RE The Tories plans for schools

The Tories want to allow all schools to be selective and they want to privatise them all.

The plan was to force all schools to become an academy. Parts of that plan were plan failing to get through the House of Lords so now they are going to re-band the idea as grammar schools.

Basically, it is handing taxpayers money to private companies to run schools. Private schools will also be allowed to run state schools.

Cuts are being made to funding for state education. The schools will be allowed to employ people as teachers without any teaching qualifications as they cost less to employ. Academies are already allowed to do that.

There will be money-making scams such as banning packed lunches so that parents will be forced to pay for school meals (and the cost of school meals will be increased). Parents will be forced to buy school uniforms from particular retailers and at inflated prices etc.

Eventually parents will be asked to pay top-up fees. That is why the Tories are saying the schools will have to accept some kids from poorer families... because those not from poor backgrounds will be charged fees.

Although the Tories are saying that some children from poorer families will be permitted into the best grammar schools... the Tories don't have a good track record at keeping such promises. Look at the promises made about developers having to provide some affordable housing. Developers now don't have to provide any.

The EDP reports "A scheme for 37 apartments in Norwich has been approved - despite providing no affordable units. Wensum Homes’ bid for the dwellings on Duke Street was unanimously approved by the committee yesterday. Councillors heard that a viability test found it was not suitable to have any affordable homes included."

Posted By: Larry Hagman on September 9th 2016 at 13:44:23

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RE The Tories plans for schools (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Sep 9, 13:44:23
- Some sweeping statements and assumptions in there. I take it you support Corbyn. (NCFC) - Basingstoke_Canary, Sep 9, 14:19:06
  - Absolute tosh. Start to finish. (NCFC) - avenging canary, Sep 9, 15:21:46
    - did say last night grammar schools to allow up to 25% from lower income families (NCFC) - Men without hats, Sep 9, 16:32:59
  - Sweeping statements like "bog standard comprehensives" (NCFC) - phelans tash, Sep 9, 14:49:44
  - Put it like this............................... (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Sep 9, 14:44:36
    - ...private company would have take money out of the school (NCFC) - Basingstoke_Canary, Sep 9, 15:10:15
    - Some excellent points, however (NCFC) - Basingstoke_Canary, Sep 9, 15:05:27
      - Come late to this but....... (NCFC) - Tressells Broadbrush, Sep 9, 19:01:27
        
        No words to describe how much I love this post. Thank you. (n/m) (NCFC) - avenging canary, Sep 10, 00:06:21
      - Absolutely agree on bad teachers; My ex is a Compo Head Teacher....... (NCFC) - Kirrie, Sep 9, 16:04:54
        
        She needs to get better HR advice. (NCFC) - avenging canary, Sep 9, 17:28:51
        
        That's rubbish actually. (n/m) (NCFC) - Boris, Sep 9, 18:49:23
        
        You've obviously never been responsible for having to try and sack a bad teacher! (n/m) (NCFC) - Kirrie, Sep 9, 18:33:56
        
        Many, many times. (n/m) (NCFC) - avenging canary, Sep 9, 19:35:47
      - So you are an unqualified failed state school teacher... (NCFC) - avenging canary, Sep 9, 15:24:32
        
        Its nigh oin impossiblt to get rid of bad teachers unless they are looking for a pay-off.. (NCFC) - Kirrie, Sep 9, 16:07:08
        
        Not in my experience. (NCFC) - avenging canary, Sep 9, 17:30:03
        
        Most d hooks have to and the Union almost always takes the teachers side. (n/m) (NCFC) - Kirrie, Sep 9, 18:35:17
        
        That's the job of the Union. But they're often not right. (NCFC) - avenging canary, Sep 9, 19:38:19
        
        Most heads ffs! (n/m) (NCFC) - Kirrie, Sep 9, 18:35:39
        
        Teaching 30 years ago However my kids experince bad teachers every day (NCFC) - Basingstoke_Canary, Sep 9, 15:27:08
        
        From my own experience at least one year for 20 years. (NCFC) - avenging canary, Sep 9, 15:48:22
      - Comprehensives aren't being held up as some miracle cure though, Grammar schools are (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 9, 15:13:57
        
        Yes vthey are and they have been since the 60s when they were the reason to remove Grammar (n/m) (NCFC) - Basingstoke_Canary, Sep 9, 15:28:27
        
        at this moment in time the return to Grammar schools are being held up as a 'miracle cure' (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 9, 15:51:30
    - Excellent points (n/m) (NCFC) - colincanary, Sep 9, 14:47:23
  - "Far more people got to University from lower class homes when Grammar schools existed" (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 9, 14:39:19
    - Like the evidence that Comps have improved social mobility you mean? (n/m) (NCFC) - Basingstoke_Canary, Sep 9, 14:58:43
      - i'm not the one making that claim. Do you have evidence to back you claim up please? (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 9, 15:11:02
        
        Personal experience:- first generation to go to Uni (NCFC) - Basingstoke_Canary, Sep 9, 15:25:12
        
        8% eligible for free school meals in grammar school areas (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 9, 15:42:59

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