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Meet Callum: the brilliant young teacher unsure if he can stick it in the classroom
Constant SLT scrutiny, poor pay, too much work and a lack of respect combine to make professional life increasingly hard for Callum, writes Emma Kell
16 April 2019
Are these the funniest stories about teaching?
From setting yourself on fire to students googling ‘beautiful jugs’ and misspelling ‘wellies’ – teaching is, the majority of the time, hilarious, writes Emma Kell
9 April 2019
Meet Nadia: the teacher and mum with no time to breathe
‘Nadia’ – like so many – is balancing parenthood and teaching, and worries she’s doing neither properly, says Emma Kell
27 March 2019
‘Teaching is breaking. Is anyone out there listening?’
Teachers are struggling under flawed accountability and a lack of funding – they can’t do it alone, writes Emma Kell
13 March 2019
Meet Saskia, the latecomer to teaching. Will her wisdom be ignored?
Career-changer Saskia has life experience SLT could learn from – yet her opinions don’t seem to matter, says Emma Kell
27 February 2019
Meet Barry: the old-school teacher who defies the SLT
We can learn a lot from Barry – the ‘maverick’ teacher nearing retirement who won’t play by the rules, writes Emma Kell
20 February 2019
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