Here's a thought. I teach in a College of Further Education. At lunchtime today we were having a chat about this years in-take. Our conclusion was; 'they're good'. Motivated, polite and humourous.
There were 5 to 7 of us - we don't all get the same breaks - from 5 different departments. We started to put an historical context on this, and year on year (YoY) the students are improving.
Sure we still get a few challenging students, but, YoY, fewer and fewer.
After a long chat, a mixture of Authortarian (do what I say or else), Consensual (well, let's talk about that - ME) and Laissez-faire (yeah, whatever suits you), teachers came to the same conclusion. Ah, the beauty of group therapy!
That conclusion is that we've had 10 years of a Labour Gov't. and their policies are working!
Please remember, Labour have spent a fortune on the Infrastructure. By 2012 EVERY SINGLE school in England (possibly Wales) will have been re-built or refurbished.
The huge 'sick bill', back in approx 1995 DCC's second largest expenditure - after wages, was the 'sick bill', is now much smaller. Resources are appearing - too slowly, but they are turning up.
The main thing that isn't being funded are our wage rises! But as we don't run away and get new jobs, mebbie there's a message there!
So, what Labour is doing is working. We were quite shocked.
Posted by Anonymous to swanage view at 6:29 PM
Funding up by £1000.00 per pupil.
ReplyDeleteInvestment in schools up by £700, million in 1997 to £7 Billion today.
32000 more teachers. Additional 9.4 Billion for primary schools over the next five years. Teachers pay up over 20% since 97.
86,000 teaching asaistants.
A five fold increase in schools, 70% acheived good CSEs 83 schools in 97 to 418 now.
Something must be right!
This first post smacks of central office.
ReplyDeleteI have absolutely no reason to disagree with the last post. The only annoying thing is that we're post 16.
ReplyDeleteOur LEA is prepared - it seems - to spend £150+ million on our rebuild. Rumour has it that our pay rise will be 0.5%.
Rumour also has it that it will be backdated to Febuary!
I suppose that it's a question of priorities?
In case you're wondering, no, I won't be changing my job!
Luckily, in my priorities, money isn't number 1.
sorry, I meant the first post
ReplyDeleteWhat do you mean "post 16"?
ReplyDeleteover 16
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