Best teachers in the world !!!???

[Von Boy]

A funny fact that was mentioned to me in Geneva yesterday.... there are 490,000 teachers in England and wales... in the last five years 4 have been sacked.... and as its a protected profession, no one can be made redundant, once you're a teacher its a secure job for life so.... the UK must employ the best teachers in the world!

For once I have to say here in Switzerland is not as good as the UK, they can make teachers redundant and sack them for under preforming at their job etc.

England 1 Switzerland 0

(PS also the UK has more PE teachers per head of population than any other country in the G 8)... good news!!

[andy at handiwork]

The total number working in England's state school system is now 438,000, not the 490,000 you assert- a fall of 10,000, not 4 as you say, from 2010, a survey taken in November (2011) shows.

[David Johnson]

"and as its a protected profession, no one can be made redundant, once you're a teacher its a secure job for life so.... the UK must employ the best teachers in the world!"

Please get in touch with this lot below. They are obviously worrying about nothing.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011 ... -redundant

I'm amazed that they need someone from Switzerland to tell them they can't be made redundant.

[RoddersUK]

During my formative years I had some excellent teachers. I also had a couple of brutal bastards as well, but, the good ones made a lasting impression and I still keep in touch with one after 55 years.
I think the present bunch are wanting and too militant for their own and the childrens good. My Primary and Junior School teachers were totally apolitical, and even now I would be hard pushed to determine any of their political leanings. We certainly never got any indications in our classes. They were teachers of the old style and I remember them well with much affection.

[Von Boy]

Oh and i should have mentioned they only "work" 4 days a week day five is for personal development time!

come on!