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He predicted none, he hoped for a couple, but in the end, 14 of Mark Roberts’ students got the top grade for GCSE English. How did they do it? He reveals all...

In the first of a new weekly series, Mark Roberts tackles the issue of students working hard for other teachers, but not for you

More schools should ditch the current workload-heavy approach and instead adopt a new system that enables teachers to give real-time feedback in class and target those pupils who need the most prompting, argues Mark Roberts

We all want our students to take risks in the classroom – to answer questions and challenge opinions without fear of failure. But too often, as teachers, we’re afraid to take a punt ourselves – so, once in a while, throw that lesson plan to the wind, says Mark Roberts

The idea of having students automatically do everything you say is an appealing aim – but one that is ultimately misguided, says Mark Roberts

Mark Roberts taught Salman Abedi, the man behind the suicide bomb attack in Manchester, for two years. Here, he writes exclusively about his reaction to the atrocity and the challenges schools face in spotting students with extremist views