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BBC NEWS | Education | Parental choice 'is an illusion'

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BBC NEWS | Education | Parental choice ‘is an illusion’

Mr Sinnott referred to the way in which the Education Secretary, Ruth Kelly, has repeatedly stressed the importance of parents, since she took over the job in December.

“Schools and teachers try to compensate for the effects of deprivation,” he said.

“They want to provide disadvantaged young people with the support that is absent at home, access to books, access to computers, personal tuition, entitlements to school trips and study visits, and nourishing school meals.”

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(My emphasis).

Well, it made me laugh, Kris!

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2 responses to “BBC NEWS | Education | Parental choice 'is an illusion'”

  1. Kris avatar
    Kris

    LOL – made me laugh too Jax! Well, it was laugh or cry. Jeez – these people! Would like to drag them both along to a meeting with Donny LEA. 😛 And more to the point, take them to D’s old school and make them eat a portion of ‘Tasty Mince’ with potato waffles and overcooked tinned peas. Evil cow that I am… 🙂

  2. rosie avatar
    rosie

    LOL. I have been watching the re-run of Jamie’s School Dinners, with Jaw-dropping desbelief- (on tonight at 11.05)well if he doesnt succeed in changing anything, he has exposed the rubbish being fed to school kids. It just made me shudder.

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