Some parts of the British ( Scottish ) education are going to shit.

2008-08-15 14:21:05

#1

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|7176|Scotland

So I was chatting to a woman who works in a large ( 1200 pupils ) school not too far outside Glasgow. She works as a learning support teacher and was explaining to me that their school has been decanted to this about-to-be-demolished building. Yes, you heard right.

The government, in their incredible wisdom, are trying to renew the school around here and investing a small fortune and in doing so have fucked up everything.

So these kids have to go and spend 2 years in this about-to-fall-down piece of shit building. Wait, it gets better :

Half of the classes will be in porta cabins. Funny thing is, the children come back to school this monday, and they are missing 50% of the cabins. Bravo.
Now, this building has been scheduled for demolition for at least 2 years and now it has to house 1200 pupils. It also has rats in it.

Just to make things better, there will no replacement teachers if one gets sick; the school will just have to ask a french teacher to take the physics class into hers - remember this takes place in a fucking porta cabin.

On top of that, the budget for photo copying has been wiped... yes, deleted from the school budget. Now, we all remember all those absolutely awful textbooks which didn't contain more than drivel. So now all the good teachers who have spent time creating their own sheets on the course will not be able to use them. Ever.

To top it all of, the council workers are taking strike this wednesday so as the pupils come back, they go back home in 2 days because the school can't operate.

I passed the new ( oh god, the irony ) school a few weeks ago. I thought it was a bomb site.

This is beyond ridiculous.

2008-08-15 14:22:48

#2

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6920|so randum

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2008-08-15 14:22:51

#3

m3thod: All kiiiiiiiiinds of gainz; +2,197|7091|UK

When i was in school the maths department was a collection of 6 porta cabins, i went to high school from 91-96 so nothings changed.

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2008-08-15 14:23:00

#4

chittydog: less busy; +586|7255|Kubra, Damn it!

They should switch to an all-Creationism curriculum to finish it all off.

2008-08-15 14:24:05

#5

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|7176|Scotland

m3thod wrote:
When i was in school the maths department was a collection of 6 porta cabins, i went to high school from 91-96 so nothings changed.

This is the 21st century, it should have changed.

2008-08-15 14:24:28

#6

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|7041|London, England

My Primary school had a few WW2 era "temporary" buildings too. I bet they're still there.

2008-08-15 14:26:10

#7

Parker: isteal; +1,452|6814|The Gem Saloon

my high school had bars on the windows....like fucking cages man.

2008-08-15 14:27:20

#8

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|7176|Scotland

Mek-Stizzle wrote:
My Primary school had a few WW2 era "temporary" buildings too. I bet they're still there.

This is a high school, with probably 3 times as many pupils and a much more important stage in education. It should not be like this.

2008-08-15 14:28:11

#9

sergeriver: Cowboy from Hell; +1,928|7177|Argentina

Zimmer wrote:
m3thod wrote:
When i was in school the maths department was a collection of 6 porta cabins, i went to high school from 91-96 so nothings changed.
This is the 21st century, it should have changed.

The very same century when Mugabe still is Emperor, Israel and Palestine keep fighting for a tiny slice of shitty land and GWB ruled the world for 8 years, so it doesn't surprise me at all.

2008-08-15 14:29:33

#10

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6913|N. Ireland

I can sympathize with the pupils. My first primary school was always under threat of closure but it managed to stay open. Although this was on a much larger scale: the school had around 25 pupils altogether, through seven years. When I was in P6 (my last year there) there was one other pupil along with me. At the end of P6, the school closed and I was forced to move to another school for P7, and then another for Form 1.

This kinda stuff sucks. The education board, at least in Northern Ireland, really sucks. (not just for what I wrote above, of course)

2008-08-15 14:30:12

#11

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6920|so randum

Zimmer wrote:
Mek-Stizzle wrote:
My Primary school had a few WW2 era "temporary" buildings too. I bet they're still there.
This is a high school, with probably 3 times as many pupils and a much more important stage in education. It should not be like this.

I'd happily say that Primary School is the most important stage of education.

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2008-08-15 14:30:18

#12

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|7176|Scotland

sergeriver wrote:
Zimmer wrote:
m3thod wrote:
When i was in school the maths department was a collection of 6 porta cabins, i went to high school from 91-96 so nothings changed.
This is the 21st century, it should have changed.
The very same century when Mugabe still is Emperor, Israel and Palestine keep fighting for a tiny slice of shitty land and GWB ruled the world for 8 years, so it doesn't surprise me at all.

I think we should all go back to living like monkeys. Seems like the best option.

2008-08-15 14:31:32

#13

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|7176|Scotland

FatherTed wrote:
Zimmer wrote:
Mek-Stizzle wrote:
My Primary school had a few WW2 era "temporary" buildings too. I bet they're still there.
This is a high school, with probably 3 times as many pupils and a much more important stage in education. It should not be like this.
I'd happily say that Primary School is the most important stage of education.

Really? Wow. I can happily ( or is it? ) say that I learnt fuck all in primary school.

2008-08-15 14:33:07

#14

Parker: isteal; +1,452|6814|The Gem Saloon

primary school=high school?

when i was in school, we had more metal detectors and security than you had to go through at the airport lol.
this was pre 9-11 of course.

2008-08-15 14:33:23

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FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6920|so randum

Zimmer wrote:
FatherTed wrote:
Zimmer wrote:

This is a high school, with probably 3 times as many pupils and a much more important stage in education. It should not be like this.
I'd happily say that Primary School is the most important stage of education.
Really? Wow. I can happily ( or is it? ) say that I learnt fuck all in primary school.

How about reading,writing,maths and basic social skills.

Learning isn't restricted to the knowledge of facts and application of techniques.

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2008-08-15 14:34:50

#16

m3thod: All kiiiiiiiiinds of gainz; +2,197|7091|UK

Zimmer wrote:
m3thod wrote:
When i was in school the maths department was a collection of 6 porta cabins, i went to high school from 91-96 so nothings changed.
This is the 21st century, it should have changed.

Well you're right. It's been changed. I'm shocked tbh, the tight fisted bastardos that forced us to work in sub zero temperatures in little wanky pokey porta cabins have gone an built a brand spanking new building. Welcome to Rhodesway School, Bradford!

Only have a pic of a building site

And new building

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2008-08-15 14:35:44

#17

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|7176|Scotland

Nope, I learnt all that at home. Maybe social skills, but the rest I did not learn in Primary School and if I did ( like some maths ) I learnt a new way in High School.

2008-08-15 14:35:45

#18

sergeriver: Cowboy from Hell; +1,928|7177|Argentina

What the fuck is that facility, a prison?

2008-08-15 14:36:53

#19

m3thod: All kiiiiiiiiinds of gainz; +2,197|7091|UK

sergeriver wrote:
What the fuck is that facility, a prison?

Lawl its my old school mon! I've even annotated it for you.

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2008-08-15 14:37:29

#20

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6920|so randum

Zimmer wrote:
Nope, I learnt all that at home. Maybe social skills, but the rest I did not learn in Primary School and if I did ( like some maths ) I learnt a new way in High School.

i don't think i got any home education at all lol. what stage of education would you class as the most important?

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2008-08-15 14:41:08

#21

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|7176|Scotland

FatherTed wrote:
Zimmer wrote:
Nope, I learnt all that at home. Maybe social skills, but the rest I did not learn in Primary School and if I did ( like some maths ) I learnt a new way in High School.
i don't think i got any home education at all lol. what stage of education would you class as the most important?

The first 2-3 years of high school. Where you learn the basics of being a teenager and from that you learn how to hold yourself in later years. You also have a platform from where all your further learning springs from. If you don't start of your first few years well, it's not going to be a good few years afterwards.

2008-08-15 14:43:47

#22

ELITE-UK: Scratching my back; +170|6894|SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND

My god, though Glasgow is the poorest city in the UK so..

Im glad i went to a pretty good school, i remember the school had a budget of £2 million to refurbish 12 science classrooms which was completed after about 1 year, and at the end of it was excellent facilities. And for the 6 years i was there, there was nothing but non-stop upgrading.

When i was at school i was speaking to someone high up in the school and he said that the school gets something like £5 million a year budget. I think this was due to the fact that it was 3rd on the rankings for a sheffield/rotherham school.

2008-08-15 15:53:55

#23

Vilham: Say wat!?; +580|7186|UK

m3thod wrote:
sergeriver wrote:
What the fuck is that facility, a prison?
Lawl its my old school mon! I've even annotated it for you.

http://i38.tinypic.com/2lvom7b.jpg

small school, nice to have a pool though, my school didnt.

2008-08-15 16:03:52

#24

m3thod: All kiiiiiiiiinds of gainz; +2,197|7091|UK

Vilham wrote:
m3thod wrote:
sergeriver wrote:
What the fuck is that facility, a prison?
Lawl its my old school mon! I've even annotated it for you.

http://i38.tinypic.com/2lvom7b.jpg
small school, nice to have a pool though, my school didnt.

Not really it one of the biggest in Bradford. 2 Gymnasium's, A pool, all weather pitch, 3 football pitches, 1 rugger pitch, 4 tennis courts that also doubled up as 4 Five a side football courts.

According to the webiste it has 1400 students. There were 1000 when i was there.

http://www.rhodesway.com/about_the_school.htm

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2008-08-15 16:19:04

#25

Surgeons: U shud proabbly f off u fat prik; +3,097|6910|Gogledd Cymru

My old school won some inspection school report thingy, best in Wales apparently.

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-w … -20364258/

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