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After years of giving students no-grade feedback, Stephen Petty now believes that assessment for learning got it wrong

Most teachers avoid having their hair cut by a former pupil, but it can be an educational experience, says Stephen Petty

It’s decades since we last referred to ‘first years’ – so let’s find a new term for ‘sixth-formers’, says Stephen Petty

Who decided that the PA should always work for the headteacher? Wouldn’t they be better used to tackle surplus piles of marking, says Stephen Petty

Few people consider teachers as likely thieves. But, says Stephen Petty, a heist could do wonders for the school budget

Counting ‘5, 4, 3, 2, 1’ is now the favoured way of silencing a class – we could be more creative, says Stephen Petty