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For some parents, lockdown is underlining the fact that being a teacher is a vocation – one they were never destined for

A keen, good-looking young teacher brightened the drab world of post-war education for a shy girl who dreamed of becoming a writer

Heads who have refused to take looked-after children are trying to avoid a Rochdale abuse scandal, writes Louise Tickle

A `rufty-tufty’ junior school where the TV naturalist had to swim in the open air four times a day was transformed by a `terrifying’ teacher who turned out to be an enduring inspiration

In the macho environment of a former mining community in South Wales, getting fathers involved in school was a challenge. Louise Tickle finds out how a club called Superdads has saved the day