johnhoppy
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@Alunh 10699 wrote:
You are quite right…this should be the case in an ideal world. Indeed, similar Reports on Primary provision in Wrexham actually indicate that this largely happens and it is in the Secondary schools where the problems begin.
The Estyn Reports do actually factor in the various social difficulties that might affect a school and throughout the Report there is reference to the school doing badly compared to similar schools.
What this Report actually does is make the case that Clywedog (and not just this school) has failed its pupils at the time the Report was undertaken (January). It actually details many of the failings but it was interesting that Maths learning was broadly reasonable whilst learning in English and Science was not. The Report also mentions the fact that “in a few lessons, pupils respond very well to challenging activities and acquire a very good understanding of their work. However, in over half of lessons, pupils, often the most able, do not make as much progress as they should because activities are not matched well enough to their ability. As a result, they have a limited or incomplete understanding of their work”
This is tragic. The brightest and the best pupils are under shooting their potential.
What all of this indicated back in January was that either the system of provision itself was unsatisfactory OR the personnel implementing it were. I guarantee that if it was the latter, Education has an amazing ability never to move people on. I also guarantee that if it was the former, little will be done to change it. Until all lessons in Wrexham Secondary schools are set according to ability, until there is less of a child centred approach, and until standards and thoroughness are emphasised, little will alter
Isn’t this a case for the return of Grammar Schools?
I notice that one of the categories for unsatisfactory performance is reading and writing. Is this something secondary schools should have to be doing? I would have thought that children would have mastered this at Primary School. Perhaps some of the report is misdirected.
Illegal workers should not be tolerated. Wrexham already has a large population of immigrants, mostly from Eastern Europe. Those I have worked with I have got on with very well, but there is one fact which is indisputable, and that is that they have held down the wages of local people. From the time they started to arrive here in numbers I and my fellow employees did not receive a pay rise for five years, simply because our employer could get away with doing so as Eastern Europeans thought our wages were great (Not a lot above the minimum wage).
Illegal immigration and working without a permit will only make this situation much worse and should be stamped upon.
When I visit a supermarket I go there to go shopping. I DO NOT want my car washed. I go to an established car wash to get it washed or do it myself. I don’t find these people intimidating, but I don’t want to be bothered by them either. If I found myself to be pestered every time I went shopping I would change my regular supermarket. I can’t really understand why the supermarkets encourage this type of activity in their car parks, which takes business away from established businesses. (But there again the supermarkets have built their businesses on stealing custom from local established shops!!)
A considerable amount of funding seems to be allocated to local authorities which is ‘ring fenced’ to be spent on specific projects such as the development in King Street and now these car park signs. In times of plenty this might be seen to be desirable, but in times such as now when councils are cutting back on front line services the expenditure is scandalous.
No matter from where the funds come from it is money that is raised from taxation, and I am sure that the average taxpayer would like to see their money better spent.
Noooo…Iceman doesn’t win.
More people (including children) are injured by other people than by dogs every day. Should we put people on a lead??
I am a little disturbed that so many decisions by the council are made in secret. Unless the discussion is about for example, the remuneration or terms of service of an individual, there should be no need for secret discussions. The councillors are after all making decisions on our behalf and not for themselves. There seems to be much more openness in Central Government than Local Councils which is rediculeous.
The manufacturers must think we’re stupid if they think we are not going to notice that we are getting less for the same or more money. Doesn’t just happen at Christmas though, and is almost impossible to keep up with which is what they are banking on.
“As I said previously a bit of courtesy and patience goes a long way”
Today driving along Grosvenor Road I took considerable time and care to overtake a cyclist (i.e. giving him room to fall off in that event) only to be held to in traffic a little further along. The cyclist overtakes me on the outside inbetween moving cars and I have eventually to repeat the process over again. A few cyclists are only interested in their own progress on the road to the detriment and lack of courtesy to other road users. They put themselves in peril and the last thought in their mind is that they might have to give way to other road users.
@Iceman 10112 wrote:
They could if they were on signposts?
Arrows certainly do work when they are on signposts, or even better on gantry signs above the carriageway although I imagine that that would be expensive.
With regard to the B&Q roundabout I suspect that local drivers have become accustomed to tackling it in a particular way and are now loathe to change their ways to conform with the signs. I don’t think the system was broken before, so why change it?
