So, today this letter dropped from the Education & Skills Funding Agency. It’s a bit of a boring one about budgeting and finance so won’t tend to get much attention. It should. The key section is this one: Let’s first of all consider the import of the final sentence. “We anticipate that in most cases… Read More The mythical bean bag
First off, it’s important that this isn’t seen as an attack on anyone. It’s not meant to be. Whilst you have to take this on trust you should understand that the figures I present below actually came out different to my original expectations. So what was originally produced in order to show “meh”, actually turns… Read More There are more questions than answers
I know a lot of people don’t like motivational quotes or aphorisms (cue twitter argument about aphorisms not being the same as motivational quotes) but they can sometimes be helpful in helping to centre oneself in what they really believe. My favourite for many years has been one that was meant as a joke. It… Read More Please sir, may I have some more
You may have seen the reports in the press this week about the plans to set up a series of low cost independent schools which would charge parents just £2,700 per annum. Not only is this way below the average costs of a place in an average independent school where costs are £13,566, but it… Read More He who pays the piper
“Flat cash”. Sounds good, doesn’t it, in the current economic climate? As a school you are going to get the same amount of cash next year (and for the following 4 years). Let’s for the moment give the benefit of the doubt that ‘Flat cash per pupil” translates into same cash income (though I doubt… Read More The Big Issue
Distant Ramblings on the Horizon 