Category Archives: Education

An experiment in e-democracy: Tomlinson must go!!!

Posted on November 1, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

One of our readers attended Bristol’s E-Democracy Day yesterday – ‘Modern Methods of governance – democracy in action or mob rule? – and reports that the city council will be encouraging things like petitions even if they could be seen … Continue reading →

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Bristol education: even the kids have given up hope

Posted on October 31, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

The number of pupils who played truant from Bristol secondary schools last year was almost double the national average. And it has been claimed that 2006-07 could go down as the worst ever school year on record for secondaries in … Continue reading →

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The strategic genius of Peter Hammond

Posted on October 30, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

As the bearded moron, Labour’s social services executive member, Peter Hammond sets about reorganising the city’s home care service under the personal direction of his friends in the trade unions, perhaps now is the time to recall the brilliant strategist’s … Continue reading →

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Lest we forget

Posted on October 29, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

For old time’s sake here’s the cover of Education Director Heather Tomlinson’s original glossy leaflet – On Course for Success: creating an education service to be proud of! – published three years ago. That rogue exclamation mark in the title … Continue reading →

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If she goes there will be trouble . . .

Posted on October 25, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Last week’s announcement that the city’s secondary schools remain firmly rooted near the bottom of national league tables – no matter how they try to spin it – elicited the following responses from readers of The Cancer: 2005 Ms Tomlinson: … Continue reading →

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Update: educashion, educashion, educashion

Posted on October 23, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

A gallant reader has been chasing up The Blogger’s story about the misspelled advert placed in The Evening Cancer by the LEA. Here’s what they say: [Eventually a] . . . reply, from none other than the Director of Education … Continue reading →

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CONsultants latest

Posted on October 4, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Is it really less than a month since the city’s education department was accused of a “catalogue of failure” along with the city’s health authority and social services in a report from the Bristol Safeguarding Children Board? The report was … Continue reading →

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Three degrees of bearded Labour

Posted on September 27, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

The good news is that Labour education exec Derek Pickup has taken to the local radio airwaves to try to fend off his growing reputation for utter uselessness. The bad news is the coward chose to offer up his excuses … Continue reading →

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Class in the classroom (Part II)

Posted on September 25, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

by Keren Suchecki Ahh, the new school year! As usual Bristol’s LEA’s tongue is sticking out the corner of its mouth in concentration as it tries to understand the latest GCSE results. One week Bristol’s Director of Children and Young … Continue reading →

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The not so young Adonis makes an appearance

Posted on September 23, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Entirely coincidentally – at the same time as The Blogger was publishing ‘The Masterplanners’, querying Bristol Education Department’s long term plans for secondary education in the city – who should roll into town on Friday? Only Lord Adonis himself, the … Continue reading →

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