Category Archives: Education

Minute of the week

Posted on March 19, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

“There remain two key issues over documentation issued to the Forum – timeliness and quality.” Bristol Schools Forum, Minutes of the meeting 29 January 2008 (pdf) Take a bow Bristol’s £140k a year education boss Heather Tomlinson, who – along … Continue reading →

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No selection, honest guv!

Posted on March 7, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Your child in their hands? This week’s news on secondary school applications and allocations brings few surprises. The city’s struggling local authority-run neighbourhood comprehensives – the ones everyone wants to work – continue to remain hopelessly undersubscribed as parents vote … Continue reading →

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Elf 'n' safety

Posted on February 26, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Is it political correctness gone mad or urban myth as education policy? A report on Bristol Indymedia catches the eye. The story itself is a fairly unremarkable tale about a couple of stupid coppers doing what comes naturally – something … Continue reading →

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Conflict of interest? What conflict of interest?

Posted on February 21, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Convention at the city council dictates that when a decision is brought before councillors to consider it’s always accompanied by a detailed report drawn up by supposedly impartial, objective and disinterested city council officers. This report will outline what, in … Continue reading →

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Redland Green: another finance farce

Posted on February 18, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

When you’re at work, have you ever wondered why the receptionist doesn’t order £75,000 of luxury office furniture on a whim and the admin assistant doesn’t decide on a boring Friday afternoon to order a new £2m fleet of Mercedes … Continue reading →

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Redland Green School:auditor's report

Posted on February 17, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

The auditors report into the £6m Redland Green School overspend has been published (pdf). James Barlow has done an excellent in-depth analysis on his blog but the meat on bones of this report can be found in section 10 – … Continue reading →

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University challenged

Posted on February 12, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Great news just in! A recent parliamentary answer reveals that the city’s best known higher education college, the University of Bristol, continues to be one of the most ridiculously exclusive and elitist institutions in the country. Latest figures show that … Continue reading →

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Fancy that!

Posted on January 31, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Bristol City Council has admitted misleading parents over the catchment area for its flagship secondary school at Redland Green. Scores of children living within the “area of first priority” did not get in to the comprehensive last September because of … Continue reading →

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Eurotrash

Posted on January 30, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

The appalling Esther Pickup-Keller – wife of the equally appalling Derek Pickup, the city’s education boss with the shady past in the council’s community grants department – has discovered a new gravy train to her liking. Pickup-Keller currently picks up … Continue reading →

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PFImary schooling

Posted on January 3, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Just two months after unveiling a controversial and flawed ‘Primary School Review’, our Labour administration seems intent on implementing the plan without even bothering to respond to the criticisms levelled against it. This week has seen announcements of a large … Continue reading →

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