Kirstie introduces this Issue – all about school, and picks a few top articles

Katharine Bosman takes a look at peer pressure and explores how she deals with it, in all its guises.

Some of the most important role models for children are their school teachers. Kirstie Beaven has some questions you can ask about your school’s approach to gender equality.

English Lead teacher Marianne Le Rossignol wonders if the much discussed language attainment gap for boys has more to do with us than them…

Teacher Alex Mees gives us his tips on how to really pick a secondary school for your children. (Spoilers: it’s not about the grades.)

In a revisit from Issue 4, Kirstie Beaven takes a look at the myths and realities around boys and reading

The Scandi Cook, Sophie Stensrud, gives you four recipes for meals you can make in 20 minutes, to avoid the after-school hangry tantrum...

Alex Mees shares something you might not know about how school in the UK works…

Amanda Maister reflects on what school taught her, and what life has taught her about school.