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Topic: Re:Re:Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,
Posted by: Sarah Harris
Date/Time: 18/11/09 15:05:00

My point may well have been bought up before in the other thread so if it has apologies for repetition.

It's just that this all seems far too simplistic to me.  Oh it's just so easy to start and maintain a good school! 

The website states they will "Attract and retain outstanding teachers".  The only way to do this is to pay teachers private school teaching rates - where does this money come from? They won't get preferential treatment from the government (and nor should they) so this will need to be from sponsors - probably parents which therefore makes it a private school.  Maybe they will allow a company to sponsor the textbooks? "Maths with McDonalds"?

It will have "High standards of behaviour for students and staff".  Again, if this was so simple, existing schools would be able to control the kids now and there would not be any discipline issues. I'd be interested to hear what discipline structure they will have in place.  I can imagine, if the school will be as inclusive as they state, that kids will be expelled on a regular basis ... probably ending up in at Acton High School ;-)

If, as claimed, this school receives the same amount of funding as existing schools and if it makes up the rest with private funding (ie, it's a public private partnership) then great.  However, I think it's not going to be as easy as they make it sound and it would be refreshing to hear less academic waffle about "holistic approaches" and "life long learning" and more about how they actually intend to achieve these results through practical means.

Unfortunately I can't come to the meeting. Any chance someone can video and release on YouTube?


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TopicDate PostedPosted By
No to West London Free School,,,,,18/11/09 01:21:00 Iain Muir
   Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,18/11/09 02:22:00 Toby Young
      Re:Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,18/11/09 09:40:00 Thea Buchan
   Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,18/11/09 12:32:00 Shao-Ying Ben-Nathan
      Re:Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,18/11/09 13:27:00 Jeremy Thorpe-Woods
         Re:Re:Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,18/11/09 13:58:00 Vivienne Duggan
            Re:Re:Re:Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,18/11/09 14:04:00 Jeremy Thorpe-Woods
            Re:Re:Re:Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,18/11/09 14:18:00 Hayes Thompson
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,18/11/09 14:33:00 Jeremy Thorpe-Woods
         Re:Re:Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,18/11/09 22:13:00 Mark Jarvis
         Re:Re:Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,20/11/09 15:04:00 Luke Gyulai-Lancaster
   Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,18/11/09 13:23:00 Hayes Thompson
      Re:Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,18/11/09 13:50:00 Maire Lowe
      Re:Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,18/11/09 13:50:00 Maire Lowe
         Re:Re:Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,18/11/09 14:50:00 Toby Young
            Re:Re:Re:Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,18/11/09 15:15:00 Thea Buchan
         Re:Re:Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,18/11/09 15:05:00 Sarah Harris
            Re:Re:Re:Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,18/11/09 15:23:00 Hayes Thompson
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,18/11/09 21:02:00 Sara Nathan
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,19/11/09 17:35:00 Chris Hurley
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,19/11/09 17:43:00 Sara Nathan
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,19/11/09 14:33:00 Sarah Harris
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,19/11/09 15:30:00 Shao-Ying Ben-Nathan
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,19/11/09 16:44:00 Sarah Harris
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,19/11/09 16:00:00 Jeremy Thorpe-Woods
   Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,19/11/09 15:16:00 Milena Vincic
      Re:Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,19/11/09 15:32:00 Shao-Ying Ben-Nathan
   Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,19/11/09 15:37:00 Clare Margaret
      Re:Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,19/11/09 15:53:00 Maria Pettit
         Re:Re:Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,19/11/09 16:02:00 Jeremy Thorpe-Woods
            Re:Re:Re:Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,20/11/09 14:18:00 Dee Cook
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,20/11/09 17:40:00 Sara Nathan
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,20/11/09 21:14:00 Thea Buchan
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,20/11/09 22:29:00 Colin Murphy
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,20/11/09 22:54:00 Sara Nathan
      Re:Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,21/11/09 11:52:00 Jeremy Thorpe-Woods
         Re:Re:Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,21/11/09 11:59:00 Maire Lowe
            Re:Re:Re:Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,21/11/09 12:44:00 Sara Nathan
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,21/11/09 13:33:00 Maire Lowe
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,22/11/09 09:02:00 Sara Nathan
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,29/11/09 00:20:00 Iain Muir
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,29/11/09 10:36:00 Colin Murphy
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:No to West London Free School,,,,,29/11/09 10:58:00 Clare Margaret

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