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Handwringing over teachers’ status should not obscure the profession’s appeal, says Gordon Cairns

After teetering on wire bridges over swollen rivers, Gordon Cairns has a plea – instructors, go easy on teachers this summer

Teachers are unfairly given an ‘annual kicking’ by school league tables, says Gordon Cairns

​​​​​​​The right checks and balances must be put in place for us to have faith in internal assessment, says Gordon Cairns

​​​​​​​Primary school pupils are ‘shaming’ older siblings when it comes to reading for pleasure, says Gordon Cairns

Starting school later in the day might bring some benefits but it would also create new difficulties, says teacher Gordon Cairns