tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20010656.post113967204547105518..comments2023-10-30T11:55:15.873+00:00Comments on the world goes round: A most famous victory for Lib DemsMatthew of Sunny Swindonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01285434262414257327noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20010656.post-1139740139572879052006-02-12T10:28:00.000+00:002006-02-12T10:28:00.000+00:00No quotes from the Times in this blog... I read th...No quotes from the Times in this blog... I read the Guardian and Telegraph to get a Left and Right perspective on the news. <BR/><BR/>Thoughts of failing public service provision (despite Labour's spin that money is constantly thrown at it) is a concern to everyone. The problem with Labour is they claim to throw money at something, then demand extra measures to improve ratings on league tables.<BR/><BR/>As am employee in Local Government I have first hand experience of the Govn't giving Education Authorities extra money to improve the lot of pupils in schools, then in the next breath Labour say that school buildings are crumbling and should be repaired with Local Council Tax resources. <BR/><BR/>Another is giving schools extra money for teaching equipment, and then cutting the finance support for teaching staff pensions - claiming that schools have more money so should use it wisely.<BR/><BR/>The latest directive from Labour is setting up Trust Schools where pupils choice of school is governed by the Head Teacher. All this will cause is perceived good schools oversubscribed by anxious parents wanting their child to be educated... appeals to the Education Authority to allow little Jo to attend the school of choice: the parent winning the appeal, leading to over-large classrooms where pupil attention is reduced. That leads to lower attainment of some pupils which drags down government inspection of school grading. And then the vicious cycle of parents choosing not to send their kids to a perceived poor school starts again, but in reverse.<BR/><BR/>How about equipping schools to teach?Matthew of Sunny Swindonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01285434262414257327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20010656.post-1139680330694460092006-02-11T17:52:00.000+00:002006-02-11T17:52:00.000+00:00Is your middle para nicked from Simon Jenkins in t...Is your middle para nicked from Simon Jenkins in today's Times ("Maybe it is because our hospitals are dirtier and less efficient and some waiting lists are longer. etc") or did he nick it from you? Either way, it should be attributedRichard Gadsdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10545595590359552775noreply@blogger.com