The more I watch that 90 sec video by Paul Johnson it just sounds more and more like damage limitation. It's all "you might think this"... "you might believe that" etc, and then ends with "but don't be fooled". Was it scripted by Sir Humphrey I wonder? And if/when it all does go pear-shaped they can trot out this video and say "well, we did warn you!".
Labour are dreaming if they think private school teachers will simply become teachers in the state sector. Even state school teachers don't want to be teachers there! They have a huge recruitment and retention problem because most state schools are jungles. My daughter who was privately educated has taught in both and has just called me on her way home from a day of supply teaching (plenty of that with all the teachers on sick leave) at a state secondary. Her words: "I'd rather work in a cafe. At least you don't get people telling you F.... off. The whole place is pointless. There is no point in trying to teach these 'children' algebra, they are feral and simply walk out of class. They'll never survive in the real world". I said, oh yes they will - they will live on benefits. She will never send her own children to a state school - home education all the way.
The more I watch that 90 sec video by Paul Johnson it just sounds more and more like damage limitation. It's all "you might think this"... "you might believe that" etc, and then ends with "but don't be fooled". Was it scripted by Sir Humphrey I wonder? And if/when it all does go pear-shaped they can trot out this video and say "well, we did warn you!".
Labour are dreaming if they think private school teachers will simply become teachers in the state sector. Even state school teachers don't want to be teachers there! They have a huge recruitment and retention problem because most state schools are jungles. My daughter who was privately educated has taught in both and has just called me on her way home from a day of supply teaching (plenty of that with all the teachers on sick leave) at a state secondary. Her words: "I'd rather work in a cafe. At least you don't get people telling you F.... off. The whole place is pointless. There is no point in trying to teach these 'children' algebra, they are feral and simply walk out of class. They'll never survive in the real world". I said, oh yes they will - they will live on benefits. She will never send her own children to a state school - home education all the way.
Quite