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How uncool got cool
Gawky, embarrassed adolescents – even boys! – are suddenly wild with enthusiasm to sing and dance in public. What’s gone wrong? Meabh Ritchie reports on the Glee Club phenomenon
28 May 2010
The day my life changed - Fatal bike smash showed me death is part of school life
Bereavement and grief must be followed by celebration of achievements
28 May 2010
Someone else’s problem
Gang culture is an undeniable fact of life in our inner cities and beyond, but why are schools so reluctant to confront the issue?
21 May 2010
On the trail of the elusive dream job...
Since the recession took hold, moving schools has seemed not just unrealistic but scary. Yet your ideal role is out there – if you know where to look, says Meabh Ritchie
14 May 2010
Fellowship of the ring
When a specialist sports college teamed up with a groundbreaking boxing academy, not everyone was convinced. But the impact on academic achievement and pupil discipline suggests the combination is a knock out
7 May 2010
The sex scandal that took the shine off Sparklebox
For thousands of teachers, the primary resources website was a godsend – it saved them time and made their jobs easier. But then its creator, Samuel Kinge, was convicted of child pornography offences
23 April 2010
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