Ofsted haven't addressed the crucial point, which is whether that was a genuine recording of what the teacher said (and is nothing whatsoever to do with cats). (View Post)

The government didn't have any choice, really, either on the pay rises or the financing of them. They've used the recommendations of the pay review bodies in the past to justify resisting higher pay … (View Post)

Missed this earlier from @CycleFree: and why Persuasion is, I now think, Austen's greatest novel. Now there's a gauntlet! Persuasion is indeed a very great novel. In terms of its psychological insigh… (View Post)

The only reason for not laying him at current odds is that you might have to tie up funds for quite a while for a modest return. If you can lay him for free, then I'd go for it. (Full disclosure: I'v… (View Post)

Incompetence? (View Post)