What has gone wrong at Kennet School? Options

[Sherlock]

Kennet School (motto 'Excellence Through Endeavour') really seems to be struggling

http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/2014/former-...-must-do-better

Has headteacher Paul ***** lost the plot? And if so, will his salary (£150,000 in 2010) be cut? Hopefully it includes a performance element.

http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/2010/old-news-article-14481

At least he knows what they'd do in Singapore in this situation

http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/2010/old-news-article-12698

Of course, Kennet is now an academy so is largely independent of West Berks Council. That's worked out well. Can we expect other local schools who grabbed the extra cash associated with academy status to suffer the same fate? Only time will tell.

*In the first article Mr **** is described as 'Kennet headteacher'. In 2010 he was responsible for both Kennet and Trinity, which is when he gained his 'superhead' status. Is he now just a 'head'?

[motormad]

I can see things were about to kick off.



You can all wind your neck in. Since I was probably the most recent person to come out of school on this forum, I also went to Kennet.
I found unless you fitted into their neat little boxes or normality (which I clearly don't as I have something wrong with me) then you were not given the help or consistent quality advice you needed.

I was a bit gobby but not violent or outwardly disrespectful and I was shunned, off and on report and never given help when I genuinely needed (and asked for) it.
The news article states teachers not marking work regularly, well again that as may be the case, I found just as often that I was late with homework, it was not marked, so it was happy days for me.

I had glandular fever during my GCSEs which didn't help but I went away with average C grades.. I'm now I work in IT earning above the national average. Did School prepare me at all for any part of my working life...? No, not really.

School paints only a very small part of the picture.

I don't think blasting generations is very fair.. fly on the wall documentaries are the worst places to be looking at any age groups... you seen come dine with me??? And the sort of crap that goes on, on that show?

When I was there it was more of a military academy than a school. Very much a yes sir, no sir, be quiet children kind of place. Mobile phones were BANNED entirely (even at lunch breaks which I think in this day and age is completely retarded) and you weren't so much as allowed to take the very itchy and sticky jumper off without asking.

Parents often blame the schools but myself being somewhat of a kid still, blame the parents. My Mum was a very good person in terms of what she wanted me to be and had my best intentions always in her mind.. despite me (still) not thinking that everything she did was the best option she tried.. and I turned out ok. Then again, I had a very small (3) group of friends and none of my friends were into any crazy stuff either... you grow up as a product of your environment.

At the same time you can't go controlling your children telling them who they can and can't be friends with.. unless you're a nazi.