One of the big academy chains is proposing pretty much that: https://schoolsweek.co.uk/united-learning-to-offer-45k-starting-salaries-by-offering-alternative-pension/ My instinctive reaction is somet… (View Post)
Talking of which: That the new govt haven't been able to take a quick decision on teacher pay essentially confirms that the proposed award from pay review body is higher than schools are funded for. … (View Post)
I almost don't care if this story isn't true; "British domestic architecture has also been shaped by idiosyncratic rules that contribute to its poor environmental credentials. For instance, in m… (View Post)
(In a desperate and probably doomed attempt to raise the tone) For a while as a child, my favourite joke went thusly: Dear Norris McWhirter, I have a disc of black plastic, quite thin and twelve inch… (View Post)