most of you will have heard of this today [School choices]

[Publius Ovidius]

most of you will have heard of this today

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6403017.stm



Brighton and Hove are going to allocate schools by ballott, not by applications.


Does this affect anyone on here with kids looking to go to school?

I remember a mate of mine mortgaging himself to the hilt to get a house in Surrenden Road to get his kids in Varndean a few years ago, and they ended up in Dorothy Stringer, hated it and were transferred to the next school available....Falmer.

He tried to sue B&H over their policy of allocation all thos eyears ago

 

[Man of Harveys]

Which are reckoned to the good, the bad and the ugly schools in Brighton and Hove these days then?

As a Labour supporter, this governmental obsession with choice is a load of crap. Education shouldn't be about choice or treating pupil like consumers. It should be about quality education, for everyone.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

Which are reckoned to the good, the bad and the ugly schools in Brighton and Hove these days then?

varndean, stringer in brighton
newman, blatch in hove


everything else is fairly poor

 

[tedebear]

Why shouldn't you be expected to take your kids to school in the area in which you live?

 

[Man of Harveys]

everything else is fairly poor

Cheers - even Longhill?

 

[Ernest]

They should bring back the grammar schools and capital punishment in them, a good thrashing didn't do me any harm and made me the man I am today

 

[Publius Ovidius]

Although both my kids went throught PCC, I would not recommend their 6th form, especially as my Bex had 3 of her A level teachers leave half way through her studies.


We are now paying for a private teacher for her Chemistry and we will probably do the same for her maths, which we shouldnt have to do!!!!

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

most of the schools 6th forms are poor as they simply don't have the resources

bhasvic or varndean all the way

 

[Les Biehn]

Send them all to Downlands in Hassocks. They produce an excellent calibre of individual. Take myself, Kinky and Edna for starters.

 

[jonny.rainbow]

I think this is the only workable solution to the problem.

It's not fair to deprive a student due to proximity, because that will more than likely mean those from lower socio-economic backgrounds missing out.

At least a lottery system allows for an even chance.

 

[Frutos]

They should bring back the grammar schools and capital punishment in them, a good thrashing didn't do me any harm and made me the man I am today

Capital punishment in schools?

You're advocating actually executing kids for not doing homework?

Or did you mean corporal punishment?

 

[Gazwag]

Why shouldn't you be expected to take your kids to school in the area in which you live?

Too right, we live 100 yards from a secondary school but because we were born to the wrong faith our daughter has to attend the only other secondary school in Bexhill which for her first year was three miles away and now two (there are two parts to the school)

What makes matters worse is probably 70% of the children at the school next door dont even live in the town - they even get free f***ing train or bus travel

 

[Les Biehn]

Capital punishment in schools?

You're advocating actually executing kids for not doing homework?

Or did you mean corporal punishment?

I would limagine he means Capital.

 

[Starry]

Why shouldn't you be expected to take your kids to school in the area in which you live?

Why should you though? Just because you happened to live near school A but school B the other side of town, is better suited to your child's needs?

I'd hate it if my children were forced to attend our nearest school or had their education sorted by a silly lottery system.

We have a village school within walking distance pretty much, but our children attend a school a fair distance from home because it is best suited to our faith and their needs.

 

[Les Biehn]

Too right, we live 100 yards from a secondary school but because we were born to the wrong faith our daughter has to attend the only other secondary school in Bexhill which for her first year was three miles away and now two (there are two parts to the school)

What makes matters worse is probably 70% of the children at the school next door dont even live in the town - they even get free f***ing train or bus travel

If you live in Bexhill you should just be glad she's getting an education at all.

 

[Gazwag]

I'd hate it if my children were forced to attend our nearest school or had their education sorted by a silly lottery system.

We have a village school within walking distance pretty much, but our children attend a school a fair distance from home because it is best suited to our faith and their needs.

It must be nice to have a choice

 

[Starry]

It must be nice to have a choice

Absolutely. And everyone should have that choice.

 

[Publius Ovidius]

Absolutely. And everyone should have that choice.

I think modern economics means that is not an option unfortunately.

When i was a school governor, I heard some very compelling arguments to do away with this huge beurocracy called LEA's that soak up millions and millions of pounds that should be spend directly on schools

 

[tedebear]

Why should you though? Just because you happened to live near school A but school B the other side of town, is better suited to your child's needs?

I'd hate it if my children were forced to attend our nearest school or had their education sorted by a silly lottery system.

We have a village school within walking distance pretty much, but our children attend a school a fair distance from home because it is best suited to our faith and their needs.

Because if you supported your local school, and in turn the local parents became involved in their local school, the sense of community and standard of education would be increased.

Not to mention the environmental impact of having to drive your kids to school. The benefit of being able to walk, or take a local bus to school, and having neighbours who's kids go to the same school.

 

[Starry]

I think modern economics means that is not an option unfortunately.

When i was a school governor, I heard some very compelling arguments to do away with this huge beurocracy called LEA's that soak up millions and millions of pounds that should be spend directly on schools

I know. And therein lies one of the biggest problems with education in this country.