ThisisBigBrother.com - UK TV Forums

ThisisBigBrother.com - UK TV Forums (https://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forums/index.php)
-   Serious Debates & News (https://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=61)
-   -   More than half of secondary heads 'consider quitting' (https://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forums/showthread.php?t=198575)

Omah 23-03-2012 04:46 AM
More than half of secondary heads 'consider quitting'
 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-17478828

Quote:
The Association of School and college leaders says morale has reached a new low

Over half of secondary heads are considering quitting because of "toxic" government rhetoric, a survey suggests

ASCL general secretary Brian Lightman said heads felt angry, frustrated and on the verge of being bullied.

Mr Lightman said ASCL's members were professionals who were absolutely committed but could only take so much of what he called "toxic rhetoric".

He added: "The government has cherry-picked international statistics, made sweeping generalisations and painted a caricature of schools as failing in order to justify its policy decisions."
A great turn of phrase from Mr Lightman - it sums up the total presentation style of the current Cameron administration - lie, lie again and then lie some more ..... :yuk:

Ammi 23-03-2012 04:49 AM
Hmmmm...I'll look at this later

fruit_cake 23-03-2012 07:48 AM
It seems to me that there definitely needs to be a move away from local and central government control over schools, but tbf to Cameron he is the one who has pioneered the new 'academies' that run their own budgets. Whether later on that translates to rich kids going to academies and poor kids having to make do with the bog standard comp remains to be seen.

I think I blame the Labour government for the mess and the 'rights' culture that has meant teachers have little to no power over students other than their own good will. I don't think the cane should be brought back but when you hear stories about how teachers were sacked because they removed a naughty child from their lesson it's disgraceful.

Kizzy 23-03-2012 10:13 AM
There needs to be school reforms, this funding schools based on exam performance is not working.
It just forces schools to give up on those who won't attain the A-C grades required.

Marc 23-03-2012 10:18 AM
Bring back strict teaching, beating and hitting kids will solve everything.

Kizzy 23-03-2012 11:07 AM
Hey that was great, when that board rubber whistled past your ear you knew you had to turn round and shut the hell up!

Omah 23-03-2012 11:28 AM
A good spanking never hurt anyone ..... :hmph:

lostalex 23-03-2012 12:42 PM
i have no idea what "toxic rhetoric" means. there must be more to this story that i'm not familiar with, so i'll stay out this one...

Kizzy 23-03-2012 01:18 PM
An update
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-17478828

Omah 23-03-2012 02:14 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by kizzy (Post 5037585)
Quote:
President of the Association of School and College Leaders Joan McVittie said expectations of heads had never been higher.

Ms McVittie told the conference in Birmingham that heads were required to be moral leaders, risk takers, media experts, creative accountants, prophets and networkers.

Earlier she told journalists that heads were also leading schools that were the last bastion of "old fashioned values and discipline", teaching children "rational and restrained ways of dealing with conflict".

In the area of London where she is head, four fifths of pupils have English as an additional language and different ways of settling disputes.
A shocking indictment of lax government ..... :hmph:


All times are GMT. The time now is 11:43 PM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2025 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.