First day back today - everyone pleased to see me of course, especially the students. Some still in holiday mood, unable to calculate what 2 numbers multiply to make 3. No doubt they'll warm up soon.
As far as I can make out we are expecting Ofsted to come this term - this is obviously guess-work, but as many of the other secondary schools in the area have been seen recently, it's not a bad bet.
Talking of Ofsted, I was staggered to find out, through the medium of the Google search ("How much does Ofsted cost?") that the quango costs the taxpayer around £200 million per year, or around 5000 (of the higher paid) teachers - approximately one extra teacher per school apparently. You could even pay Yaya Toure's weekly wage at Manchester City for 15 and a bit years with that. Are they worth it? The public have been brainwashed into believing that a good Ofsted report is the be-all-and-end-all of the merits of a school, that and the league tables (another worthy educational cause).
In this era of cutbacks, will the government feel that it's not a good use of resources?
Fingers crossed, but I'm not saying whether it's to keep or get rid of it!
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