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Warnings of a looming apocalypse tell us more about Britain than Labour’s modest plan to make education slightly less unequal, says English teacher Lola Okolosie

One in five teachers in England has been hit by a pupil this year. We need Labour to commit to funding education, not offer more of the same, says teacher Lola Okolosie

Britain’s fee-paying schools could soon lose their controversial VAT exemption, and fear their protests are falling on closed ears, says teacher and writer Lola Okolosie

The adverse effects on children’s mental health are well known, and at 10, our son is too young to safely navigate the internet, says English teacher and writer Lola Okolosie

When treated purely as historical fact, the slave trade can be dismissed as an evil of the past – the reality is very different says English teacher and writer Lola Okolosie

England’s existing grammars cream off the most able students from privileged backgrounds, yet their results are only marginally better, asks English teacher and writer Lola Okolosie

The messages of toxic, misogynist influencers can reach children more easily than ever – schools and families need to work together to prepare them, says teacher and writer Lola Okolosie

The protest against the police abuse of a teenage girl at her school showed that people refuse to tolerate black children being seen as less than human, says teacher and writer Lola Okolosie

Updating the school curriculum, creating an anti-racist politics … there is a pathway to a fairer and more equal society, say Lenny Henry, Diane Abbott and others