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URGENT: Education failure at critical level, we must end the recruitment crisis.
However, great turmoil gives rise to great heroes. Politicians who have the strength to hold true to their conscience. Politicians who were prepared to stand up for what is best for our great nation. We do not need or want politicians who care only for their career path.
No respectable politician would ask schools to take on the frontlines of the pandemic after a decade of underfunding, endless government interference, and eight years of recruitment crisis.
The education system must be fixed before September if we have any hope to hold the line in the trenches. We must be able to recruit only the best teachers, instead of hiring those woefully underqualified. We must cease the endless high stakes assessments that we know are harming student mental health. We must end the inspection culture that destroys the mental health of teachers and support staff. We owe it to our nation’s children.
Attached is a guide to the gaping holes in the current national curriculum. The resources will be available soon, and free for all to use. Only politicians have the power to ensure they are used in every school.
No student should leave school without these skills, but employers know they often do. What good are English and maths when a student has a shattered sense of self esteem and constant panic attacks? We are capable of teaching our students so much better. We can show them how much more amazing life can be, instead of sitting playing Fortnite all day.
We are judged by our actions, not our intentions. Have you contributed to the eight years of recruitment crisis? Now is the time to take a stand. End the education injustice. The only path forward with Brexit and Covid will be with a small business revolution. This must begin in our currently beleaguered schools. We can do better.
Fix the holes in the curriculum, make sure our kids are prepared for the business world.
