Adele’s teary reunion with her former English teacher is just the latest example of how it only takes one good teacher identifying potential in you to change the course of your life.
The embattled academic at the centre of a bitter transphobia row has resigned from Sussex University.
The high-profile head – who has railed against identity politics holding children back in the classroom – has been appointed by Liz Truss to “level up opportunity and give everyone the chance to succeed”.
Grade inflation-fuelled demand for university places is so high that students are being asked to stay away.
Nearly half of this year’s A-levels were marked at an A or A* grade.
It’s hard not to look back with anxious nostalgia as the fateful date rolls around each year – all the more reason to cut this year’s cohort some slack.
Gavin Williamson, England’s Education Secretary, said pupils “deserve to be rewarded” after a year of disruption.
Educational reform must include tackling the teaching profession’s image problem.
Bonkers demands to “decolonise” the curriculum robs students of the opportunity to debate complex ideas.
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