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Schools are broke, but without teaching assistants like me, children’s education will suffer, says Darell J Philip
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DfE figures show 260,000 penalty notices for children missing school were issued in 2017-18 -
Editorial: As the proportion of SEN children in alternative schools continues to rise, it’s time to stand up for inclusion -
Letter says pupils screamed at in order to establish discipline when trust took over a school -
I’ve seen a school where troubled children are turning their life around, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
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Teaching careers
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Our careers expert – and you the readers – help a teacher decide how to escape a job that’s making them ill -
I feel trapped in a job I hate and carrying on is not an option. I have other skills, so how do I find my niche? -
Thanks to inspiring and generous teachers on the social media site, my passion for the job has been renewed -
Few people are brave enough to talk about mental health issues. I wasn’t and I passed up on perhaps the most ‘teachable moment’ of all
Work-life balance
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Sweeping the subject of working mothers under the carpet only implies there isn’t a problem, says freelance writer Fiona Sturges -
Dozens of firms are trying out shorter working hours – and finding it’s good for workers, customers and the bottom line -
Exclusive: small companies tell the Guardian of the impact of ending ‘Friday fatigue’
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New research confirms that women simply end up ‘double burdened’, as I know all too well. The only answer is a proper job
Mary Warnock embodied the best of Britain’s ruling class before Thatcher