| Free school at Saxmundham to close 20:06 - Jun 12 with 1358 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-65843873
Suffolk Coastal MP Therese Coffey said the announcement was "not welcome news".
Why is it not? When her Government chose to fund them, there were already very good state schools that could have made far better use of their funding. Instead, they ploughed millions into their ideology and refuse to pay teachers a funded pay rise. Money for their own projects but nothing for public services. Conservative ideology. |  |
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| Free school at Saxmundham to close on 20:23 - Jun 12 with 1284 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
They do their gcse learning in two years whereas surrounding schools do it in three. Their current year 9's are screwed! |  |
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| Free school at Saxmundham to close on 08:19 - Jun 13 with 1007 views | ElephantintheRoom |
Fairfield prep went a few years ago too. |  |
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| Free school at Saxmundham to close on 10:16 - Jun 13 with 943 views | Bramidan |
Free schools?
Paid for by “us” without any LEA control.
I wonder who was granted contracts for maintenance etc some relative? A mate down the pub?
Another ideological stitch up. | | | |
| Free school at Saxmundham to close on 10:44 - Jun 13 with 918 views | soupytwist |
There's a few Suffolk secondary schools that were set up as free schools following the end of the lower/middle/upper structure in the county. It looks like that applies to most of the schools in the trust that manages the Saxmundham school.
Some are still thriving, others less so. I would imagine that each one started off with the necessary enthusiasm and engagement but once those who initially set the school up as trustees step aside for whatever reason it's difficult to replace them.
Obviously, that kind of thing probably wasn't really thought through in the Tories' ideological rush to remove responsibility from inconvenient local authorities. |  | | |
| Free school at Saxmundham to close on 12:53 - Jun 13 with 856 views | HARRY10 |
The idea that once 'free' of LEA standards they would be able to use unqualified teachers, cut the curriculum - and extra funding could be raised by flogging off unnecessary things like playing fields.
One of the obvious flaws was that once the initial flood of gullible parents had moved on, much of the enthusiasm went as well.
They were sold on the basis they would offer private school quality, paid for by the state. As with brexit there were those stupid enough to swallow such old guff. Yes, a Tory government was going to spend more money on state school kids.....as if.
The initial set up costs were to be offset by lower costs in the years to follow ie cuts. As with Truss and so much else it never occurred to them that the grown ups would have to eventually take them back and run them properly - as we now see with the railways, and I expect sometime, with the supply of water, and sewage.
The same with the Probation service. In 2014, it was privatised, and quickly became a disaster. One of the notable problems with privatisation is the massive increase in bureaucracy, and the cutting of staff at the sharp end.
Public services should be run.... as public services, NOT as private profit making entities. What is essential, and you do not have a choice should NOT be privately run if only that you do not have the choice to 'go elsewhere'. Or perhaps you do have a range of taps in your kitchen whereby you can switch from Anglian Water to one of many suppliers. | | | |
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