I would imagine Jamie Cullum's cum face would be something quite extraordinary considering how closely set his features are on his oversized bonce anyway. Screwed up at the crucial moment it would turn his face into the equivalent of a giant sphincter.
I have always found the school system in your neck of the woods confusing. From the outside, this just seems like a bad idea. Can I please get the insiders' point of view?
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Most schools will become academies, says Gove Academy schools are intended to form the basis of the biggest change to school structures since the 1960s
Academies, such as Mossbourne Community academy in London, are to become the norm, says Gove
The majority of schools are expected to turn into academies in the near future, the education secretary said today, signalling the biggest change to England's school structure since the 1960s.
Michael Gove said he anticipated that academies ? independent state schools not under local authorities' control ? would become the norm.
A bill, to be introduced to parliament this afternoon and to be published tomorrow, will make it easier for thousands of schools to make the switch to becoming academies. It will remove local authorities' power to veto any school's desire to become an academy.
This is thought to be the biggest change to school structures since grammar and secondary moderns were encouraged to become comprehensives in the 1960s.
Academies have thus far been characterised by having a sponsor ? an individual or company. But Gove is changing this so that top schools will no longer require one.
In response to fears that companies or faith groups could become sponsors to exploit pupils for their business interests or impose their religious ideas, Gove pledged to ensure that schools did not teach "bogus science" or "fake theories".
The coalition government has promised to fast-track 2,000 primaries and 500 secondaries to academy status. Inspectors have judged these schools to be "outstanding", so their approval is automatic.
Gove has sent a letter to all schools in the country ? including special schools for children with special needs ? encouraging them to apply to become academies. Schools have been asked to submit a business plan by registering on the Department for Education's website. Civil servants, together with Ofsted, will decide whether to grant academy status.
Academy schools, established in 2000 under Tony Blair, have more freedoms than schools under local authority control, such as comprehensives. They have greater independence over what they teach pupils, more control over their budgets and the right to change the length of their terms and the school day.
In many cases, they also have more money than schools under council control because they receive funds direct from Whitehall and do not have to give up some of this money to pay the local authority for its help in organising school transport, for example.
"I hope academies become the norm and I anticipate that that will be the case," Gove said. "The evidence is unambiguous ? academies have improved faster than other schools."
A number of schools have already said they will be applying for academy status. These include Cuckoo Hall primary in Edmonton, north London, and Oldfield school, a comprehensive in Bath.
Gove refused to place a cap on the amount that heads of academies can earn. Academies can set the pay and conditions of their staff and many have come under fire for paying heads upwards of ?120,000 ? at least ?40,000 more than other school heads.
He said: "We can't put a price on what headteachers are paid. It is ultimately something for the governors. We are operating at a time of constrained funding, but I think it is really important that the money is spent to attract and sustain the best people."
Gove said that schools that have been branded "unsatisfactory" by inspectors would be "unlikely to be capable of taking on academy status". But schools that have been in special measures ? the school inspectorate's worst category ? for more than a year will be taken over and turned into academies. Schools will not have to switch to becoming an academy unless they are "among the worst schools", Gove said.
"It won't be a one-size-fits-all process," he added.
He said academies might forge closer relationships with companies, and have business people on their boards of governors. Critics have expressed concerns about greater business involvement in education.
Gove said he expected outstanding schools to agree to help improve poorly-performing schools. Dan Moynihan, chief executive officer of Harris Federation, which runs seven academies, said that in his schools, he encouraged excellent teachers to do some work in neighbouring schools that had poor results.
Sally Coates, head of Burlington Danes academy in Wood Lane, west London, said the extra freedom that came from academy status had allowed her teachers to focus on ensuring pupils' English was up to scratch. Her school takes many pupils for whom English is not their first language.
But the former education secretary, Ed Balls, predicted a "two-tier" and "deeply unfair" system as a result of fast-tracking academy status for the highest performing schools, as well as Gove's plan for "free schools".
"The price for that will be paid by cancelling new school buildings, taking money, teachers, away from existing schools, often in more disadvantaged communities. That is not only wasteful, I fear that it will turn out to be deeply, deeply unfair."
Margaret Eaton, chair of the Local Government Association, said: "Safeguards will be needed to ensure a two-tier education system is not allowed to develop. Councils will be seeking urgent reassurances that disadvantaged children will not lose out. Schools already have considerable independence from local authorities."
guardian.co.uk ? Guardian News and Media Limited 2010
We now have a Tory gov. so we're going to have 4/5 years of bad ideas. They're always keen on finding some shyster like way of keeping the poor poor. This will also save them a few bucks at the same time, so it's a win win.
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In response to fears that companies or faith groups could become sponsors to exploit pupils for their business interests or impose their religious ideas, Gove pledged to ensure that schools did not teach "bogus science" or "fake theories".
I have always found the school system in your neck of the woods confusing. From the outside, this just seems like a bad idea. Can I please get the insiders' point of view?
It is a bad idea. My comprehensive school took up a similar scheme when I was in my second or third year there and it over night it went from being a reasonable secondary school to one that invested a large proportion of its budget into PR activity which had absolutely no positive impact on the pupils themselves.
While I do believe that schools should be held accountable as businesses in some aspects of their running I'm strongly on the side of a decent education for all coming first. Having said all that, we've had a postcode lottery issue for years over where you can get in anyway so mark this down as just another bold step in the privatisation of all public services.
It's the typical Tory policy of believing private enterprise to be best. But something about privatised, for profit schools (yet still funded by taxpayers and local government) stinks.
Having worked on the local government side of education for a while I have see first hand what happens when a school decides to move out from under local government control. All of the managers and governors love it since it frees them personally from a lot of local government policy. However, the staff who actually do the day to day work hate it since they are essentially left running the school with no support.
Something broadly in the Odyssey / American Gypsy vein for you dudes to get your sunshine mellow on. Where did our summer go, dagnabbit?
This Soundcloud thing is good. Still have only the one follower, an Irish lad called Niall deep, deep into poprap chud. Wonder what he made of Celtic Rock Dance and Alan Caddy tesco holiday competition steez?
Not sure that I can be bothered with starting another Israeli Cunts: part II thread, but if Israel's goons are reading this, yes, you are a bunch of cunts, and you guys can quote me on that. You cunts.
After the revelation that those cunts were willing to sell nukes to apartheid South Africa, presumably in return for advice on state-run racism, the attack on the boats in international waters doesn't come as any shock, but just underlines what a bunch of cunts the Israelis can be. You chuffing cunts.
What happened against japan?
did you have many opportunities or were you bailed out by own goals?
They were saved embarrassment by some own goals for sure, but it was kind of a nothing of a game from what I saw of it. "Joe Cole in the hole" was the best thing to come out of it.
Yeah was about as uninteresting as a match could be considering it was just two weeks before the WC. I don't see what Capello could have possibly learned from it apart from that our defence is rather ropey and Emile really can't score.
They were saved embarrassment by some own goals for sure, but it was kind of a nothing of a game from what I saw of it. "Joe Cole in the hole" was the best thing to come out of it.
If only Joe Cole 'in the hole' meant some form of extended solitary confinement.
They were saved embarrassment by some own goals for sure, but it was kind of a nothing of a game from what I saw of it. "Joe Cole in the hole" was the best thing to come out of it.
If only Joe Cole 'in the hole' meant some form of extended solitary confinement.
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Oh well/dear. Wouldn't want to watch that porno.
So if it was Jamie Lidell you'd be all about it?
A thought to leave you with for the day.
Ok I guess I can't post images.
Come on in. Cuppa? I might be a minute finding a clean mug...
I have always found the school system in your neck of the woods confusing. From the outside, this just seems like a bad idea. Can I please get the insiders' point of view?
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Most schools will become academies, says Gove
Academy schools are intended to form the basis of the biggest change to school structures since the 1960s
Academies, such as Mossbourne Community academy in London, are to become the norm, says Gove
The majority of schools are expected to turn into academies in the near future, the education secretary said today, signalling the biggest change to England's school structure since the 1960s.
Michael Gove said he anticipated that academies ? independent state schools not under local authorities' control ? would become the norm.
A bill, to be introduced to parliament this afternoon and to be published tomorrow, will make it easier for thousands of schools to make the switch to becoming academies. It will remove local authorities' power to veto any school's desire to become an academy.
This is thought to be the biggest change to school structures since grammar and secondary moderns were encouraged to become comprehensives in the 1960s.
Academies have thus far been characterised by having a sponsor ? an individual or company. But Gove is changing this so that top schools will no longer require one.
In response to fears that companies or faith groups could become sponsors to exploit pupils for their business interests or impose their religious ideas, Gove pledged to ensure that schools did not teach "bogus science" or "fake theories".
The coalition government has promised to fast-track 2,000 primaries and 500 secondaries to academy status. Inspectors have judged these schools to be "outstanding", so their approval is automatic.
Gove has sent a letter to all schools in the country ? including special schools for children with special needs ? encouraging them to apply to become academies. Schools have been asked to submit a business plan by registering on the Department for Education's website. Civil servants, together with Ofsted, will decide whether to grant academy status.
Academy schools, established in 2000 under Tony Blair, have more freedoms than schools under local authority control, such as comprehensives. They have greater independence over what they teach pupils, more control over their budgets and the right to change the length of their terms and the school day.
In many cases, they also have more money than schools under council control because they receive funds direct from Whitehall and do not have to give up some of this money to pay the local authority for its help in organising school transport, for example.
"I hope academies become the norm and I anticipate that that will be the case," Gove said. "The evidence is unambiguous ? academies have improved faster than other schools."
A number of schools have already said they will be applying for academy status. These include Cuckoo Hall primary in Edmonton, north London, and Oldfield school, a comprehensive in Bath.
Gove refused to place a cap on the amount that heads of academies can earn. Academies can set the pay and conditions of their staff and many have come under fire for paying heads upwards of ?120,000 ? at least ?40,000 more than other school heads.
He said: "We can't put a price on what headteachers are paid. It is ultimately something for the governors. We are operating at a time of constrained funding, but I think it is really important that the money is spent to attract and sustain the best people."
Gove said that schools that have been branded "unsatisfactory" by inspectors would be "unlikely to be capable of taking on academy status". But schools that have been in special measures ? the school inspectorate's worst category ? for more than a year will be taken over and turned into academies. Schools will not have to switch to becoming an academy unless they are "among the worst schools", Gove said.
"It won't be a one-size-fits-all process," he added.
He said academies might forge closer relationships with companies, and have business people on their boards of governors. Critics have expressed concerns about greater business involvement in education.
Gove said he expected outstanding schools to agree to help improve poorly-performing schools. Dan Moynihan, chief executive officer of Harris Federation, which runs seven academies, said that in his schools, he encouraged excellent teachers to do some work in neighbouring schools that had poor results.
Sally Coates, head of Burlington Danes academy in Wood Lane, west London, said the extra freedom that came from academy status had allowed her teachers to focus on ensuring pupils' English was up to scratch. Her school takes many pupils for whom English is not their first language.
But the former education secretary, Ed Balls, predicted a "two-tier" and "deeply unfair" system as a result of fast-tracking academy status for the highest performing schools, as well as Gove's plan for "free schools".
"The price for that will be paid by cancelling new school buildings, taking money, teachers, away from existing schools, often in more disadvantaged communities. That is not only wasteful, I fear that it will turn out to be deeply, deeply unfair."
Margaret Eaton, chair of the Local Government Association, said: "Safeguards will be needed to ensure a two-tier education system is not allowed to develop. Councils will be seeking urgent reassurances that disadvantaged children will not lose out. Schools already have considerable independence from local authorities."
guardian.co.uk ? Guardian News and Media Limited 2010
Righto.
It is a bad idea. My comprehensive school took up a similar scheme when I was in my second or third year there and it over night it went from being a reasonable secondary school to one that invested a large proportion of its budget into PR activity which had absolutely no positive impact on the pupils themselves.
While I do believe that schools should be held accountable as businesses in some aspects of their running I'm strongly on the side of a decent education for all coming first. Having said all that, we've had a postcode lottery issue for years over where you can get in anyway so mark this down as just another bold step in the privatisation of all public services.
Having worked on the local government side of education for a while I have see first hand what happens when a school decides to move out from under local government control. All of the managers and governors love it since it frees them personally from a lot of local government policy. However, the staff who actually do the day to day work hate it since they are essentially left running the school with no support.
Something broadly in the Odyssey / American Gypsy vein for you dudes to get your sunshine mellow on. Where did our summer go, dagnabbit?
This Soundcloud thing is good. Still have only the one follower, an Irish lad called Niall deep, deep into poprap chud. Wonder what he made of Celtic Rock Dance and Alan Caddy tesco holiday competition steez?
Wembley again this weekend.
After the revelation that those cunts were willing to sell nukes to apartheid South Africa, presumably in return for advice on state-run racism, the attack on the boats in international waters doesn't come as any shock, but just underlines what a bunch of cunts the Israelis can be. You chuffing cunts.
b/w
Good day at Wembley then Skel?
Did you see, England actually won something!?
Spain U17 1 England U17 2
did you have many opportunities or were you bailed out by own goals?
They were saved embarrassment by some own goals for sure, but it was kind of a nothing of a game from what I saw of it. "Joe Cole in the hole" was the best thing to come out of it.
Oh yeah, congrats Millwall. I suppose ;)
If only Joe Cole 'in the hole' meant some form of extended solitary confinement.
Have yous noticed that the RealHeads forum is open to all again. In case you feel the need to get your mp3 grip on.
Paul? Did you change your name?
I seem to have broken this already though with a new Rooney avatar.
This "Notify me via email when someone posts in this thread" is annoying me already.
They actually played some good football and that tall striker looks like a real prospect.
WTF?
How long has that existed?
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U17s vs Turkey:
Yeah mine had updated to Senior which gave me a panic this morning when I tried to log in with Junior and it told me I wasn't a member :(.
Main gripes this far are that no matter how many times I tell it to it won't hide avatars and I appear to have lost over 600 posts.
Oh yeah the email thing is irritating, need to see if there's a way to turn it off.