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Is there a place for feminism in the classroom? It’s often mis-defined as a desire for women to be viewed as superior to men, when in reality, it’s a call for gender equality and freedom from repression. Put like that, it’s not so much to ask really, is it? As such, it’s vitally important that we’re instilling these values in young people, values that they’ll take with them into their adult lives – into the workplace, and society as a whole – so that they, in turn, will educate the generation that succeeds them.

Decades ago, play was something that happened in the school playground during break time. The classroom was emphatically not a place where pupils expected to play games or have fun. Teaching techniques were firmly teacher-centred, focusing on direct instruction. Teachers were the all-knowing source of information and gave lectures or presented information to a class of passive students. Drilling, where students repeat what the teacher says verbatim, and rote learning (memorisation) were key teaching techniques.