Guilt Free Railing 2

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New thread, imaginatively titled.

@WaxOnFeckOff

Not that I want to distract, but from another thread, Parliament have voted for them to have to release the Education review paper before the election. Would have bets on what is going to happen but I think odds on favourite is to drag heels and delay and be forced to court and fight it and then tax payer shell out for costs. then it's released (after the election) and they say we'll do better next time and it'll all go away... That's if they get in of course...

They'll drag it out until purdah. Bastards

@WaxOnFeckOff

Not that I want to distract, but from another thread, Parliament have voted for them to have to release the Education review paper before the election. Would have bets on what is going to happen but I think odds on favourite is to drag heels and delay and be forced to court and fight it and then tax payer shell out for costs. then it's released (after the election) and they say we'll do better next time and it'll all go away... That's if they get in of course...

I saw this. I’m pleased, as in a straightforward democracy this would have been released as a matter of course.

Education is so critical to closing the attainment gap (though hopefully not downward)

I mean it's obviously bad and even months of time to concoct spin isn't working? As someone on another thread said. We should just start describing it as the disastrous OECD report anyway.

Maybe we need to circulate some rumours about what's in it that are SO BAD that they release it because the truth is better?

Scared to poke the beast though, doubtless the solution to it will be to scrap all measurement and replace exams with a list of 'I can' statements.

I'm having a thick life day

Can you explain this more wax?

Which bit ssd?

I forget the timeline ssd, but an independent report on education was undertaken and the results of that review have been delayed and delayed and the final delay was put to after the election. And you are not thick, it's just that none of this stuff seems to make the MSM so if you didn't happen to hear about it, you'd never know it was (or wasn't ) happening.

NS said to judge her on Education - well we are trying...

Someone else might manage to be a bit more specific! :o

I didnt realise that. I've seen a lit if threads asking why education in Scotland is so bad and I dont really see it like that as I feel my kids got a good education, but I'm questioning it now, maybe I should have asked more.

Just to give you a laugh, did you see the story about the political editor of the Liverpool Echo who got called for his covid jag but he's only 36 and no underlying health issues other than being a little bit overweight. He queried it and was told that he's been given the appointment due to his obesity. On further querying it was then discovered that they had him down as being 6.2cm and not 6 foot 2. Giving him a bmi of 28000!!

Judge me on education - just don't look at any evidence at all

Swinney was on radio Scotland this morning

Was COVID that’s delayed the report 😉🤦‍♀️

@WaxOnFeckOff

Just to give you a laugh, did you see the story about the political editor of the Liverpool Echo who got called for his covid jag but he's only 36 and no underlying health issues other than being a little bit overweight. He queried it and was told that he's been given the appointment due to his obesity. On further querying it was then discovered that they had him down as being 6.2cm and not 6 foot 2. Giving him a bmi of 28000!!

Yes. My BMI is similar right now!

If only I could be 6foot 2. I might not be a fatty then

@littlbrowndog

Swinney was on radio Scotland this morning

Was COVID that’s delayed the report 😉🤦‍♀️

What, does it need a bloody vaccine first? They know covid isn't a computer virus right?

So what delayed it before covid as I'm sure this has been going on longer than that? Unless I'm mistaken?

@littlbrowndog

If only I could be 6foot 2. I might not be a fatty then

I'm the only one in my household who isn't 6'2" or over.

Oh, and the cat, the cat isn't 6'2"

@WaxOnFeckOff

Just to give you a laugh, did you see the story about the political editor of the Liverpool Echo who got called for his covid jag but he's only 36 and no underlying health issues other than being a little bit overweight. He queried it and was told that he's been given the appointment due to his obesity. On further querying it was then discovered that they had him down as being 6.2cm and not 6 foot 2. Giving him a bmi of 28000!!

I feel there should be some joke about the perceived size of the editor matching the quality of the newspaper but that would be mean. But seriously... If record keeping like that is accepted in the NHS, we're all stuffed, aren't we?!

@WaxOnFeckOff

So what delayed it before covid as I'm sure this has been going on longer than that? Unless I'm mistaken?

According to bbc it was due this feb - I think they just started using covid as a pre emptive excuse a while ago

This from the BBC on the live reporting page from todays briefing:

Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie asks how the people of Scotland can judge the first minister on her education record if she won't publish an OECD review into the Scottish curriculum until after the election.

The first minister replies the timetable of the review has been set by the OECD.

Mr Rennie insists the Scottish government has the report already so the Scottish government should publish it now and he questions the independence of the report.

Ms Sturgeon says that the idea the OECD would allow to happen what Mr Rennie suggests is "completely outrageous".

The preliminary report is merely for fact checking, she says.

Fact Checking! :o

He was on just after 8 am. But I only had a half listen as the ferals were doing horrid stuff.

And he drones on like he needs a battery charge but if I remember the general tone was it was Covid s fault

It’s probably on catch up if you can bear the droning

Fact checking indeed. If you say so Nicola, if you say so

I loved that story about the 6cm tall guy

I rather like the Pope's suggestions for Lent and may try to channel them in my day to day life. I felt peaceful just reading them. That said I shall be strict about discarding them the moment I open the railing thread.

In that vein I am a bit fed up with my colleague who is very very gloomy and grumpy about returning to work from maternity leave next week. I get it. I do. BUT she hasn't had to try to work with kids at home for the entire time, and the nursery is reopening literally the week she returns to work. Aaargh! I feel like such a total bitch and I'd never say anything to her obviously but I don't think she understands how lucky her timing is (from my perspective at least). There we go. Horrible horrible person.

Back to channeling the pope

The reports we do have say the attainment gap gas closed as the top students have fallen in grades