Every English school to become an academy

[rollonthesummer]

bbc

Fantastic-because academies are doing so well, aren't they!?

What a shambles this is! (Spot the exclamation sentence there...)

[strawberrypenguin]

I'm not a teacher but DS1 is due to start school this September. I'm horrified by this - the damage this could have on his education and that of unborn DS2 is untold. No national curriculum and no decent pay for teachers of the schools don't want to pay it.
We can't HE as one we couldn't afford to and two neither DH or I would have the faintest idea where to start.
I just want my boys to have access to a free and decent education that they deserve. Can't believe how little there has been in the press about this either - it's been completed buried by the 'sugar tax' which I suspect was the plan.

[jeavcike]

I have signed the petition too.

I'm wondering if anyone can shed any light on how the changes will affect me as a qualified primary school teacher working on short term supply through agencies?

I have chosen this over a permanent position due to family commitments at home - the flexibility of supply teaching means I can organise my work around my life and works for us at the moment. I was hoping to go full-time in 2017 when dd goes to school but now everything suddenly seems so uncertain and I'm worried.

[NewLife4Me]

Bungo

I have signed the petition last night. It doesn't affect my last schooled child atm and hope it never will.
I wholeheartedly support those who it will affect.

In fact whilst I'm here can I ask those who it also won't affect to think of others and sign please.

[BungoWomble]

Sorry, me jumping to wrong conclusion. I'm not normally over here, just wanted to see what the teachers thought about academies.

In case you've not all come across it yet, there's a petition against this forced privatization already petition.parliament.uk/petitions/124702

[NewLife4Me]

Hi, on the previous page I meant that all education was going to be private as in state schools being privatized, not that people will have to afford a private education.

As for increase in H.ed it has been mentioned on other threads, and I do believe there will be an increase, not that everybody can consider this option.
However, those that can will consider it if they don't like the idea of an academy.

Just wanted to clear that up. Apologies, if I didn't make myself clear and offended anybody.

[RobotMenu]

There goes the pay and conditions document...

[G1raffe]

Our primry schools have changed to join with local ones. Already huge changes in curriculum, loss of staff and cutting the number of TAs in half....

[WalkerBait]

From non to academy even

[WalkerBait]

Our primary became an academy about 3 years ago now. I still see no difference from non academy to non academy. BUT my old high school is academy there is no saving that you can change names as often as you want

[ilovesooty]

Just brought in without consultation. Bastards.

[guerre]

It's not even on the Telegraph site

[SlinkyVagabond]

Like I said up thread, too fucking late. It's at royal assent stage, so rubber stamped by her madge and that's it. it's a disgrace that the national papers critical of the government haven't talked about it. Slid through under cover of bigger issues.

[G1raffe]

:( I have health issues and can't reallyhome ed even if I could guarantee I wont need to work in the next 13 years.

I'm really really worried.

[guerre]

bungo- newlife has already done that! (HE)

[BungoWomble]

NewLife4Me, I really can hardly believe I just read that. What about the poorer people who are barely scraping by at the moment just paying bills and (usually) rent? How do you think they can afford private school fees? DO you think they're able to home educate when they're busy working all hours just to carry on paying those rent and bills? Assuming they have the education to teach others themselves. This will further the rich/ poor divide in Britain, which is already the highest in the EU.

Fwiw I went to a private school, as a bright poor person with a free place under the old Assisted Places scheme. Gave me a very good education in how the other half live and how divided Britain is in that regard, not much respect for those who have so much money and privilege through historical accident and luck rather than any real 'just deserts', and a firm belief in the value of state education. Private schools only get results because they only take in those who will get them, not through any inherent added value.

I would also like to march in the streets about this!

Other thread, if it's the one I've seen, is www.mumsnet.com/Talk/in_the_news/2592949-Every-school-to-be-an-academy?watched=1&msgid=59884194#59884194

[PerspicaciaTick]

I don't understand why a government which wants to micromanage education down to the last exclamation mark also wants to remove control from schools.

[Pipbin]

I'm not surprised. I think it is just having it confirmed that is the problem.

[EvilTwins]

I teach at a school run by a MAT. We were RI when they took over. Now we're in special measures. It's a joke. We're haemorrhaging staff. Their answer is to dump an executive head in for three days a week, on top of a head & deputy.

[guerre]

How is this a surprise to anyone? Let alone anyone working in education?

[Pipbin]

Where and when do we march in the streets? I WILL stand up and be counted for this.

[SlinkyVagabond]

here
No everyone doesn't want private education, or home ed, lots of people want good schools that all can access. And these won't be private-just privately owned. It will be profit over childrens' needs, potentially with the head office hundreds of miles away, the head, staff, curriculum,governors, uniform will be chosen by them. You think it's bad now trying to get into the school of your choice? Imagine selection being controlled by a faceless corporation.

[NewLife4Me]

Don't most people want a private education for threir childdren? No state then they'll just be private.
Maybe more people will opt for H.ed if they don't like academies.

[OrangeSquashTallGlass]

Can you link it Slinky?

[SlinkyVagabond]

Just wondering how many CEOs of the consortia are donors to the tories. There's another thread btw. It was slipped in through the back door, bastards.

[springscoming]

It's what they've always wanted. Education on the cheap for the masses while their own kids are sent to private schools.