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To think we will have class sizes of over 40 children...

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Chippednailvarnish · 08/05/2015 13:07

In the next five years?

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Whattonamemyselfnow · 08/05/2015 19:16

Also as I said above. In a typical technology classroom at my workplace you could not fit in 40 children. Of course that's a problem with school design but nothing that can be changed. Science labs similar. Changing rooms in pe. And actual space for kids to move around at lunchtime even with split lunchtimes. And the whole education system becomes less personalised and the teachers will not get to know your child . It's hard enough as it is when with 30 children in a class you get less than 2 mins per child in a 60 minute lesson.

Anyway none of this is out problem. This is without even starting to talk about the police, fire service, nhs. They are wanting more work out of everyone, particularly public sector, and most people are stretched to their limits and beyond.

Also. There is a lot that teachers do that parents are not aware of so difficult to judge by just talking to your child and looking at their books etc

Whattonamemyselfnow · 08/05/2015 19:20

Apologies for my spelling and grammar. I am going through a bad patch . Blame 2 under 2!
Thank god I'm not at work at the minute Grin

JillyCoopersGreyhound · 08/05/2015 19:24

I've no doubt that yours is almost a thankless task nowadays What. I wouldn't do it for all the tea in China. I believe that you've been sold down the river by successive governments, starting with the Labour party in 1976. The answer has got to be change, much change, but it won't come quickly.

Whattonamemyselfnow · 08/05/2015 19:26

I have no answers by the way! More money!
But there is no money!

meditrina · 08/05/2015 20:11

They've already allocated £1.6b (done Feb this year to run until Sept 18).

How much more than that do you think is needed?

Wafflenose · 08/05/2015 20:16

DD1 had 41 children in her class last year. Two have moved away, so there are now 39.

DD2 will be in a class of 43 in September.

Maycausesideeffects · 08/05/2015 21:03

Definitely. There is a real shortage of experience secondary school teachers wanting to teach. I think class size of 35 or 40 will be here sooner than you suggest.

Retrain and become a teacher!

ragged · 08/05/2015 22:13

I'm in the east of England, DC have 22-25 in their classes (yr2-10). Just smaller than the national avg for England. I am THE token immigrant parent at school.
No, I tell a lie, there are at least 3 other immigrant parents (out of 600+). Around here, Scottish qualifies as exotic.

Our county has a fairly old median resident age (so not many kids). Few jobs too, of course.

Whattonamemyselfnow · 09/05/2015 05:56

I've no idea how much is needed but schools individually run on budgets of millions. Or medium sized secondary's do

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