Do Jamie Oliver's children attend private schools?

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Just been watching his C4 series and wondering.....

I don't think Cheryl has her own island

If this article contains any accuracy, Jamie might have given some children something to think about at least. And if any youngsters watching are given cause to examine their ideas and think forward, won't something have been achieved?

www.telegraph.co.uk/education/8363659/The-kids-have-done-all-right.html

I hope Xenia's island is not in the Outer Hebrides, or we'll all be disappointed.

She's changed from a no hope (no qualifications) to doing a degree in the space between filming and screening of the programmes

Well that's why I put my qualifier at the start and suggested that the acievemnt might be to make them think forward.... but qualifications in youth work are a possibility, no? and, hypothetically, from there to some kind of degree in youth/ social work?

Ms Cole has done pretty well. I'm a free market person, why would I think she hadn't? Good for her and she works very hard and so has JO, but that doesn't mean that there's no point in bothering about good schools for your children. Getting them into good schools whether state or private definitely makes it more likely they'll do better than if you don't. That's why parents are bothered about education and also most of us want them educated in nice places where all their talents can be brought out whatever those are even if it's knitting or social skills or religious fervour or whatever floats their boat.

Does anyone know if JO lives in a council flat? Just wondering cos I think it's a disgrace the way some people buy their way out of sink estates by going into the private housing sector.

As far as I'm concerned, I don't mind if people are stupid enough to spend millions of pounds on a flat when you can rent a perfectly good one for £150 a week off the government or a housing association, but I don't think they should be allowed to make television programmes, the poncy upper class twonks.

While we're at it, does anyone know if he shops at Waitrose? What's wrong with shopping at Lidle, aren't the cabbages good enough for him, the rich buffoon?

I just think it's a disgrace when anyone does anything different to me. Especially rich people. It's just not fair that they have more money and can spend it on stuff, even if that stuff is rubbish and my stuff is better and costs less.

Tbh Xenia you're not a great ad for private schools. Can't quite work out the agenda.

Well... I've just had a JO Cookbook delivered. I find the writing mildy amusing. Methinks he doth protest too much in promoting his lad image. The writing in the book is very strained, too much trying to be cool, very cringeworthy, no integrity, not real.
Food looks good though. I'm going to try one today.

which book Sakura? which recipe are you trying?

Jamie's dinners. Have just rustled up Tagliatele, Spinach and Goat's cheese with homemade tomato sauce, and even my 1 year old is eating it.

Yes, good to give them choices.

(The island is near the equator not Scotland - no point in buying a desert island if you need Scottish thermal knickers to survive it)

Mine are being given choices by their state school.

Yes he does I know the school. My mother and grandmother went there, its very prestigious and in North London.

Most parents pick schools that are the best they can manage for their children whether in state or private sector. It's not surprising JO shoudl pick a private school as they ofetn are the best in London anyway.

That is not the case all over the country and indeed some parents are selfish as to where they choose to move where the place benefits them but the schools in both sectors are useless. Schooling is often considered very carefully by parents before they move.

Xenia, I agree.

I think it depends hugely on where you live.

Fiona Millar is chair of governors at William Ellis secondary school in London. She is better qualified to talk about state education, and to oppose this Tory government's attempts to destroy it, than anyone else involved in this discussion.

Check out her record as Chair of Governors. Rather a lot of staff turnover (including Heads). She is not exactly loved by the parents.

Frankie I am chair of governors at a school too.

It doesn't make us experts on state education per se.

And while I do actually admire FM's commitment to education I would say that she has very fixed opinions and as such everything she says is somewhat coloured by her views.
Which is a shame.

That said, I don't think anyone needs to be an expert to have something to say about schools.

She's can't ensure a non sexist marriage so I doubt she is much good in schools and she's left wing.

The left always come out with such over the top comments. Why would this Govenrnment have an agenda to ruin schooling attended by 97% of children (suggestion above)? Cameron's daughter is in a state school.

There may be state schools that would suit your child but there will be others that won't ...every child is different just as every school is different and finding a perfect match is very difficult.

What the hell as being left wing got to do with it? I could equally say, you're right wing so your opinions are bollocks. But I wouldn't, because it's irrelevant.

The government has an agenda. All governments do. State education is not in the parlous state they'd have you believe. It was in good shape. Don't believe the rubbish the Birbalsinghs of this work spout.

But now, this is happening: My children's school for example, has lost £175,000 from its sixth form budget already, is expecting to lost half a million in total. A YEAR.

If that isn't destroying state education, I don't know what is.