Whatâs the one thing you wish you could say at Parentsâ Night? How do you really feel about the SQA? Why, for all the pressure, stress and misconceptions, do you still love teaching?
This is The Secret Teacher, a new weekly newsletter from The Herald. A Scottish secondary school teacher has agreed to speak to us in-depth about their experiences in the classroom, and you can read their candid thoughts in your inbox every Tuesday.
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Having taught at schools in affluent and deprived areas, our teacher has an insight into whatâs required in all kinds of modern teaching environments, and their anonymity allows them to speak freely about the state of Scottish education in 2023.
League tables, the Scottish government, LGBTQ+ issues â nothing is off the table.
Our newsletter also features The Staff Room, where weâre looking for your answers to questions on the issues that matter to teachers today.
In our first instalment, the Secret Teacher tells us why they believe the SQA are failing teachers and children.
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