School teachers' pay and conditions document 2009 and guidance on school teachers' pay and conditions
Cllr Ian Lewis (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Over on the Seacombe Labour Blog, there is a YouTube video of Ed Balls, the Schools Secretary. He’s taking a swipe at the Tories, as he does, saying standards in school have not fallen under Labour. In an amusing irony, the website has a little graphic to the right of this article. Can you spot [...]
Liberal Democrat Voice (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
Welcome to the latest LDVideo instalment, featuring three of the most memorable video clips doing the rounds on the blogosphere. First up is Ed Balls – the guy might have a debating style reminiscent of a school bully demanding tuck money, but here he completely out-smarts tongue-tied Tory education spokesman Michael Gove: (Hat-tip: Sam Coates). The second [...]
GayandRight (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Who needs history anyways'?? The latest initiative by our "Children's Secretary", Ed Balls, is to abolish what remains of fact-based teaching of history and geography in our schools. He plans to "roll them together into themed lessons on social issues such as global warming" (funny how that seems to seep into everything nowadays). The ruthless drive of educational progressives to...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 22 hours ago
Conservative plans to grant schools freedom from central control risk bringing the creationist doctrines of a “Religious Right” into the classroom, the Government warned last night.
Political Scrapbook (Free subscription) | yesterday
It seems today is the unofficial “let’s all laugh at Michael Gove day” in lefty blogosphere land. Thanks to an anonymous contributor for this Eye-esque comparison of the shadow schools secretary and a beloved 1980s children’s TV character, although in fairness to Pob* he probably has a more defined chin. *”Pob who?” Those younger than mid-20s (or in [...]
politicalbetting.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Wikipedia Which 2005 “notional” result should we believe? After JackW’s earlier thread I thought I’d have a further look at Morley & Outwood - the seat with new boundaries that the Schools Secretary, the public-school educated Mr. Balls, will try to defend at the coming election. And to my surprise I came up with two rather different [...]
Dizzy Thinks (Free subscription) | yesterday
Ed Balls MP, the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, is a man very proud of children's achievements in schools. He also, as the man who would be Chancellor likes to think of himself as a bit of an economics/maths whizz kid. This makes the following from Parliament from Balls quite funny, because, whilst discussing GCSE questions he said the following, The third question comes from...
Labourlist (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Great stuff from Ed Balls this week, as he talked proudly of Labour's education policies and asked himself and the House whether they could answer GCSE questions. They couldn't, of course. Balls said: "Hard questions, Mr Speaker, in tough exams which our young people are doing very well in. But I have to say there's one question I do know the answer to: why are...
Bob Piper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Ed Balls asks Mickey Gove some Mickey Mouse questions... Watching Mickey Gove squirm is a treat. Hat Tip Political Scrapbook
Conor's Commentary (Free subscription) | yesterday
Until yesterday, Ed Balls had commendably resisted attempts by the teaching unions to scrap accountability, by refusing to abolish testing and league tables. Yesterday, he announced pefectly reasonably that teacher assessment results would be published in league tables alongside test scores. What was unreasonable was his suggestion that Key Stage 2 tests could go, in a shameful attempt to curry favour...
UK Against Fluoridation (Free subscription) | yesterday
GCSE quiz backfires on Balls as he makes 'schoolboy error' trying to outwit Tory shadow By Laura Clark Last updated at 8:37 AM on 20th November 2009 It was Ed Balls' attempt at revenge for a series of attacks on exam standards. In the Commons yesterday, the Children's Secretary tried to fox his Tory shadow with GCSE science and maths questions. But Mr Balls may be regretting not doing more homework...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
A handful of Labour MPs turned up on the day after the Queen's speech. And most of them could scarcely be bothered to stand up and ask a question. Nobody believes in this thing. It's not worth the parchment it's written on. David Heath, for the Lib Dems, called it an abracadabra Queen's speech. "Shazam! The deficit halved at a stroke. Shazam! Poverty abolished around the world. This is fantasy...
The Independent (Free subscription) | yesterday
Can't they put Ed Balls into law? Make him the subject of a Guarantee? Can't he be a right that every parent has? If for the first time Balls was put on a statutory basis millions of people would be certain of access to him.
The Independent (Free subscription) | yesterday
Ed Balls held out the prospect of scrapping controversial national curriculum tests for 11-year-olds for the first time yesterday.
Department for Children, Schools and Families (Free subscription) | yesterday
Children’s Minister Delyth Morgan will today set out the UK’s long term vision for promoting children’s rights and improving outcomes for young people, making them a clear priority for the ... (2009/0221)
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