Ms Truss is really getting on my nerves!

[HelenI]

Hi All

 

More weblinks to follow the debate and read the NUT comments in attachment. Has anyone written to their MP?

 

June 1st, Children's day, is Take Over the Early Years debate day.

 

 

http://juneosullivan.wordpress.com/2013/04/24/dear-colleagues-its-time-we-finally-took-control/

http://togetherforquality.com/reclaim-early-years/

http://www.savechildhood.net/uploads/1/8/4/9/1849450/scm_press_release_29th_april_2013.pdf

http://www.shef.ac.uk/polopoly_fs/1.263201!/file/Shakingthefoundationsofquality.pdf

DFE-CONST-EARLY-ED-CHILCARE-RESPONSE.doc

[Rea]

I've written to my MP and he's Labour so I'm hoping for a good reply

[Rea]

http://www.cypnow.co.uk/cyp/news/1077095/education-neglects-values-experts

 

Just found this :1b

[Guest]

http://www.nurseryworld.co.uk/article/1185281/victory-early-years-sector-ratios

" The Government has bowed to fierce opposition and ditched the proposed changes to staff: child ratios for nurseries and childminders."

 

'We are absolutely delighted that the Deputy Prime Minister has intervened and listened to the concerns and evidence gathered by the sector, parents and early years experts which dismantled the arguments for taking forward this ill-advised plan."

Neil Leitch

chief executive of the Pre-School Learning Alliance

 

would it be fair to call this a win *does little victory dance dance*

[SueFinanceManager]

I was just saying to my colleague Ms Truss has gone very quiet ^_^

[Rea]

I agree Sue, I'd be interested in how she's going to respond

[SueJ]

Really Rea - I don't believe you - horrified, aghast, shocked etc. but interested!

[Rea]

Yes interested She'll either say it was her idea after looking at the replies to the consultations or say we're ungrateful and don't realise what we've lost.

The best respond from her would be 'i resign'

[hali]

here here

[SueJ]

She's been at it again - the link takes you to her latest ramblings - however I have taken the liberty of annotating her ramblings so that I may vent some of my spleen see the attached:

 

 

Read what Liz Truss had to say to providers at last week.doc - My annotations

 

The pukka version

 

http://www.parenta.com/2013/06/24/read-liz-truss-providers-weeks-ndna-conference/

 

 

 

[sunnyday]

She's been at it again - the link takes you to her latest ramblings - however I have taken the liberty of annotating her ramblings so that I may vent some of my spleen see the attached:

 

 

Read what Liz Truss had to say to providers at last week.doc - My annotations

 

The pukka version

 

http://www.parenta.com/2013/06/24/read-liz-truss-providers-weeks-ndna-conference/

 

 

 

 

Thank you for this Sue - I very much enjoyed your notes! :1b

 

I can't tell you what I think about her and her speeches - tis completely unprintable and would most certainly result in me being removed from this forum!

[SueJ]

I thought I did well to only use 2 **

[catma]

She went all the way from Westminster to Horseferry Road...10 minutes away on the bus!! Blimey Liz, you get about eh?

[Rea]

She's been at the German Ambassador's residence today presenting German Teacher awards and reminiscing about her Anglo-Austrian exchange trip

 

 

Gove isnt doing too well either, not that it will worry him at all

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2013/jun/24/national-curriculum-experts-criticise-government?CMP=twt_gu

Edited June 25, 2013 by Rea

[Rea]

One of the things that really concerns me as a minister – and I know that Purnima has just been talking about cost – is the massive differential we still have in salaries between early years and primary school. That isn’t the case elsewhere and I don’t think it’s right that the average primary school teacher is earning £33,000 and the average person working in childcare earns £13,000.

I don’t think that gap is justifiable, particularly as we know the massive impact that high-quality early years education can have.

If she doesnt think its right, what would her remedy be then?