My wife works at a school for kids with special needs & they're petrified at being forced

On your third point, there was a piece on if local news during the week - it was a really underperforming academy school and the salary the headmaster was on was staggeringly high & you couldn't help but wonder how that salary could have been better spent, actually helping to educate the kids themselves, rather than lining the pockets of the useless Head.

Posted By: South_West_Canary on March 27th 2016 at 19:34:11

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RE All schools becoming academies...................... (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Mar 27, 19:24:39
- This is worth a read and this is supposed to be one of the best examples (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Mar 27, 22:21:04
  - Here is a great example................................. ................... (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Mar 27, 22:45:15
  - I wonder what political party these academy chain directors and trustees vote for....? (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Mar 27, 22:31:24
- Ok. Here goes again. (NCFC) - avenging canary, Mar 27, 20:57:20
- Nout wrong with point 2 at all! Makes a big difference having people teach with industry (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Mar 27, 20:30:39
  - It is about saving money by employing people who are not qualified to teach (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Mar 27, 22:14:29
  - Agreed. They've a lot to offer (n/m) (NCFC) - Sonic, Mar 27, 20:58:13
    - Evening I'm Alright Jack (n/m) (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Mar 27, 21:03:05
  - Bullshit. (NCFC) - avenging canary, Mar 27, 20:53:04
    - private schools have done this for years (NCFC) - CWC, Mar 27, 21:14:28
      - Generally their outcomes (value added) are poor. (NCFC) - avenging canary, Mar 27, 21:16:46
        
        Depends on how selective the school (n/m) (NCFC) - Sonic, Mar 27, 21:20:05
        
        Nope. Value added takes that into account. (NCFC) - avenging canary, Mar 27, 21:30:17
        
        Yeah I get how value added works, but you wouldn't know the other schools (NCFC) - Sonic, Mar 27, 21:38:18
        
        Independent schools are at liberty to release VA but choose not to. (NCFC) - avenging canary, Mar 27, 22:06:56
    - I'm not saying they are better that's not what the point he was making is (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Mar 27, 20:55:01
      - Experience plus training is fantastic. (NCFC) - avenging canary, Mar 27, 20:58:34
        
        Yup I've done 10 years industry (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Mar 27, 21:04:21
        
        I've seen qualified teachers who are crap. (NCFC) - avenging canary, Mar 27, 21:14:53
        
        3o/s 1g (n/m) (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Mar 27, 21:04:53
  - Not if they don't have the skills to teach it doesn't (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Mar 27, 20:36:24
    - They won't pass the interview stage if they can't teach (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Mar 27, 20:48:04
      - How do they know at interview stage? (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Mar 27, 20:51:22
        
        You have to teach a load of lessons whilst being watched by (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Mar 27, 20:56:19
        
        Before teachers get jobs they have to teach a load of classes & be assessed? (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Mar 27, 21:03:53
        
        then that's the fault of that school then isn't it? (NCFC) - CWC, Mar 27, 21:11:28
        
        If the policy allows it, then that is a failing. (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Mar 27, 21:18:19
        
        Um yes it more than likely will be (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Mar 27, 21:06:02
- and the negatives!? (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Mar 27, 20:05:48
- They're building a new primary in our village thats gonna be an academy (NCFC) - Taxi 4 Johnson, Mar 27, 20:00:25
- My wife works at a school for kids with special needs & they're petrified at being forced (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Mar 27, 19:34:11
  - meant 'forced into becoming an Academy' (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Mar 27, 19:42:32
- Wrong category you div (n/m) (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Mar 27, 19:33:48
- You're becoming a bit of a bore (NCFC) - Hulk Rules, Mar 27, 19:27:49
  - Becoming? (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Mar 27, 20:28:24
  - agreed (NCFC) - Tombs, Mar 27, 20:11:42
  - He is right though (n/m) (NCFC) - colincanary, Mar 27, 19:32:12
    - Indeedy (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Mar 27, 19:33:55
      - No he isn't. (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Breadstick, Mar 27, 22:09:23

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