up with a cunning plan
17 April 2021
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