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Movement is helping my traumatised ESOL students to engage

Jane Botros

Jane Botros

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Esports taught us the real lesson about curriculum innovation

Dawn Buttle

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In defence of messy whiteboards

David Murray

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This student artwork made me rethink burnout in today’s learners

Grace England

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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
Esther Wilkey
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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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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

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

Ropsana Khanom

7 Mar 2026 | The Staffroom - opinion

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
David Murray

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

Clare Dignum

10 Feb 2026 | The Staffroom - opinion
Clare Dignum

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

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