| Private Education 10:48 - Jan 8 with 9048 views | Kerouac |
Firstly, what got me thinking about the subject...
I caught the start of Andrew Marr yesterday and they (Marr, Polly Toynbee and Fraser Nelson) were going through the papers.
The subject of Toby Young and his internet history came up and Toynbee was going to town on him.
Nelson made coments to the effect of, it was all in the past and at least he is a doer, passionate about his brief and should be judged on what he does now (instead of what he tweeted 5yrs ago).
He then praised Young as a journalist who actually put his money where his mouth was and put his ideas into practice, making a real difference, which is more than Toynbee or himself ever did.
Toynbee comes back with "Oh yes, because he just wants to create a school for his kids".
Nelson retorts; "Yes, it's better than sending them private as some columnists I could mention". Ouch!
A quick bit of online research reveals that Toynbee sent 2 out of her 3 children to Private School.
More interesting detail re: Toynbee...
- She is from a super privileged background
- She herself went to Private School in her primary years
- She still managed to fail the 11+ and went to a state school
- She achieved only 1 'A' level
- Yet still went to Oxford University
- She then drops out (like Corbyn) to "work in a factory and write great fiction in her spare time, like Tolstoy" 
- Before realising that the reality of working in a factory for long hours doesn't lend itself to such intellectual pursuits.
Is it just me or is this woman a f*cking imbecile.
...anyway, I digress.
Q1. What do the good posters of Planet Swans think about Private Education Vs State?
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Q2. Why is it that people who call themselves left-wing (vote Labour, preach socialism and anti-privatisation) find privatisation to be such a good thing when it comes to their own offspring's education?
and
Q3. Why should anyone take these people seriously
Some reading matter; https://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/jul/23/why-send-child-to-private-scho |  |
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| Private Education on 09:23 - Jan 11 with 826 views | perchrockjack |
So why Liverpool again high jack.
Livepools car crime is no worse than many other big cities
Swansea had big problems with it, did it not.
It's a subject about education ,innit |  |
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| Private Education on 09:55 - Jan 11 with 805 views | exhmrc1 |
| Private Education on 09:23 - Jan 11 by perchrockjack |
So why Liverpool again high jack.
Livepools car crime is no worse than many other big cities
Swansea had big problems with it, did it not.
It's a subject about education ,innit |
your right it is about education and the fact remains that the pass rate in Swansea is over 20% higher.
As you raised the subject of car crime 2 of the top 17 car crime postcodes are in Liverpool. Not one in Swansea. Car insurers have higher rates there due to the level of car crime.
What needs addressing is why the gcse pass rate is so much lower in Liverpool than Swansea. It certainly cannot be due to comprehensives as Swansea only has these and does not have a 11+.
Going back to your days in Swansea and my school days in the Valley we had grammar and secondary schools. In Swansea you had Dynevor and Bishop Gore for boys and Glanmor and Llwynybryn for girls. The puplis who went to secondary didn't do the old O levels. In the valley only about 40% went to grammar school and not all did them so the percentage of pupils getting the level 2 threshold in Cwmtawe is almost double in my day.
People who go on about grammar schools being better need to address this fact.
There are problems in state education not least the funding but also how schools deal with disruptive pupils and whether more of these should be placed in pupil referral units. However the pass rate in Swansea tells you it isn't the system that is wrong but other issues.
1st
AB34
Aboyne, Aberdeenshire
2nd
B94
Solihull, West Midlands
3rd
CH64
Neston, Cheshire
4th
M9
Blackley, Manchester
5th
L10
Fazakerley, Liverpool
6th
ML12
Biggar, Lanarkshire
7th
S3
Sheffield
8th
NE36
East Boldon, South Tyneside
9th
SW1W
Chelsea, London
10th
CW4
Holmes Chapel, Cheshire
11th
B17
Harborne, Birmingham
12th
BD4
Bradford
13th
B73
Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
14th
B38
Kings Norton, Birmingham
15th
IG7
Chigwell, Essex
16th
M13
Longsight, Manchester
17th
L6
Liverpool
WHICH 20 POSTCODES ARE THE MOST EXPENSIVE FOR CAR INSURANCE?
B9- Bordesley Green £1,101.62
B10 -Small Heath £1,016.53
B11- Sparkhill, Tyseley £1,013.53
B66- Smethwick, Bearwood, Sandwell £911.89
B8- Washwood Heath, Ward End, Saltley £909.20
B21- Handsworth £901.92
B12- Balsall Heath, Sparkbrook, Highgate £885.83
B19- Lozells, Newtown, Birchfield £845.07
B5 - Digbeth, Highgate, Lee Bank £833.70
B18 -Winson Green, Hockley £830.00
L4 - Anfield, Kirkdale, Walton £796.83
S4 - Grimesthorpe, Pitsmoor £755.68
L33 - Kirkby, Knowsley £729.89
BD3 - Barkerend, Bradford Moor, Thornbury £728.52
L11 - Clubmoor, Croxteth, Gillmoss, Norris Green £718.75
M13- Ardwick, Longsight, Chorlton-on-Medlock £661.62
E12 - Manor Park £712.22
M8- Crumpsall, Cheetham Hill £687.21
L6- Anfield, Liverpool City Centre, Everton, Fairfield, Kensington, Tuebrook £674.30
M13- Ardwick, Longsight, Chorlton-on-Medlock £661.62
N22 - Wood Green £657.98
The city’s B10, B11, B66, B8, B21, B12, B18 all followed with Winson Green - exactly where Benefits Street is situated - coming in eighth place followed by B19 and B5.
Overall Birmingham has more than a fifth of the worst 100 postcodes for motor insurance premiums in the country - 22 in total.
WHICH CITIES OFFER THE CHEAPEST CAR INSURANCE?
Aberdeen £156.98
Plymouth £170.43
Bristol £177.03
Oxford £186.55
Edinburgh £187.05
Carlisle £187.51
Cambridge £187.60
Lancaster £194.47
Brighton and Hove £195.06
Norwich £198.61
Glasgow £199.35
Exeter £200.50
Sunderland £213.94
Portsmouth £215.36
York £229.91
Dundee £232.57
Derby £237.36
Southampton £237.60
Gloucester £239.10
Nottingham £253.15
The second worst city in the UK for car insurance is Liverpool with 17 of the top 100 with East London third, with 12, and Manchester fourth,
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2667303/Britains-worst-postcodes-car-ins
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