Teachers are the vital life blood of our schools, inspiring, nurturing and motivating their students. Never has this been more evident than during the Covid-19 pandemic, where teachers risk their own health and wellbeing to ensure that no child is left behind, either face-to-face or online. Yet teachers do not live at school. They have rich and exciting lives that their students may know nothing about. This book explores the human side to educators, by revealing their experiences and their personal stories; what has made them into the teachers they are today. From the tragic to the exciting, teachers have such amazing stories to share and their passion and commitment shines out from every page. With contributions from the daughter of the teacher who lost her life at Dunblane, from Yvonne Connolly the first black head teacher in Inner London as well as the amazing Rita Pierson from the US who has inspired so many teachers. By reading their stories we can appreciate how extraordinary their lives and their contributions to education are. With contributions from: Kierna Corr, Kyle Kiser, Marco Cimino, Toni Charlesworth, Ash Lucas, Julie Cassiano, Drew Povey, Bretta Townend-Jowitt, Brett Bigham, Allen Tsui, Michelle Alker, Dan Whittaker, FreakyHoody, Natalie Scott, Adam Henze, Jess Mahdavi-Gladwell, Luke Haisell, Lesley Douglas, Gwen Mayor, Debbie Buchanan, Maureen McDevitt, James Atkin, Katherine Birbalsingh, Hugh Ogilvie, Victoria Hewett, Penny Rabiger, Joe Gibbs, Helena Jockel, Yolana Wassersug, Caroline Riggs, Rachael Maddocks, Christine Owen, Sue Rogers, Kate McAllister, John Clifford, Dan Morrow, Rita Pierson, Sarah Dearden, Caroline Spalding and Mathew Milburn. AUTHOR: Haili Hughes, English teacher and author of education books Haili writes regularly for the TES, other education publications as well as peer reviewing for the Chartered College of Teaching's 'Impact' journal. From her working-class roots growing up on a council estate in the North West of England she worked three jobs to put herself through college and university. Haili went on to win a prestigious graduate trainee position at a national newspaper in London, where she worked on their news and features desks before deciding to train as a teacher.