School In Devon Criticised By Ofsted For Being Insufficiently ‘Multicultural’.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2651108/Rural-school-deemed-white-Ofsted-visits-London-mix-ethnic-pupils.html

/// Through our topics, visitors and discussions we have been developing multicultural awareness in both Britain and throughout the world, but this visit will help us to experience in real life a school where there is a wide mix of children with different ethnic backgrounds and almost 50 per cent of the children do not have English as their first language.’ ///

I always thought that it was the immigrants to a land who were encouraged to take an interest in how the natives of that land lived, not the other way round as in this case?

I wonder if Smallberry Green primary in Isleworth will be returning this visit to show their pupils how most of the indigenous natives of this country lived before multi immigration?

[baza]

perhaps the children in Devon should be taught a couple of languages before the visit

[kvalidir]

They're going on a sleepover to see what urban life is like in the UK- no-one's demanding they alter their own lives. I don't see a lot of merit in it personally but it's hardly at attack on the British way of life, it's just part of their education.

[RATTER15]

Lol I know Payhembury. Im not sure ‘Multicultural’would be of much concern to them to be honest. I doubt there is a foreigner living any where near them.
There biggest concern would be Church or Chapel? I'm not sure they are even aware of a society living outside of a 3 mile radius of Payhembury.

[anotheoldgit]

baza

/// perhaps the children in Devon should be taught a couple of languages before the visit ///

Why? they are not visiting abroad, they are going to London, which is the capital of England, and the native tongue of England is English, or at least it was.

[RATTER15]

Lol, Londoners probably wont understand these Devonians accent, when I went to work in london from Devon no one could understand me, I pretty much lost my accent while in London for 18 months. They is quite broad round Payhembury area.

[anotheoldgit]

kvalidir

/// They're going on a sleepover to see what urban life is like in the UK- no-one's demanding they alter their own lives. I don't see a lot of merit in it personally but it's hardly at attack on the British way of life, it's just part of their education. ///

I neither said anyone was demanding that they alter their way of life or that it was in anyway an attack on the British (English) way of life.

Just thought it would be more appropriate, and more beneficial to the children of this London school; to be visiting Devon.

[EcclesCake]

What difference does it make which direction the visit is AOG?

Both groups of children are to have new experiences.

[Svejk]

catch them young, aog. They'll be spouting PC drivel with AB's finest in no time. ;-)

[anotheoldgit]

EcclesCake

/// What difference does it make which direction the visit is AOG? ///

/// Both groups of children are to have new experiences. ///

That is the whole point, why did it have to be that particular way around, since it is more usual for city children to visit the countryside.

[mushroom25]

seems to be a long way to go to experience minority diversity - all they had to do was hop over the tamar
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-27132035
izzit coz I is Cornish? :-)

[anotheoldgit]

mushroom25

Good point.

[EcclesCake]

AOG, it's an exchange visit, someone has to go first.

[Prudie]

I nearly posted this myself. I have no issue with the visit but I do have an issue that it may improve their Ofsted rating. It only makes dave the school governor's problem even more plausible.

[baza]

aog, I just thought they may be able to chat to the other pupils who do not have english as a first language,

[anotheoldgit]

baza

/// aog, I just thought they may be able to chat to the other pupils who do not have english as a first language, ///

Have we come to the situation where British children must be taught other languages so as to converse with other children in our schools?

[anotheoldgit]

EcclesCake

/// AOG, it's an exchange visit, someone has to go first. ///

That is blatantly obvious but the whole point of my thread is, why did it have to be that particular way around?

[EcclesCake]

I would have been delighted had my predominantly white, middle class Home Counties school run an exchange with out polar opposite. I would have been excited, educated and made new friends ......what a treat, so much more interesting than my vanilla upbringing in the 70's & 80's.

[anotheoldgit]

Funny in my school days "I would have also been delighted had my white, middle class run an exchange with out polar opposite. I would have been excited, educated and made new friends"

The only trouble would have been the fact that my parents would not have been able to afford the Liner fare to Africa or India. :0)

[DaisyNonna]

Why make parents shell out £35 per child because they happen to live in an area where there a no ethnic mix (is that PC enough?) children? Perhaps Ofsted should pay. Not the children's fault. 2 days? Sleeping in a school? Where? Crash mats in the school hall?
Engage in outdoor activities? Doesn't outdoors exist in the country? Record a CD? Not exactly mixing with other children.
Patronising? Yes.

[anotheoldgit]

What will be next, visits to extremist Muslim schools, so as to partake in their teachings?