Overriding contracts (if necessary, which I doubt) so that working hours this year can be increased. As I said, employment contracts are not an obstacle to doing this. I agree that teachers' lac… (View Post)

Why are you disturbed? Governments override contracts very frequently, for example on outlawing excessive working hours, nullifying employment contracts which discriminate against women, or changing … (View Post)

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Oh, I agree absolutely about the notice. That was my point, really: for months we should have been putting plans in place to make up for some of the lost school time once it is possible to do so, but… (View Post)

Well, yes, but it's a bizarre idea that this would be a favour to the government. I might be naive, but I always thought the idea of education was that it was for the benefit of the children. (View Post)