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    ‘We would turn up to find books on fire’: the teachers risking kidnap and death to keep Burkina Faso’s schools open

    Conflict has forced a fifth of the country’s schools to close. One teacher, determined to keep working despite threats from marauding Islamist militias, shares their testimony
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    Parents in Welsh county told to come to school to change nappies if their child is not toilet trained

  • A New Start After 60. Jean Ward, who had a diagnosis of ADHD in her seventies. She lives in Shrewsbury.

    A new start after 60: I was diagnosed with ADHD – and stopped hating myself

  • Two boys working on laptops at a desk

    ‘I love the four-day week’: south London school part of a quiet revolution

  • Rose Matafeo photographed by Perou for the Observer New Review. Styling by Sam Deaman. HMU by Sara Fagan.

    Original Observer Photography

  • Bridget Phillipson crosses the road outside 10 Downing Street.

    The Observer view on Labour’s plans to reform education

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    Secret Teacher: teaching children without play was soul-destroying

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    Secret Teacher: the emphasis on British history is depriving students of balance

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    Secret Teacher: I hated teaching – until I realised my school was the problem

  • Portrait of mature male teacher speaking to female during training course, with blackboard in the background

    Secret Teacher: the exodus of older teachers is draining schools of expertise

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Teaching careers

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    'What exactly do you hate about teaching?' – our work expert responds

    Lisa LaRue
  • I feel totally trapped. I have so many useful skills but I don’t know where to find my niche.

    Teaching is ruining my life, but I don't know what to do instead

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    Teachers on Twitter: why you should join and how to get started

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    Secret Teacher: Class, I wish I'd told you the truth about my mental health

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Work-life balance

  • Polly Toynbee

    Labour has been sucked into the WFH culture war. It should know better

    Polly Toynbee
  • Alexander Hurst

    The Great Resignation 2.0 is coming – and I salute the European millennials who plan to quit

    Alexander Hurst
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    Questions to ask yourself … for a better work/life balance

  • Jeb Jagne posing for a photograph behind some flowers

    New year, new start … Is 2025 the right time to become your own boss?

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