I was amused this week to read that a Sandwell Council boss, is upset with Education Secretary Michael Gove MP. The Sandwell Labour Council Boss was quoted as saying
“I do not know what planet that guy is on to be honest. He's talking garbage.
This was apparently after comment made by Mr Gove on Sandwell Education. (see below)
This sarcastic comment comes from a Labour party that year after year has presided over almost the lowest academic results in England and this has gone on for almost a generation
This sarcastic comment comes from a Labour party that year after year has presided over almost the lowest academic results in England and this has gone on for almost a generation
But lets look at Sandwell Education a topic that has been mentioned a number of times on these pages
1, Labour have run this borough for over 30 years, with Labour also running the country for 13 years
2, For more years than I can remember Sandwell has been at the bottom of our countries league tables for educational achievement, not just for a few weeks but for over a decade our children's achievement as been lower than other local boroughs.
3, In the GCSE tables for Last year Sandwell ranked 138 out of 151 boroughs, a slight improvement, but in the “A” level ranking Sandwell moved down to 146 out of 151 boroughs
Yes almost to the bottom of the whole country
Yet every year Sandwell Labour roll out a politician who says things are improving, but going down the table at "A"levels is a negative and not a positive improvement, I have to ask is this the state of Maths within our borough ?
4, Sandwell Labour complain that they do not have enough school places for students
4, Sandwell Labour complain that they do not have enough school places for students
however Sandwell had a fascination for bulldozing schools or amalgamating some schools into new buildings or cramming the students into one school and re-naming it
remember these Primary schools?
Albion Junior, Beeches Infant,Blackheath Primary, Brasshouse Infant
Charlemont Primary, Corbett Infant, Cronehills Primary,Fir Tree Primary
Great Bridge Primary,Guns Village Infant, Hallam Junior, Hollyhedge Primary
Joseph Edward Cox, Kent Close Primary, Leasowes Primary, Locarno Primary,
Princes End Primary,Springfield Junior,Warley Infant
Approximately 1900 primary school places gone
Perhaps Labour hopes you will forget? but what about our local High schools?
Churchfields High, Brittania High and Hill Top High
Approximately 2725 secondary school places gone
and yet Labour moan they are short of places ????? perhaps its simple maths ?
5, BSF, Labour used this idea to build, under what is called a PFI scheme
( Borrow money, Labour were very good at that and left us with a £145M /day interest bill)
( Borrow money, Labour were very good at that and left us with a £145M /day interest bill)
This was to build schools because they were run down, one little tiny problem ?
Why had Sandwell not been repairing and maintaining schools over the years, the doors and
windows in their press photo's don't rot overnight ?
Mr Gove was quoted as saying he would like to see emphasis put on improving education and not just buildings. “What I would ask Sandwell councillors, have we seen enough emphasis placed on dealing with under performance in schools?”
Sandwell Tory said
Yes for years Sandwell children have had excuse after excuse from Labour, but we have not had one single offer of a resignation from any in the Labour party and I have to wonder if Mr Gove knows this and perhaps he knows much, much more ?
We will improve children's education in Sandwell, that's not a promise that’s a fact, increasing students opportunity for their personal betterment, despite Labour.
3, (1)You must treat others with respect.
Further reading
reference
Express & Star Thursday September 6th 2012 page 16 top left column
Express & Star Thursday September 20th 2001 page 5 centre spread
copies available on request
Read more: http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/09/03/gove-says-%e2%80%98terrible-mistake%e2%80%99-was-made-in-sandwell-school-fiasco/#ixzz25uRuBjt0
copies available on request
Read more: http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/09/03/gove-says-%e2%80%98terrible-mistake%e2%80%99-was-made-in-sandwell-school-fiasco/#ixzz25uRuBjt0
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