magicjuan
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Schools should be allowed to teach stuff.
General strike/protest
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Schools should be allowed to teach stuff.
daylightrobber
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Have you been on the Prevent training? Very poorly thought out in my humble opinion.
Seanjd
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Firstly, the name 'British Values' is stupid and misleading. It should be called, 'Values of Most Developed European Countries'. It's basically just a part of PSHE which teaches the values of respect, and democracy, nothing particularly British.
Yeah, it was uninspired to say the least, and verging on suspective, which has been a problem in schools already. I suppose it's much more relevant in certain areas though? I can't see it being a problem where I teach!
Yeah, it was uninspired to say the least, and verging on suspective, which has been a problem in schools already. I suppose it's much more relevant in certain areas though? I can't see it being a problem where I teach!
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Seanjd
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I fear that when the aspect of variable amounts of money is introduced ("sponsors" can invest and are responsible for performance), you will, gradually, see a gap widening between the best and the rest. Why, for example, would a business want to invest in a school in a deprived area which will never produce the results of a school in a leafy suburb of Oxford? Money talks.
daylightrobber
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Looks like the Tories might be nationalising steel by buying the UK operations of Tata Steel. Wtf is going on? The Tories sell our assets, not buy them. Absolutely the right thing to do though,to protect jobs, the industry, communities etc. Would be very difficult for any general strike to take place if this actually went ahead.
The Esk
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What if the parents do not possess the skills to teach values, or do not possess the values in the first place?
peteblue
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Then the kids become Kopites..........
The million dollar question isn't it? I'm from an adopted background, and there are clear checks required of couples wishing to adopt (stable relationship, reasonable finances, steady home life and so on). Whilst I'm not suggesting those should be transferred to biological births, it does establish a clear benchmark of questions parents should be considering before they pop one out. I mean this is the biggest job you're ever likely to have in life, I'm not really sure why it remains so difficult to think responsibly about whether you can do well by a child, and if not using contraceptive.
I wonder if the welfare state has almost attempted to fill in where poor parents haven't been able to provide for their children, and I'm not sure how effective it's been. Don't get me wrong, I've no doubt it was done with completely good intentions, and I'm fully aware of the moral dilemma of 'punishing' the child for the fecklessness of the parent, but at the moment not only is the welfare state not seeming to improve social mobility at all (although I accept it may be stopping it from worsening), but it doesn't seem to be encouraging more responsible parenting either.
It's heartbreaking to hear some of the stories my partner brings home from her work. It's literally a head-banging moment every day. Only yesterday for instance a (jobless) couple with 4 children (2 of whom are disabled and 2 of whom are in care) living in a one bed flat announced that they're having a 5th child. The mother has a genetic disposition that means the child is almost certainly going to be disabled too.
I'm not sure what the answer is to be honest, but I'm not sure there is much evidence to suggest that our current approach is doing a great deal to help children of feckless parents from becoming feckless themselves.
Clint Planet
Utter Cad.
Academies guilty of the most blatant gaming of all: a school place only for the brightest
http://gu.com/p/4hpjg
I couldn't agree more. This forced academisation must be fought. British society is too unequal already.
http://gu.com/p/4hpjg
I couldn't agree more. This forced academisation must be fought. British society is too unequal already.
So he's saying that his academy is great at welcoming a diverse student body, but makes an anecdotal claim that lots of other (of course unnamed) schools aren't. Good grief. The article doesn't match the headline whatsoever. I thought academic folk were supposed to trade in research backed evidence rather than hearsay and anecdote, yet I'm sure not seeing any when this issue is being discussed.
Clint Planet
Utter Cad.
Bruce, you can say it's anecdotal but it's common knowledge that it goes on and it goes on a lot. My own school often has admissions where the parents were told exactly what Goddard is saying: "Our school doesn't have the facilities to meet the needs of your child. That school down the road does, though." It is a massive betrayal of the child which puts the School's interests first.
My school should be lauded for its inclusive, child centred approach but instead it leaves itself open to criticism by having worse results than the dodgy academy round the corner.
You really don't have a clue.
My school should be lauded for its inclusive, child centred approach but instead it leaves itself open to criticism by having worse results than the dodgy academy round the corner.
You really don't have a clue.
daylightrobber
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I can 110% echo his sentiment, and I won't name names either. Stated it earlier, it's all about quantifiable results. Other than those on the front line, it feels like no one gives a shiney one as to whether kids leave school prepared for the real world anymore. It's all about exam results. Success shouldn't be measured that way. Some kids will never achieve academically, but they can and should be nurtured to be the best they can be. To have a better understanding of life.
The Admissions process obviously follows rules and policies laid down by the school. Guaranteed though that as soon as you go beyond catchment the process becomes selective. Schools may operate under the pretence that they look at connection to the school and wider community, but the more there is emphasis on results (and results attract funding), the more likely the school looks at academic potential.
You can surely appreciate that this is barely useful for discussion purposes, let alone deciding on policy though? It's unfortunate that there is not more actual evidence to inform this debate (from either side).
I've got to do this next month. Read through it and can't help thinking it's come straight from a cold war spy thriller. What's gonna make it more ridiculous is that hardly anyone charged with training it or monitoring it doesn't think it's impractical and stupid.
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