Category Archives: Education

Educashon update

Posted on March 24, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

It’s looking like headless chicken time down at the Counts Louse as Bristol City Council attempts to be seen to be doing something about the primary admissions crisis. On the surface there seems to be a lot going on. But … Continue reading →

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A strong case of bullshit

Posted on March 23, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Bristol Labour Party’s education policy has become a bit clearer this week. Having already created a national laughing stock out of the city’s secondary education provision some time ago, they’ve followed this up by failing to provide enough primary school … Continue reading →

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Helen Holland reckons this is defamatory. So I'll publish it …

Posted on March 19, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Yep. Helen reckons the email below is defamatory and – wait for it – she’s “referred the correspondence to the Head of Legal Services in the City Council”. Ooh er missus! McNamara’s on the case. Please see this article for … Continue reading →

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Shirley not?

Posted on March 3, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

I hope local members of the teaching profession are making use of some of the excellent teaching materials designed by Bristol City Council’s Ethnic Minority Achievement Service (Emas4success) that make sure our kids are right up-to-speed and all tickety-boo with … Continue reading →

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From the archives: car parks not kids!

Posted on February 23, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Lest we forget … Here’s Labour leader Helen Holland’s “explicit endorsement in the media” for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club’s car parking arrangements over the education of the city’s children. Bristol Evening Post: We’re bowled over by world class ambition Bristol … Continue reading →

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Howzat!! Bristol Labour Party caught taking orders from cricket club toffs and House of Lords lobbyists

Posted on February 21, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

The Gruesome truth about school places in North Bristol: what you won’t be reading in the Evening Cancer … by lilly manilly Whatever happened to that new school at Ashley Down? They spent enough money on the feasibility studies and … Continue reading →

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Chickens on the way home

Posted on February 20, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Just been leafing through some Bristol City Council cabinet minutes from 22 February 2007 and item 7 (pdf) catches the eye. The title is ‘Bishopston Ward Primary School’ and it’s a report all about the city council’s plan to build … Continue reading →

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Hopeless Hammond's merry-go-round

Posted on February 18, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

I see that Labour’s education boss, the congenital idiot Peter Hammond – a Labour Party bearded equal opportunities bore who can’t get out of bed in the morning without first procuring an equalities impact assessment and consulting extensively with a … Continue reading →

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MOTION OF NO CONFIDENCE – Full Council Meeting, 10th Feb 2009

Posted on February 10, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

By Martin Whitelock The inevitable happened: – LibDems will wait until the June election in the likelihood of being voted in by the electorate as they are now the majority party in Bristol. – Conservatives got severely reprimanded by LibDem … Continue reading →

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She were useless

Posted on January 20, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Have a look at the press release eventually published by Bristol City Council announcing the departure of Education boss, Heather Tomlinson. She says: “Special thanks is (sic) also due to all the parents, grandparents, carers and families in Bristol, who … Continue reading →

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