[Footiegirl]

In principle PPA was a good
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. In the school I used to work at they had PPA for the KS2 teachers before it was brought in (don't know why KS1 teachers didn't get it, they weren't too happy we did and they didn't!!), and it was covered by a teacher who was employed by the school for that very reason. The only downside of it was you lost it if another teacher was ill or other things needed doing.

However, the way it has gone since it was implemented is disgusting, getting TA's, some of whom are mothers who left school at 16 and are just doing it as it fits around school hours and their child (or to keep an eye on their little darling!), to do the teaching is unbelievable, and I think if the general public knew the true picture regarding PPA there would be uproar about it. How schools can get away with it is beyond me.

Personally I do not think that education has got better under labour, and all this promised money wont make much difference - spending it on new buildings?!! believe it when I see it, it will be spent trying to make up the deficits!

All that has increased during Blairs tenure at number 10 is the stress of both teachers/school staff and children! SATS in year 2 are criminal. The stress those poor little kids, who are little more than babies, are under is ridiculas (sp?), all so the school can look good in the league tables!

League tables.... another gripe of mine... we have a school here (my stepdaughter goes to it), that always does really well in the league tables. However, I cannot stand the school, am not impressed with it, they are so far up there own backsides it is unbelieveable. They do not stretch her at all, work that is set for her she can do in minutes! The whole atmsosphere within the school is not very welcoming, and the fact that they let me pick her up when she was ill without asking me who I was is just beyond belief in this day and age.


Phew, rant over. Have been trying so hard not to rant, but gave into temptation!