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A little sniff, a quiver in the voice, eyes glistening and ready to spill...then a dive under the desk to hide it from the children. Most teachers will become emotional in school at some point, though few are ready to expose their vulnerability to pupils. But, as Kate Townshend insists, sometimes it’s OK to cry

Assessment should be about getting better information for pupils, teachers and parents, not holding schools to account, the academic tells Kate Townshend, but change may be a long way off

Going beyond the four walls of your classroom can be scary, but that doesn’t mean it won’t be rewarding – for you and for your students

SEND assessments are too often filled with ‘psychobabble’ that’s of no use to teachers – and they’re fixated with what a child can’t do rather than what they can, the effects of which can be devastating, the psychologist tells Kate Townshend

Knowing how best to support pupils’ emotional and mental health needs is a vital element of the middle leader’s role.

The Open University professor and trustee of the UK Literacy Association tells Kate Townshend that if teachers really want their pupils to be keen readers and writers, they need to show them that they are keen readers and writers themselves