I have been pondering what, if anything, education staff will do in response to the government's continued and sustained attack on education. I do not believe that you can treat some of the most intelligent people, whose job it is to find creative solutions to problems, this way and not expect a backlash.
So what can we do? Teachers, for right or wrong, rarely strike so other options are needed. Here are some things I have heard:
1. If they go for pensions EVERYONE opts out. Why is this significant? Well we are paying the pensions of all those retired teachers with our contributions, the government would have to take up the shortfall, an it would be huge!
2. Heads will call in the Heath and Safety executive to look at schools. They will find many unsafe. Heads will then send kids home on rotation as they do not have the money to fix the school. Can you imagine the carnage that will cause?
So, Mr (Bush Jnr) Gove, you may want to think again. Please do not say you were not warned!
A reasonable and effective strategy to protest the Government's plans. Do teachers and heads have the unity of purpose to do so? Hmm... I hope they do.
ReplyDeleteBut perhaps this should all wait until after the review, to see whether the axe does remain down or whether they just cut the costs of the mounting debt owed under PFI schemes to consultants and the like but keep and spend the maintenance part of the budget (as I suspect they will) of the defunct BSF.