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With Sats cancelled, head Colin Dowland imagines the DfE coming up with the Pandemic Rhetorical Assessment Tests

The education secretary got a puppy to help with leadership loneliness – but school leaders need more, says Colin Dowland

Every time Gavin Williamson makes an announcement, the R (resignation) number increases, warns headteacher Colin Dowland

After ex-Ofsted chief suggests teachers should ‘sacrifice their lives’, Colin Dowland says it’s not a James Bond movie

Head Colin Dowland says his letter to critical parents, suggesting they retrain as teachers, showed the value of humour

The job of teaching has expanded dramatically over the past year. Perhaps it’s time for a new qualification, says Colin Dowland