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Want to get more state school students into Oxbridge? Start by funding more than 14 hours of sixth form teaching per week

School assemblies should never just be about giving out certificates and reading notices – they should be among the most inspiring lessons a teacher cam deliver, writes one principal

When teenagers reach 18 they should have the chance to take up education, training or work away from home – this rite of passage shouldn’t just be the privilege of the affluent, writes one principal

And it’s up to us, as teachers, to open their eyes to wonders of the world around them, writes one headteacher

‘Have an exit plan, don’t forget that you can never win them all and remember that tomorrow is always another day’: One teacher with 18 years’ experience shares his secret to professional happiness

At their best, libraries have the power to enchant students of all abilities through challenging works. We must remember their purpose, says James Handscombe