Blair's Radical Reshaping Of Education
Well, Mr. Education Education Education has been a busy boy. Let's recap.
* The tough test of A-levels will be toughened up so that they're actually worth something. However, the increasing A-level pass rate since 1997 isn't because they were too easy, or anything, it's because of the divine leadership qualities of New Labour
* Instead of being available in a few schools, International Baccalaureates will be available in a few schools
* The unreachable target of 200 City Academies by 2010 will be upped to a much more unreachable 400 City Academies by a date that no one knows.
* Tony will free school leaders to lead (I'm sure they used to be called 'headmasters', or something), as long as they do whatever the businessman, religous fundamentalist or whoever's paid their £2m quid tells them.
* er
* that's it
* Nearly forgot, if you sign up for our latest Trust Schools wheeze we'll give you an awfully generous ten grand
Gosh, that knocks Butler's Education Act 1944 for six, doesn't it?
Can they use the 10 grand as
Can they use the 10 grand as a deposit on a peerage?
He's preparing the ground
He's preparing the ground for the future, realising that Labour will lose the next election (if there is one). When the tougher exams are introduced pass rates will presumably fall and Labour will then gleefully claim that Conservative education policies are failing.
Much the same as the old
Much the same as the old Republican trick of raising massive levels of deficit, knowing that the Democrats will get the blame when they have to spend a fortune paying them off. My theory of why Brown likes PFI goes much along the same lines - store up a bucket of shit on top of the door for when the next lot enter the room.
Ah yes, but as the
Ah yes, but as the fundamentalist bampots take over the education system, they will gradually revitalise British science through the teaching of intelligent design: as the Guardian reported a couple of days ago 'dozens of schools' are already using creationist teaching materials.
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'Bampots' - I like it, and
'Bampots' - I like it, and will use it more in conversation.
Tom - that may be a typo -
Tom - that may be a typo - think the word is 'Barmpot' - seem to recall hearing it used mostly round Manchester way.
It is 'bampot' and a Scots
It is 'bampot' and a Scots term for idiot.
Tam the... It is 'bampot'
Tam the...
It is 'bampot' and a Scots term for idiot.
Indeed - particularly a west coast term. To the extent that anyone named Thomas in Glasgow who exhibits even mild excentricity is liable to be labelled 'Tam the Bam'.
Apologies all round ! I'll
Apologies all round ! I'll accept that I'm a bampot.