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Misogyny is changing our classrooms – and colleges need help

Peter Ejedewe

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Don’t ban AI in FE classrooms, teach students how to use it

Dr Behrooz Javanmard

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My dyslexia diagnosis changed the way I teach

Dr Chand Khan

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What’s in your learners’ emotional backpacks?

Clair Priest

1 Oct 2026 | The Staffroom - opinion
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Why are we still scared of tattooed teachers?

David Murray

13 Aug 2026 | The Staffroom - opinion
David Murray
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FE and skills sector needs to get serious about its own pedagogy

Dan Williams

30 Jul 2026 | The Staffroom - opinion
Dan Williams
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FE has its power structure completely upside down

David Murray

23 Jul 2026 | The Staffroom - opinion
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Our new vocational model could shape future ESOL

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16 Jul 2026 | The Staffroom - opinion
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FE has lost something primary schools get right

Grace England

9 Jul 2026 | The Staffroom - opinion

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Jobs we dismiss are often the ones that shape us

Luqman Ahmed

2 Jul 2026 | The Staffroom - opinion
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Movement is helping my traumatised ESOL students to engage

Jane Botros

25 Jun 2026 | Adult education
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Esports taught us the real lesson about curriculum innovation

Dawn Buttle

18 Jun 2026 | The Staffroom - opinion
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In defence of messy whiteboards

David Murray

11 Jun 2026 | The Staffroom - opinion
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This student artwork made me rethink burnout in today’s learners

Grace England

4 Jun 2026 | The Staffroom - opinion
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Past my best before. Not past my best

David Murray

28 May 2026 | The Staffroom - opinion
David Murray

Shakespeare for ESOL? It turns out it works

Esther Wilkey

14 May 2026 | The Staffroom - opinion
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When CAMHS fails, the classroom becomes the front line

David Murray

23 Apr 2026 | The Staffroom - opinion
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Speaking and listening exams are failing Gen Z’s anxious learners, it’s time for a rethink

Pete Middleton

16 Apr 2026 | The Staffroom - opinion

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

Grace England

31 Mar 2026 | The Staffroom - opinion

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