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Grendel

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  • Apr 3, 2020
  • #11,901
Brighton Sky Blue said:
For context my missus also applied more recently and was turned down in favour of a candidate who got on the wrong train so arrived 3 hours late. It was also clear he hadn’t even read her application. They seem to always hire the most experienced teachers by default regardless of quality
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It’s a shame - my first two who went there prospered well out of it both socially and academically - by her own admission the oldest wasn’t that academic at all but ended up with pretty good grades and a very enjoyable experience. The third had more if the new regime and really was naturally the brightest by a long way but didn’t do quite as well and also the overall experience was declining. Some of the teachers especially in science were dire
 

Marty

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 3, 2020
  • #11,902
Grendel said:
It really should be restricted to small companies and workers in pubs etc. For JLR to do it is taking the piss. they will need to tighten it up
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JLR do employee 40,000 or so people and pay a lot of tax, it's places who avoid paying it and have those stupid zero hour contracts like Starbucks and SportsDirect that should be told to either pay their staff or be banned from trading within the UK.
 
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Ring Of Steel

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 3, 2020
  • #11,903
Brighton Sky Blue said:
Our prediction rate is pretty accurate-out of 50 A level students only 3 were more than a grade outside of prediction. KH8 was far better run under George Fisher and the slide since hasn’t been pretty watching
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I went to KH8, the thought of Mr Courtois & Steve Wilkes still scares me now.

Are they slipping then?

I had the pleasure of being in Mr Skermer's class a little while before he had his unfortunate 'incident'.
 

Sky Blue Pete

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 3, 2020
  • #11,904
Brighton Sky Blue said:
Yep we wrote the mock from last year’s paper so used last year’s boundaries.
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My daughter didn’t do as well as she’d hoped in mocks she’ll be disappointed
 

Ring Of Steel

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 3, 2020
  • #11,905
I don't really care about the royal family either way- what good is this going to do though?

Queen to address UK over coronavirus outbreak
 
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Nick

Administrator
  • Apr 3, 2020
  • #11,906
Ring Of Steel said:
I went to KH8, the thought of Mr Courtois & Steve Wilkes still scares me now.

Are they slipping then?

I had the pleasure of being in Mr Skermer's class a little while before he had his unfortunate 'incident'.
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Noncing?
 

Ring Of Steel

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 3, 2020
  • #11,907
Nick said:
Noncing?
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Yep, and he wasn't the only one.

I was in his maths class and he was just... weird. You wouldn't have openly said he was a paedo, I guess you don't at that age, but when you found out and looked back at some of the stuff it all made sense. He'd have underwater cameras so he could take snaps of the boys swimming and had a habit of appearing with his camera at shower time and. Lived with his mum in Chapelfields I think, just a strange man. I think you can probably google it, it was on the news and all sorts.

He put me in detention after Villa beat us 4-1 in 1989 and he found out I'd skived a rugby match v Old Swinford or some godforsaken place to go to Villa Park and watch us instead. He was/is a big Villa fan, I was not consumed with sympathy when it all came out about him. I think a short time after even the headmaster was caught at it.
 

Grendel

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 3, 2020
  • #11,908
Ring Of Steel said:
I don't really care about the royal family either way- what good is this going to do though?

Queen to address UK over coronavirus outbreak
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She’s head of state
 

Ring Of Steel

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 3, 2020
  • #11,909
Grendel said:
She’s head of state
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I know, and I assume its a morale thing as there is no practical use or purpose aside from that.
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Apr 3, 2020
  • #11,910
Ring Of Steel said:
Yep, and he wasn't the only one.

I was in his maths class and he was just... weird. You wouldn't have openly said he was a paedo, I guess you don't at that age, but when you found out and looked back at some of the stuff it all made sense. He'd have underwater cameras so he could take snaps of the boys swimming and had a habit of appearing with his camera at shower time and. Lived with his mum in Chapelfields I think, just a strange man. I think you can probably google it, it was on the news and all sorts.

He put me in detention after Villa beat us 4-1 in 1989 and he found out I'd skived a rugby match v Old Swinford or some godforsaken place to go to Villa Park and watch us instead. He was/is a big Villa fan, I was not consumed with sympathy when it all came out about him. I think a short time after even the headmaster was caught at it.
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BBC News | Education | Indecent photo teacher gets suspended sentence
 

clint van damme

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 3, 2020
  • #11,911
Grendel said:
She’s head of state
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And she's been isolated and fuoughed her whole life so she knows what we're going through!
 
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Ring Of Steel

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 3, 2020
  • #11,912
Nick said:
BBC News | Education | Indecent photo teacher gets suspended sentence
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Jesus I didn't know it was that bad

For legal reasons I'm not going to name names but he was absolutely without doubt not the only one. Everyone knew. Physics may or may not have been a subject to be careful of...
 

Grendel

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  • Apr 3, 2020
  • #11,913
Ring Of Steel said:
I know, and I assume its a morale thing as there is no practical use or purpose aside from that.
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Same as most heads of state then
 

Sky Blue Pete

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  • Apr 3, 2020
  • #11,914
Ring Of Steel said:
I don't really care about the royal family either way- what good is this going to do though?

Queen to address UK over coronavirus outbreak
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Unless she announces her resignation and a timescale for change
 

Sky Blue Pete

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 3, 2020
  • #11,915
Ring Of Steel said:
Jesus I didn't know it was that bad

For legal reasons I'm not going to name names but he was absolutely without doubt not the only one. Everyone knew. Physics may or may not have been a subject to be careful of...
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Serious, taking pictures of children’s private parts without permission is not that bad!!!!
 

David O'Day

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  • Apr 3, 2020
  • #11,916
Grendel said:
Same as most heads of state then
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Not elected ones
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Apr 3, 2020
  • #11,917
Luckily the numbers of people in critical care is still low at 163. I’m sorry I’m even boring myself making this point every day
 
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covmark

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  • Apr 3, 2020
  • #11,918
Sky Blue Pete said:
Luckily the numbers of people in critical care is still low at 163. I’m sorry I’m even boring myself making this point every day
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Don't take any notice of that number. It's not being updated.

Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk
 
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shmmeee

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  • Apr 3, 2020
  • #11,919
Grendel said:
Yes they are as all countries have different ways of measuring who has died. Also France yesterday added over 800 deaths and there is no way of knowing when they actually occurred
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If the numbers were that off every country wouldn’t be tracking the same. The numbers are fine
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Apr 3, 2020
  • #11,920
Sky Blue Pete said:
My daughter didn’t do as well as she’d hoped in mocks she’ll be disappointed
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I think I taught her when I was there, if she is who I think she is, she’ll be fine. Reassure her that topic tests will count a lot too
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 3, 2020
  • #11,921
Ring Of Steel said:
I went to KH8, the thought of Mr Courtois & Steve Wilkes still scares me now.

Are they slipping then?

I had the pleasure of being in Mr Skermer's class a little while before he had his unfortunate 'incident'.
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Think it’s an open secret that Bablake is carrying the foundation. You seem to have gone between me and my dad!
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 3, 2020
  • #11,922
Grendel said:
It’s a shame - my first two who went there prospered well out of it both socially and academically - by her own admission the oldest wasn’t that academic at all but ended up with pretty good grades and a very enjoyable experience. The third had more if the new regime and really was naturally the brightest by a long way but didn’t do quite as well and also the overall experience was declining. Some of the teachers especially in science were dire
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I applied for one of the science jobs in 2017 but optimistically as I hadn’t finished qualifying. Some of my old ones are still working there and agree they’re not great. Probably was in the same year as one of yours without realising!
 

ccfcricoh

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 3, 2020
  • #11,923
Brighton Sky Blue said:
Think it’s an open secret that Bablake is carrying the foundation. You seem to have gone between me and my dad!
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Bablake definitely the most superior.... and nothing to do with what school i went to honest...

Where the hell is this thread going to take us next!

Is there a record for longest ever? This must have surpassed even the Chaplin thread by now!
 

Sky Blue Pete

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 3, 2020
  • #11,924
Brighton Sky Blue said:
I think I taught her when I was there, if she is who I think she is, she’ll be fine. Reassure her that topic tests will count a lot too
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Sorry she’s at blue coat is that what you meant and I will thank you
 

no_loyalty

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 3, 2020
  • #11,925
Premier League suspended until safe to return, players expected to take 30% pay cut.
 
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Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Apr 3, 2020
  • #11,926
Grendel said:
How Dave with freedom of movement across Europe and open borders would you have controlled it? The EU has a pandemic committee which folded as every country adopted its own strategies
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Because believe it or not the United States of Europe crap that has been pushed has been exactly that. Each country is actually sovereign, despite what those with an agenda try and claim.
 

Ring Of Steel

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 3, 2020
  • #11,927
Brighton Sky Blue said:
Think it’s an open secret that Bablake is carrying the foundation. You seem to have gone between me and my dad!
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ok, interesting. I was 82 to 86 at Davenport Lodge around the corner then 86 to 93 at KH8. Mr Hough was the head throughout that time.
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Apr 3, 2020
  • #11,928
Open ended statement about the EFL.
 

Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Apr 3, 2020
  • #11,929
Grendel said:
That is ridiculous- it’s going to inflate grades as it avoids potential reprisals
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It’s only being used as a guideline, there’s other metrics being used as well.
 

hill83

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  • Apr 3, 2020
  • #11,930
Nick said:
Open ended statement about the EFL.
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Nick

Administrator
  • Apr 3, 2020
  • #11,931
hill83 said:
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It basically says "football postponed until it's safe"
 

Ring Of Steel

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 3, 2020
  • #11,932
Sick Boy said:
Because believe it or not the United States of Europe crap that has been pushed has been exactly that. Each country is actually sovereign, despite what those with an agenda try and claim.
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I was too bored with it all to even point that out that earlier, ie the very argument argument that brexit people most used- that the EU is some kind of tyrannical force- has been completely exposed. It gets lost in the noise which is understandable I guess.
 

clint van damme

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  • Apr 3, 2020
  • #11,933
no_loyalty said:
Premier League suspended until safe to return, players expected to take 30% pay cut.
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surely the EFL will follow suit?
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Apr 3, 2020
  • #11,934
clint van damme said:
surely the EFL will follow suit?
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They have said the same but haven't seen about pay cut.
 

hill83

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  • Apr 3, 2020
  • #11,935
clint van damme said:
surely the EFL will follow suit?
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Not convinced. Wages much lower in the lower leagues. Possibly in the championship.

Pay cuts I mean.
 
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