Interestingly almost the same debate goes on in a lot of other countries. Recently in the States they were also banging on about employers saying that the educational standards were falling and holding the UK up as a good example! We all know what they say about statistics - so personally a big pinch of salt should be taken with whatever you are reading. If you saw the recent series about "Harrow - A Very British School" what came across apart from the fact they only had 800 boys and almost two teachers to eight boys, was the incredible sense of self worth and self confidence that they all had in spades. Having said that they also realised how the old school tie would always work in their favour and that they were incredibly privileged - at £150,000 for their education you'd expect results. Giving our kids in state schools that same self confidence and belief that they can make it is the challenge, we have some really wonderful teachers and support staff, and some really bright students, what we need now is a Secretary of State for Education who is prepared to invest in state schools like he is with these 'free schools' for the snob faction. If these people can't afford to pay fees why should the bloody taxpayer be asked to subsidise them? And more to the point why should other kids be deprived of resources that could make all the difference to their future just for a few people with their heads firmly up their back sides?? We need to show we value ALL our children whether they be academic or practical and ensure we realise their individual potential for a bright future.

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Topic	Date Posted	Posted By
Free schools and Academies	16/11/13 12:02:00	Diana Oppe
Re:Free schools and Academies	16/11/13 12:14:00	Mary Kelly-Foran
Re:Re:Free schools and Academies	16/11/13 17:06:00	Vanessa Smith
Re:Re:Re:Free schools and Academies	16/11/13 19:35:00	Anthony Waller
Re:Re:Re:Re:Free schools and Academies	16/11/13 21:02:00	Guy Lambert
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Free schools and Academies	17/11/13 10:32:00	Anthony Waller
Re:Free schools and Academies	17/11/13 12:01:00	Diana Oppe
Re:Re:Free schools and Academies	17/11/13 12:33:00	Vanessa Smith
Re:Re:Re:Free schools and Academies	18/11/13 17:15:00	Katy Whelan
Re:Re:Re:Re:Free schools and Academies	18/11/13 17:20:00	Diana Oppe
Re:Re:Re:Re:Free schools and Academies	18/11/13 21:43:00	Guy Lambert
Re:Re:Re:Re:Free schools and Academies	20/11/13 05:57:00	Anthony Waller
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Free schools and Academies	20/11/13 09:38:00	Guy Lambert
Re:Re:Free schools and Academies	20/11/13 06:04:00	Anthony Waller
Re:Re:Re:Free schools and Academies	20/11/13 10:09:00	Vanessa Smith
Re:Re:Re:Re:Free schools and Academies	22/11/13 22:51:00	David Giles
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Free schools and Academies	23/11/13 12:35:00	Vanessa Smith
Paul Flowers	26/11/13 23:11:00	David Giles

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