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Nickbat

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School closures in bad weather
« 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
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Re: School closures in bad weather
« Reply #1 on: 12 January 2010, 22:57:00 »
Perversity - the raison d'être of bureaucracy :y :y
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Re: School closures in bad weather
« Reply #2 on: 12 January 2010, 23:02:40 »
So a schools statistics are more important than the kids education ...

Says an awful lot about NuLabour ....  :(
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Re: School closures in bad weather
« Reply #3 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.
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Re: School closures in bad weather
« Reply #4 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.
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Re: School closures in bad weather
« Reply #5 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

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Re: School closures in bad weather
« Reply #6 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.
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Re: School closures in bad weather
« Reply #7 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.
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Re: School closures in bad weather
« Reply #8 on: 13 January 2010, 08:58:48 »
This explains why our kids' school closed in about 2mm of snow the other day  >:(
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