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When CAMHS fails, the classroom becomes the front line

David Murray

David Murray

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Speaking and listening exams are failing Gen Z’s anxious learners, it’s time for a rethink

Pete Middleton

3w | The Staffroom - opinion

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

Grace England

31 Mar 2026 | The Staffroom - opinion

It pays to be playful when launching new technology

Richard Harris

24 Mar 2026 | The Staffroom - opinion

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

Kathryn O’Neill

17 Mar 2026 | The Staffroom - opinion
Kathryn O’Neill

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

Ropsana Khanom

7 Mar 2026 | The Staffroom - opinion
Ropsana Khanom

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

Claire Wood

3 Mar 2026 | The Staffroom - opinion

Mission statements are the holy writ no one reads

David Murray

17 Feb 2026 | The Staffroom - opinion

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

Clare Dignum

10 Feb 2026 | The Staffroom - opinion

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

David Murray

3 Feb 2026 | The Staffroom - opinion

What some of our students overcome is without compare

David Murray

27 Jan 2026 | The Staffroom - opinion

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
Eli Turay

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

Carla Campbell

25 Nov 2025 | The Staffroom - opinion
Carla Campbell

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

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