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Title: School closures in bad weather
Post by: Nickbat on 12 January 2010, 22:49:16

How many people know this, I wonder?

"Currently, if a school stays open and only a portion of pupils attend, the school will be penalised for having a low attendance rate by the DCSF. If a school decides to shut its doors due to the bad weather, all pupils are marked down to have attended, meaning 100% attendance."

Answers a few questions, methinks.

Essex County Council are asking that this piece of legal nonsense be changed.  :y :y

http://lordhanningfield.essexcc.gov.uk/roller/page/LordHanningfield?entry=guest_blogger_cllr_stephen_castle8

Title: Re: School closures in bad weather
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 12 January 2010, 22:57:00

Perversity - the raison d'être of bureaucracy :y :y

Title: Re: School closures in bad weather
Post by: Entwood on 12 January 2010, 23:02:40

So a schools statistics are more important than the kids education ...

Says an awful lot about NuLabour ....  :(

Title: Re: School closures in bad weather
Post by: CaptainZok on 12 January 2010, 23:06:48

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So a schools statistics are more important than the kids education ...

Says an awful lot about NuLabour ....  :(

That's what happens when you introduce "targets" imo.
People work to meet the target not do the job to the best of their abilities.

Title: Re: School closures in bad weather
Post by: Martin_1962 on 12 January 2010, 23:27:55

The primary behind us only closed one day, my daughters grammar two days including the day they left mid morning due to the terrible snow.

However a lot of local schools have been shut a lot of the last week or so.

Title: Re: School closures in bad weather
Post by: Vamps on 12 January 2010, 23:31:57

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So a schools statistics are more important than the kids education ...

Says an awful lot about NuLabour ....  :(

That's what happens when you introduce "targets" imo.
People work to meet the target not do the job to the best of their abilities.[/quote]

Sadly so very true, got to tick the boxes over and above the service provided........ :-X

Title: Re: School closures in bad weather
Post by: KillerWatt on 12 January 2010, 23:33:39

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So a schools statistics are more important than the kids education ...

Says an awful lot about NuLabour ....  :(

Where have you been for the last 10 years plus mate?

EVERYTHING is target driven these days, the actual performance counts for sweet FA.

Title: Re: School closures in bad weather
Post by: STMO999 on 13 January 2010, 08:30:07

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How many people know this, I wonder?

"Currently, if a school stays open and only a portion of pupils attend, the school will be penalised for having a low attendance rate by the DCSF. If a school decides to shut its doors due to the bad weather, all pupils are marked down to have attended, meaning 100% attendance."

Answers a few questions, methinks.

Essex County Council are asking that this piece of legal nonsense be changed.  :y :y

http://lordhanningfield.essexcc.gov.uk/roller/page/LordHanningfield?entry=guest_blogger_cllr_stephen_castle8

My missus managed to open up her school every day and, consequently, will be hammered for her attendance figures.

Title: Re: School closures in bad weather
Post by: jonnycool on 13 January 2010, 08:58:48

This explains why our kids' school closed in about 2mm of snow the other day  >:(