Education, education, education

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by accysimon

How can you have the cheek to question the Education system when you can't even spell properly yourself? It's University, with an R in !!!

Have you had permission to come back on Accy Web again

[garinda]

'A flagship secondary school championed by Labour is to close just two years after it opened – but the taxpayer will be paying for it for another 23 years.'

Read more: Labour's £24m showpiece school closes after only 2 years | Mail Online

As was agreed in another thread, throwing money at something doesn't necessarily mean it's the right thing to do, or that it'll be better for it.

No money for books, but these academies of vanity, are to close after a couple of years, after costing masssive amounts of money?

Scandalous.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by accysimon

How can you have the cheek to question the Education system when you can't even spell properly yourself? It's University, with an R in !!!

Pedantically speaking, education, and also university, shouldn't begin with a capital letter.

Must try harder.

(At least if you're going to criticise others for poor English.)

[Less]

Originally Posted by accysimon

How can you have the cheek to question the Education system when you can't even spell properly yourself? It's University, with an R in !!!

Being overcritical yourself aren't you?
Even a first year pupil at secondary school knows the correct English is:-

University, with an R

INNIT?

[lindsay ormerod]

My daughter's school ( Hassy High) scored higher than any of the Hyndburn schools, although quite how they managed that with no books astounds me
I'll be asking some questions when Parent's Evening comes around, in fact I might just email the headmistress and ask if this "bring your own books" situation is new....

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by lindsay ormerod

My daughter's school ( Hassy High) scored higher than any of the Hyndburn schools, although quite how they managed that with no books astounds me
I'll be asking some questions when Parent's Evening comes around, in fact I might just email the headmistress and ask if this "bring your own books" situation is new....

Where do you think the fault lies lindsay

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by garinda

'A flagship secondary school championed by Labour is to close just two years after it opened – but the taxpayer will be paying for it for another 23 years.'

Read more: Labour's £24m showpiece school closes after only 2 years | Mail Online

As was agreed in another thread, throwing money at something doesn't necessarily mean it's the right thing to do, or that it'll be better for it.

No money for books, but these academies of vanity, are to close after a couple of years, after costing masssive amounts of money?

Scandalous.

Glad you linked that up G. hate to think what Mancie would have called me if I'd have done it myself. this is like a lot of Labours so call building projects, they used PFI, The Royal Blackburn Hospital being a priime example

[Ken Moss]

Originally Posted by steeljack

Looking at the attached tables (from last weeks Accrington Observer )

GCSE - Accrington Observer

seems only one Hyndburn secondary school (St. Christophers) was in the top half of the Lancashire national average listing , four other Hyndburn schools are way down near the bottom of the table, Rhyddings being 3rd from the bottom , Norden not much higher.

Can anyone offer an explanation for these poor local showings ,maybe a local County Councillor , failing that a Hyndburn Councillor ... Know that a few Accy web parents have a children attending these schools, care to make a comment, are you happy with the education your child is getting.

It disappoints me that one set of results shows that exams are too easy in schools and another shows that the country is breeding a bunch of underacheivers.

My school education was set by the teachers and I did exceptionally well, why not go back to that system instead?

[DaveinGermany]

To pour further boiling oil on the raging waters around education ! EMA, I was never paid to go to school & I'm pretty sure a lot of people on here weren't so why is EMA supposedly seen as so important ?It was introduced around 2003/4 although a pilot had been running since 1999. Was the true reason a cynical ploy by powers that be to manipulate unemployment figures & further the dependency culture ? While at the same time sowing the seeds for future party militants & "Their rights!" ?

Now the threat of it being cut has raised the heads of these mini militants in the form of protest action ! Er, aren't they supposed to be at school/college getting their education today ? Or is it because a few have come to see it as a handout/pocket money from the state & their right to do as they please with ? Some of the students questioned have admitted as much !

Generally curious as to peoples views ! Especially any in receipt of such largess & what it means to them. (Honestly)

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[Neil]

Originally Posted by steeljack

seems only one Hyndburn secondary school (St. Christophers) was in the top half of the Lancashire national average
.................................

are you happy with the education your child is getting.

Yes because he goes to St Christophers.

Did you notice anything obvious about the majority of the schools at the top of the list?

[lindsay ormerod]

Originally Posted by Neil

Yes because he goes to St Christophers.

Did you notice anything obvious about the majority of the schools at the top of the list?

Yup, I bet they don't have to bring their own soddin' books at Clitheroe Grammar !
In reply to Jaysay, I don't know where the fault lies, like I said in my day everyone got a copy ofthe same edition of the book and you signed your name at the front of it on a little stuck on form. Seems a bit ridiculous if the teacher wants to refer to a specific page in her copy and 32 kids all have different editions....

[Neil]

I never thought about the page thing like that and I can't remember if we had to buy our own books at Clitheroe Grammar, I left in 88 and my memory is failing me

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by lindsay ormerod

Yup, I bet they don't have to bring their own soddin' books at Clitheroe Grammar !
In reply to Jaysay, I don't know where the fault lies, like I said in my day everyone got a copy ofthe same edition of the book and you signed your name at the front of it on a little stuck on form. Seems a bit ridiculous if the teacher wants to refer to a specific page in her copy and 32 kids all have different editions....

Lindsay I totally agree with you, I honestly think that no government has come out well with education over the last thirty years, but I sure as hell don't know the answer

[lindsay ormerod]

Kels' copy has arrived today, it will be getting her name written in it!! Apparently her class are sharing the supply of books with another class and "are not allowed to take them home" . I have written a letter into school asking if this fiasco is common practice and can we have next year's reading list in preparation !

[Eric]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Where do you think the fault lies lindsay

Thirteen years of Labour misrule ....