Cassandra´s dream

Secondary In England, public provision of secondary education in an area may consist of a combination of different types of school, the pattern reflecting historical circumstance and the policy adopted by the local authority. Comprehensive schools largely admit pupils without reference to ability or aptitude and cater for all the children in a neighbourhood, but in some areas they co-exist with other types of schools, for example grammar schools. Academies , operating in England, are publicly funded independent schools . Academies benefit from greater freedom to help innovate and raise standards. These include freedom from local authority control, the ability to set their own pay and conditions for staff, freedom around the delivery of the curriculum and the ability to change the lengths of terms and school days. The Academies Programme was first introduced in March 2000 with the objective of replacing poorly performing schools. Academies were established and driven by ext

FOUR O´CLOCK FRIDAY   Four o´clock, Friday, I´m home at last. time to forget the week that´s passed.   On Monday, at break, they stole my ball and threw it over the playground wall.   On Tuesday morning, I came in late, But they were waiting behind the gate.   On Wednesday afternoon, in games, They threw mud at me and called me names.   Yesterday, they laughed after the test ´Cause my marks were lower than the rest.   Today, they trampled my books on the floor And I was kept in because I swore.   Four o´clock, Friday, at last I´m free. For two whole days they can´t get me. Written by John Foster (Originally printed in Issue 1 Collins Educational- HarperCollins. Published 1992 ISBN 0 00 3273342