According to a recent OECD report which reviewed Curriculum for Excellence (CfE), the Scottish system has the potential to be among those leading the world. Yes, that again !
And they say: "Trust towards teachers and the formative emphasis, with diverse methods to collect information, are very positive aspects of the system."
They think so ?
I believe `trust towards teachers` will decline as soon as the Named Person legislation rolls in; and why shouldn`t it ? That always happens when state officials become part of a surveillance system but it is a topic that the OECD does not address.
Then consider this from the Daily Record which goes to show that there are some pretty dodgy characters within the surveillance team itself:
"A TEACHER is under investigation by police and council chiefs after making a torrent of bigoted posts glorifying the IRA on Twitter."
"Anne-Marie Clements, 24, is supposed to be a role model for her Primary 7b pupils but made a series of hate-filled messages on social media."
"The tweets, which praise the Provisional IRA and refer to "Orange b********, stunned parents at the school where she works,...St Mark`s Primary in Barrhead, near Glasgow...."
"Council chiefs are investigating and police are also probing the posts."
"Last night, a spokeswoman for East Renfrewshire Council refused to say if Clements had been suspended."
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/provo-princess-teacher-who-glorifies-7053966
Now what? A PREVENT strategy for teachers, perhaps. Where would the madness end?
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