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Government Formally Drops Academies Legislation
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Another U-Turn. You can't take your eyes of this lot for 5 mins, without a major plank in their legislation program disappearing.
From my link above :::
"The element of compulsion was dropped by the government after protests from many councils, including the mainly Conservative members of the County Council Network, who were opposed to forcing high-performing schools in their areas to convert"
Another U-Turn. You can't take your eyes of this lot for 5 mins, without a major plank in their legislation program disappearing.
From my link above :::
"The element of compulsion was dropped by the government after protests from many councils, including the mainly Conservative members of the County Council Network, who were opposed to forcing high-performing schools in their areas to convert"
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I don't class this as a U-Turn.
May is busily and effectively dismantling Cameron/Osbourne policies, and erasing the pair from political history. Anything the two had their hands on has been chopped.
A I-Turn is when the leader does one thing, and then is forced to do the opposite. All May is doing is righting past errors. She should be congratulated.
May is busily and effectively dismantling Cameron/Osbourne policies, and erasing the pair from political history. Anything the two had their hands on has been chopped.
A I-Turn is when the leader does one thing, and then is forced to do the opposite. All May is doing is righting past errors. She should be congratulated.
Why are you so obsessed with the term 'U-turn' ? Surely it is better the Government listened to it's population or should they soldier on regardless?
I do appreciate this is totally alien to the party you support but maybe they should start listening to their voters to so as not to drift into obscurity?
I do appreciate this is totally alien to the party you support but maybe they should start listening to their voters to so as not to drift into obscurity?
Ymb,
The modus operandi of Cameron led Governments was to not properly consult on a new policy. The would announce it, and professionals would say why it wouldn't work. They were ignored and massive sums of money would be spent on the changes. And then they wouldn't work and the Government would change stuff back.
The Government weren't listening, quite the opposite. It is those U-Turns which were rightly criticised .
The modus operandi of Cameron led Governments was to not properly consult on a new policy. The would announce it, and professionals would say why it wouldn't work. They were ignored and massive sums of money would be spent on the changes. And then they wouldn't work and the Government would change stuff back.
The Government weren't listening, quite the opposite. It is those U-Turns which were rightly criticised .
Danny....Mikey is not conspicuous by his absence, but merely trying to earn a crust. That comment from other people I might have expected, but not from you !
This most certainly IS a U-Turn. The Education Bill was a central piece of legislation brought in by this Government, which is only 18 months old. It was announced in the Queens Speech only a few months ago.
I, too, welcome the U-turn, but it only came about because "many councils, including the mainly Conservative members of the County Council Network"
Mrs May hasn't been listening to "the people" but to her own Party, and she has dropped academy plans, so that the thrust of the rest of Bill, Grammar Schools, will not be lost in the process.
So, a U-Turn that I welcome. Now lets see if her plans for Grammar Schools suffers from the same fate, as these types of Schools are not popular either, with her own Party.
This most certainly IS a U-Turn. The Education Bill was a central piece of legislation brought in by this Government, which is only 18 months old. It was announced in the Queens Speech only a few months ago.
I, too, welcome the U-turn, but it only came about because "many councils, including the mainly Conservative members of the County Council Network"
Mrs May hasn't been listening to "the people" but to her own Party, and she has dropped academy plans, so that the thrust of the rest of Bill, Grammar Schools, will not be lost in the process.
So, a U-Turn that I welcome. Now lets see if her plans for Grammar Schools suffers from the same fate, as these types of Schools are not popular either, with her own Party.
sigh. another manifestation of the inability of any government - of any political persuasion - to leave education alone for more than 5 minutes at a time, as it is subjected to someone's new strategy or doctor highfalutin's revolutionary new child-centric theory. it's a wonder Britain manages to churn out educated kids at all.
Danny....I thought I had above ?
But, just in case I didn't make myself clear....Yes, they consulted the Tory Councils, that would have had the impossible task of implementation of the plans for compulsory Academies.
She should have done that consultation before asking Betty to announce it in the House of Lords.
The reason that she is dropping it now, is because the whole Bill would have been in danger of collapsing. And Grammar Schools are the new Tory flagship.
But, just in case I didn't make myself clear....Yes, they consulted the Tory Councils, that would have had the impossible task of implementation of the plans for compulsory Academies.
She should have done that consultation before asking Betty to announce it in the House of Lords.
The reason that she is dropping it now, is because the whole Bill would have been in danger of collapsing. And Grammar Schools are the new Tory flagship.
Mikey you appear to have contradicted your self in your last post. She either listened to Councils, including but not limited to tory ones, or she listened to the Party.
And listening to councils is often a good idea. They are closer to the public and usually bear the brunt of any Government policy from any party.
And listening to councils is often a good idea. They are closer to the public and usually bear the brunt of any Government policy from any party.
Why should the gifted excel??? Nothing wrong with these establishments if they are funded and managed properly.
It's not a U turn, if Camoron made the decision then YES that would be a U turn; I see this as a systematic drawback of some of the extremes of his policies, even a died in the wool red like yourself has to see the benefits Mikey
It's not a U turn, if Camoron made the decision then YES that would be a U turn; I see this as a systematic drawback of some of the extremes of his policies, even a died in the wool red like yourself has to see the benefits Mikey
The Tory Party or Tory-controlled Councils.........what difference does it make ?
Wider consultation should have been made before announcement of this new policy, then she wouldn't have had to make the U-Turn....that is the point I am making.
She has make a complete dogs breakfast of this new attempt to beggar-up kids education.
Wider consultation should have been made before announcement of this new policy, then she wouldn't have had to make the U-Turn....that is the point I am making.
She has make a complete dogs breakfast of this new attempt to beggar-up kids education.
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