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The hardest adjustment this term? Wearing shoes again
After months of barefooted freedom, teachers’ feet are now rubbing painfully in formal shoes, says Stephen Petty
15 September 2020
It’s time we stopped using the full stop. Period
Students consider the full stop an unfriendly way to end a message. Perhaps we should all consider breaking free of the blob, says Stephen Petty
6 September 2020
Beware dangerous quicksand - and other teacher myths
Teachers have passed on plenty of valuable knowledge and wisdom to the young – but we have also told them a whole load of baloney, says Stephen Petty
30 August 2020
Let’s rekindle the romance of school cruises
Stephen Petty will never forget the school cruise he joined as boy – maybe, he says, now is the time to bring them back
9 August 2020
Pubs or schools? Is Covid policy written on a beer mat?
The argument that we will not be able to open both pubs and schools in September could divide a desperate nation, says Stephen Petty
4 August 2020
Covid-19: Meet the schools with no complaining parents
Most schools spent lockdown hearing about how much better online provision was elsewhere. So, who were these pandemic paragons? Stephen Petty investigates
1 August 2020
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