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A night in the cells set students free to play and make connections

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It pays to be playful when launching new technology

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Careers guidance isn’t an add-on, it’s the basis of NEET prevention

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Year in construction is teaching me how we can build up women

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Chance to step back revealed a hard lesson in student soft skills

Claire Wood

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Mission statements are the holy writ no one reads

David Murray

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A top football coach gives us lessons to learn – and avoid

Clare Dignum

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That Monday morning feeling…and the buzz of a new beginning

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What some of our students overcome is without compare

David Murray

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English and maths resits keep sucking the life out of students

Luke Denny

16 Jan 2026 | The Staffroom - opinion

I’m squinting at the future but my vision remains out of focus

David Murray

13 Jan 2026 | The Staffroom - opinion

FE says it celebrates diversity, but where are the Black leaders?

Eli Turay

9 Dec 2025 | The Staffroom - opinion

If learners don’t feel they belong, they won’t engage

Carla Campbell

25 Nov 2025 | The Staffroom - opinion

AI will provide the fake evidence that wrecks teachers’ lives

David Murray

18 Nov 2025 | The Staffroom - opinion

When flags divide instead of unite, FE must help rebuild belonging

Haroon Bashir

11 Nov 2025 | The Staffroom - opinion

EDL confrontation underlined why Black History is more than a month

Ellisha Soanes

21 Oct 2025 | The Staffroom - opinion

Learning a new language reminded me how hard it is for my ESOL students

Anna Galutowska

14 Oct 2025 | The Staffroom - opinion

AI isn’t just for coders, it’s the new digital literacy every learner needs

Daniel Wright

7 Oct 2025 | The Staffroom - opinion

Replacing paper with the cloud is a pie-in-the-sky CO2 solution

David Murray

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