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A word to Christian teachers - pupils behave better when they like your clothes!
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Rachel Allcock2025-01-16T07:00:00
Schools have now gone back for the Spring Term after the Christmas holidays, and Rachel Allcock says ‘Teacher or not, I feel delighted by the compliments I get when I wear nice clothes.’
I’m back in the classroom after an 18-year hiatus. I have loved reinventing myself with new work clothes. Toddler groups, school runs, and working from home necessitated practicality, but now I’m dressing for success. I mean this in the literal sense – my interactions across the whole school are more successful in the right clothes.
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