Probably because everyone running this country for the past 30-40yrs has only given a shit about themselves .. everything about this country is getting worse by the day, and labour don’t care about the working class, just like the tories didn’t
We need hope, we need commitment to the people that live, work, survive, thrive and die in this country.
And it just isn’t there anymore…
ThouShallConform on
They tell you it’s fine because of the teachers assistants. But my kids school has fairly small class sizes and the teachers assistants are basically there to look after children with additional needs.
Children starting school with very little knowledge of the English language isn’t unusual anymore. And that is a child that will need the assistant.
So the majority of the class is suffering from the larger class sizes. With more assistants or not.
Dry_Sandwich_860 on
The way kids are treated in the UK is absolutely shameful. Every important aspect of their lives is blighted by underfunding. This has happened for one reason: Boomers who have spent their entire adult lives and particularly the past 14 years voting to hurt the young.
and101 on
This isn’t a new problem. When I was at school in the 80s the classes all had 30 to 32 pupils with no teaching assistants.
No_Plate_3164 on
For every £1 the government spends on Children we spend £3 on pensioners.
One group can vote the other is the countries future. Money talks about politicians priorities.
MrNippyNippy on
Looks suspiciously like this is England and Wales data not UK despite the headline.
UK does not have a single education system.
TurbulentBullfrog829 on
And yet last I heard we were doing pretty well in PISA comparisons. I’m sure smaller class sizes would help but it’s not the be all and end all.
SufficientWarthog846 on
I wonder if that is connected with how much Teachers are being paid
UK-KelpieGuy on
Imagine. It’s almost as though governments don’t want children from state schools to succeed.
420BritAlien on
50 yr story of a lack of investment. Due to Thatcherism and neoliberalism. Which we voted for. Congrats to us on having a country falling apart at the seams.
Nulibru on
What do you expect after two months of socialism?
More from Julia Tetley-Brewery after the break.
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disordered-attic-2 on
Posted at the same time people are confused why private education exists.
Allmychickenbois on
Wait until all the ones who would otherwise have gone private but can’t afford it because VAT was the final straw start as well. The government won’t count those children in the figures of those leaving independent schools, but the effect on local state schools and the taxpayer will be just the same.
swingswan on
Yes, we’re an Island nation with finite resources importing people enmasse. More news a 10.
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Old_Course9344 on
The image of the clasroom in the guardian’s article looks like a prison.
Throughout primary school in the 80s and early 90s, everyone sat in 4s or 6s
It wasn’t until secondary school we had lines of tables and even then they were 2s at the side and 4s in the middle.
At that age we had more enjoyable lives and learnt at school when we could mix together more freely.
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Probably because everyone running this country for the past 30-40yrs has only given a shit about themselves .. everything about this country is getting worse by the day, and labour don’t care about the working class, just like the tories didn’t
We need hope, we need commitment to the people that live, work, survive, thrive and die in this country.
And it just isn’t there anymore…
They tell you it’s fine because of the teachers assistants. But my kids school has fairly small class sizes and the teachers assistants are basically there to look after children with additional needs.
Children starting school with very little knowledge of the English language isn’t unusual anymore. And that is a child that will need the assistant.
So the majority of the class is suffering from the larger class sizes. With more assistants or not.
The way kids are treated in the UK is absolutely shameful. Every important aspect of their lives is blighted by underfunding. This has happened for one reason: Boomers who have spent their entire adult lives and particularly the past 14 years voting to hurt the young.
This isn’t a new problem. When I was at school in the 80s the classes all had 30 to 32 pupils with no teaching assistants.
For every £1 the government spends on Children we spend £3 on pensioners.
One group can vote the other is the countries future. Money talks about politicians priorities.
Looks suspiciously like this is England and Wales data not UK despite the headline.
UK does not have a single education system.
And yet last I heard we were doing pretty well in PISA comparisons. I’m sure smaller class sizes would help but it’s not the be all and end all.
I wonder if that is connected with how much Teachers are being paid
Imagine. It’s almost as though governments don’t want children from state schools to succeed.
50 yr story of a lack of investment. Due to Thatcherism and neoliberalism. Which we voted for. Congrats to us on having a country falling apart at the seams.
What do you expect after two months of socialism?
More from Julia Tetley-Brewery after the break.
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Posted at the same time people are confused why private education exists.
Wait until all the ones who would otherwise have gone private but can’t afford it because VAT was the final straw start as well. The government won’t count those children in the figures of those leaving independent schools, but the effect on local state schools and the taxpayer will be just the same.
Yes, we’re an Island nation with finite resources importing people enmasse. More news a 10.
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The image of the clasroom in the guardian’s article looks like a prison.
Throughout primary school in the 80s and early 90s, everyone sat in 4s or 6s
It wasn’t until secondary school we had lines of tables and even then they were 2s at the side and 4s in the middle.
At that age we had more enjoyable lives and learnt at school when we could mix together more freely.