The Michael Gove File

[catinthehat]

http://www.education.gov.uk/childrenandyoungpeople/youngpeople/militaryethos
Here is a cunning plan.

On the lunch front - I have two choices - either go back to the staffroom and do admin, marking, planning, emails or stay with the students and do pastoral or revision or catch up for those who have missed classes. I could take a break but that would mean taking more work home or not attending to the students needs - which will cause even more work in the long run. If teachers did only what they were contracted to do the whole edifice would crumble in weeks. Teachers will not do that because the vast majority of the care about what happens to their students and pupils. Year on year cuts are soaked up by teachers working longer hours. The trashing of teachers has been a vital element in the run up to selling state education off to the highest bidder.

 

[Awesome Wells]

'Dominated by left wing thinking'?

What does that even mean? Did they try and teach him t be socially mindful and coimpasionate? Fuck that lefty shit! How do i make lot's of money!

 

[brogdale]

http://www.education.gov.uk/childrenandyoungpeople/youngpeople/militaryethos
Here is a cunning plan.

On the lunch front - I have two choices - either go back to the staffroom and do admin, marking, planning, emails or stay with the students and do pastoral or revision or catch up for those who have missed classes. I could take a break but that would mean taking more work home or not attending to the students needs - which will cause even more work in the long run. If teachers did only what they were contracted to do the whole edifice would crumble in weeks. Teachers will not do that because the vast majority of the care about what happens to their students and pupils. Year on year cuts are soaked up by teachers working longer hours. The trashing of teachers has been a vital element in the run up to selling state education off to the highest bidder.

Yep, though they'll be no Orgreave, make no mistake...gove regards his stance as his 'breaking the NUM' crusade. Essential for him to emasculate one of the remaining bastions of unionisation before allowing the corporates in to do what they do.

 

[nino_savatte]

What's wrong with that?

What brogdale said.

 

[nino_savatte]

What kind of parent names their kid "Jago"? Anyway, check out his timeline.
https://twitter.com/jago_pearson

He tells his followers, "The left knows how to troll". Translated: I've been rumbled and the only reply I can muster is to accuse my detractors of trolling.

Then he says

Jago Pearson ‏@jago_pearson 1h
Seems I’ve been ‘rumbled’ by the left. Or as others would say - ‘googled’. They’ve found out that when I left Uni, I got a job. Hilarious.

Yes, you got a job because of your social capital and are now working for a Tory PR company. Your degree means little, chum. You posed as an ordinary history graduate when you are, in fact, a PR exec.

 

[Balbi]

And he writes like Adrian Mole.

 

[nino_savatte]

One more thing, it turns out that Pearson is a member of the Taxdodgers Alliance.
https://www.taxpayersalliance.com/author/jago-pearson

 

[teqniq]

... Your degree means little, scum. You posed as an ordinary history graduate when you are, in fact, a PR exec.

fixed for you

 

[ViolentPanda]

'Dominated by left wing thinking'?

What does that even mean? Did they try and teach him t be socially mindful and coimpasionate? Fuck that lefty shit! How do i make lot's of money!

It simply means "we don't like the current historical narrative, and we're going to change it to something that reinforces our worldview and our politics".

 

[nino_savatte]

Here's a snippet from Pearson's article

When it came to my dissertation, I managed to retreat to something more traditional, in the form of British defence policy and the Falklands conflict. Luckily, my supervisor was just about the only in the department without a Left-wing grudge to bear. To be expected I suppose, as an expert in intelligence and strategic defence.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/educatio...-still-prevails-in-schools.html#disqus_thread

Fucking hilarious, just like his recent tweets.

Jago Pearson ‏@jago_pearson 58m
That last RT is pure comedy.

A bit like your article then.

 

[J Ed]

Imagine being in a class in uni with that unbearable cunt or worse trying to teach him. He seems to be a disciple of the Niall 'too right-wing for footnotes and facts' Ferguson school of bitching about serious historians.

 

[Orang Utan]

20 minute lunch break?

I had my lunch break at 4 today. It was probably less than ten minutes. Four and a half minutes to heat it up and then however long it took to eat it.
This is not unusual in a school. I get less time than teachers actually cos at least they have 'time' at lunchtime unless they are on duty. Though I doubt any of them take a whole half hour to rest/relax or whatever you are suppose to do in a break. There is always something or someone that needs attention.

 

[spanglechick]

I had my lunch break at 4 today. It was probably less than ten minutes. Four and a half minutes to heat it up and then however long it took to eat it.
This is not unusual in a school. I get less time than teachers actually cos at least they have 'time' at lunchtime unless they are on duty. Though I doubt any of them take a whole half hour to rest/relax or whatever you are suppose to do in a break. There is always something or someone that needs attention.

Quite often get to gone five without having eaten. That few mins at the microwave is just impossible some days. And regularly have to spend hours desperate for a wee, too. Just no time.

 

[Orang Utan]

Aw man, it's so hard to even get a poo in peace at my work. I have to choose my time wisely. TMI, soz!

 

[brogdale]

Quite often get to gone five without having eaten. That few mins at the microwave is just impossible some days. And regularly have to spend hours desperate for a wee, too. Just no time.

Remember that well....twinge in bladder just thinking about it.

Of course if you actually worked in the real world...........AAARRRRGGGGGGGGG

 

[chilango]

Quite often get to gone five without having eaten. That few mins at the microwave is just impossible some days. And regularly have to spend hours desperate for a wee, too. Just no time.

Iirc teachers are prone to bladder problems or UTIs or something because they can't just go when they need to.

 

[_angel_]

Quite often get to gone five without having eaten. That few mins at the microwave is just impossible some days. And regularly have to spend hours desperate for a wee, too. Just no time.

I take it school dinners are not an option. Have seen teachers at Js school have them. Although the portions were tiny and I'm not sure I fancy the look of them either. My Dad used to have 'em but that was in the days when they were vaguely okay.

 

[sim667]

http://www.education.gov.uk/childrenandyoungpeople/youngpeople/militaryethos
Here is a cunning plan.

As they're reducing the amounts of people in the forces, and supposedly (failing at) increasing the reserves, this kind of talk is just basically saying "we aim to recruit direct from school into the army reserves"

5 years til compulsory spells in the army for all I reckon

 

[sim667]

Iirc teachers are prone to bladder problems or UTIs or something because they can't just go when they need to.

I think teachers are just susceptible to illness generally, due to the amount of people they come into contact with, in such a small area.

 

[Orang Utan]

I take it school dinners are not an option. Have seen teachers at Js school have them. Although the portions were tiny and I'm not sure I fancy the look of them either. My Dad used to have 'em but that was in the days when they were vaguely okay.

School dinners at my school are actually perfectly acceptable. I have to wink at the dinner ladies to get them to give me enough though.
You have to ask for salt and pepper though as only adults are allowed them.
Cheap too - just over 2 quid.

 

[_angel_]

As they're reducing the amounts of people in the forces, and supposedly (failing at) increasing the reserves, this kind of talk is just basically saying "we aim to recruit direct from school into the army reserves"

5 years til compulsory spells in the army for all I reckon

That wouldn't make sense because they'd have to pay em fulltime AND the army would hate it. Why sack someone who wants to be there fulltime and replace them with someone who doesn't want to be there and still needs paying. Doesn't make sense.

 

[_angel_]

School dinners at my school are actually perfectly acceptable. I have to wink at the dinner ladies to get them to give me enough though.
You have to ask for salt and pepper though as only adults are allowed them.
Cheap too - just over 2 quid.

They're about £2 in Leeds schools atm. Not sure what portion sizes are or whether you can get "seconds" like in the good old days.

 

[spanglechick]

I take it school dinners are not an option. Have seen teachers at Js school have them. Although the portions were tiny and I'm not sure I fancy the look of them either. My Dad used to have 'em but that was in the days when they were vaguely okay.

That would take longer.

 

[chilango]

Of course in the nice independent schools that the govt are used to teachers do get lunch.

Nice lunches, for free. Very nice lunches. Three courses.

There's often pastries/cake/biscuits in the staff room at break too.

One such school I visited not only provided it's teacher a well stocked bar in their dining room but a cheese board too. A fucking cheese board!

 

[sim667]

That wouldn't make sense because they'd have to pay em fulltime AND the army would hate it. Why sack someone who wants to be there fulltime and replace them with someone who doesn't want to be there and still needs paying. Doesn't make sense.

Thats exactly what they're doing though

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...s--despite-cuts-in-troop-numbers-9053209.html

 

[_angel_]

Of course in the nice independent schools that the govt are used to teachers do get lunch.

Nice lunches, for free. Very nice lunches. Three courses.

There's often pastries/cake/biscuits in the staff room at break too.

One such school I visited not only provided it's teacher a well stocked bar in their dining room but a cheese board too. A fucking cheese board!

My sis temped as a dinner lady in some posh school somewhere in Cheltenham and said the food was VERY nice indeed.

 

[chilango]

My sis temped as a dinner lady in some posh school somewhere in Cheltenham and said the food was VERY nice indeed.

Oh yes.

I've had a few lunches at posh schools recently. All excellent and free too.

 

[_angel_]

Thats exactly what they're doing though

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...s--despite-cuts-in-troop-numbers-9053209.html

Yes but it's not mandatory and won't be, why would it need to be, they will fill their vacancies whether regular or TA/reservists.

 

[sim667]

Dinners at my place aren't too bad (I am at an FE college rather than a school)

what is stupid though is a burger and chips is £1.50, and a salad (a tiny one) is £2..... all of this alongside posters promoting healthy eating etc....

We've got a student bakery run by our catering students though, they do a hot meal everyday for £2 and then massive cakes for 75p, so thats where I go

 

[sim667]

Yes but it's not mandatory and won't be, why would it need to be, they will fill their vacancies whether regular or TA/reservists.

Because if they can pay them a shit salary and make it compulsory for a year, then it saves money....

Anyway, only what I reckon they're working toward, I hope im wrong.