the changing face of britain

hi A.T.S,please feel free to edit and place in the suitable thread if its wrong.

today i took my daughter to nursery and recieved a letter upon leaving (all parents did) and im

not sure what to make of it,is this the fast changing face of britain or am i reading to much

into this,I.M.O i see facts n figures showing how quick multiculturism is spreading.Anyway here

is some of what it says


********* **** school,Dear Parents/carers
today we are celebrating and sending home a copy of our OFSTED report.The report is also

available online at www.ofsted.gov.uk.

You will see that the OFSTED judgement of the school is that we are 'OUTSTANDING'. We are all

delighted that our efforts have been noticed and judged to be outstanding and we are delighted

for the whole community,pupils and families. To reward and thank the children the governers are

arranging a fun afternoon of celebration for all children next term. We will send more details

later.the governers and leadership team would like to thank all staff for their determined and

consistent hard work.

******** **** is a larger than average primary school. Eighty two per cent of pupils are from

minority ethnic backgrounds, well above the national average, and the proportions of pupils who

speak english as an additional language is also very high, with a significant proportion at an

early stage of learning english. Forty four different languages are spoke at the school. The

largest ethnic groups are from bangladeshi and african heritage and a growing number of eastern

European pupils have joined in recent years,with a significant proportion beaing of gypsy roma

heritage. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals is over twice the

average.The proportion of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities is above

average. Pupil mobility is very high. Twenty eight per cent of the 2010 year 6 cohort arrived

during during key stage two and a significant proportion of these unable to speak any english on

arrival.

Not sure the point that you are making here? Sorry if that seems confrontational, genuinely not meant to. Just mean do you think this is good? Bad? Implications?
Had many jobs over the years, including a spell as a year 10 primary school teacher in north england. Have to say i loved it. It was a church of england aided school, over 80% muslim children! Good mix also, got on well, developed interests early in other countries, etc. Not saying that is the case in every school as each case should be looked at on merit. But, in my opinion, multiculturalism can be a fantastic thing that benefits huge sections of society

Yes im fed up of this country building all others while destroying itself, it will get to the breaking point where we're forced to join the euro or collapse.

reply to post by davesmart


And, er, where might you be getting these "facts n figures" from? Citation, Watson!

reply to post by RenegadeScholar

im getting the bloody facts from the letter from the SCHOOL which is also listed on the government OFSTED report...

reply to post by davesmart


Im gonna guess that this school is down south somewhere possibly around London. I have no problem with schools taking in pupils from an ethnic background. It will give them the oppotunity to learn English and mix with other kids from all kinds of ethnic background. Which will hopefully mean they'll fit in better when they leave the education system and go out to find a job and contribute to society. Admitedly there does seem to be a so many in this case that it may be at the dettroment to those pupils from England who will have resources channeled away from their learning to deal with the special needs of these foriegn kids. That is definately an issue right there.

reply to post by KrypticCriminal


hi,no this is in the east midlands COVENTRY i understand that why u would think its london area,that is one of my points its spreading quicker than anyone could imagine

reply to post by davesmart


Ah right. Well to answer your OP. Yes i do think its a sign of modern britain. There are a lot more people from Ethnic backgrounds coming in to the country. It started with Tony Blair who in his wisdom thought that the influx would boost the economy. Where this has been the case as far as the polish people are concerned. He did'nt consider the strain it would put on things like the education and healthcare sectors, and so we are left with the fall out now. We just have to deal with it unfortunatley. It will all blow up when we have to significantly increase spending in the variouse sectors involved and we the tax payers will take the hit. Its dynamite to organisations like the BNP and the EDL. so expect troubles ahead.

reply to post by KrypticCriminal

hi, yes i was thinking the same thing Fodder for the b.n.p...

Minorities in UK are not even %10 of the population .

Correct me if I am wrong pls.

Originally posted by davesmart
hi A.T.S,please feel free to edit and place in the suitable thread if its wrong.

today i took my daughter to nursery and recieved a letter upon leaving (all parents did) and im

not sure what to make of it,is this the fast changing face of britain or am i reading to much

into this,I.M.O i see facts n figures showing how quick multiculturism is spreading.Anyway here

is some of what it says


********* **** school,Dear Parents/carers
today we are celebrating and sending home a copy of our OFSTED report.The report is also

available online at www.ofsted.gov.uk.

You will see that the OFSTED judgement of the school is that we are 'OUTSTANDING'. We are all

delighted that our efforts have been noticed and judged to be outstanding and we are delighted

for the whole community,pupils and families. To reward and thank the children the governers are

arranging a fun afternoon of celebration for all children next term. We will send more details

later.the governers and leadership team would like to thank all staff for their determined and

consistent hard work.

******** **** is a larger than average primary school. Eighty two per cent of pupils are from

minority ethnic backgrounds, well above the national average, and the proportions of pupils who

speak english as an additional language is also very high, with a significant proportion at an

early stage of learning english. Forty four different languages are spoke at the school. The

largest ethnic groups are from bangladeshi and african heritage and a growing number of eastern

European pupils have joined in recent years,with a significant proportion beaing of gypsy roma

heritage. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals is over twice the

average.The proportion of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities is above

average. Pupil mobility is very high. Twenty eight per cent of the 2010 year 6 cohort arrived

during during key stage two and a significant proportion of these unable to speak any english on

arrival.

Sounds like a forgeign school.

Oh wait it is England silly me, I don't seem to recognise it from other countries anymore.

Sounds like they are proud that 82% of the kids aren't English....and that 44 languages are spoken in one school!!! That is outrageous.

I am not racist at all but for gods sake this is ENGLAND!!! Speak english

The thing is the happy clappy vision of multiculturalism is a fantasy. Different ethic 'minorities' live in different areas and they hate each other. The Asian community particularly does not want to mix. An Asian colleague told me how they deliberately buy out and keep out white owner occupiers and white business owners.
Go visit Bradford and you will feel a stranger in your own land if you are not Asian. A friend was going to register her kid at a college on the outskirts and backed off because they both felt so alienated.
The district in Halifax where I used to work has been completely taken over. It's all mosques, calls to prayer, halal and sari shops, religious processions taking up the streets on a Friday... Fireworks are set off on family celebrations, young lads in strangely flash cars ignore the highway code with impunity. The crime, it has to be said, is different. Yes less burglaries and drunken behaviour, more drug peddling. Houses and gardens are generally poorly maintained apart from the local wheelers and dealers - you can tell these characters by their obsession with fancy metal gates.
Some of these things are not intrinsically bad. Its just that the whole culture of the place has changed. It's Pakistan without the sun.
And yes it is very hip and cool to pop down to the Asian supermarket to pick up your spices and specialist veg. Just as long as you can go back home to the non Asian area. Except these areas are getting smaller.

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im so bloody glad that people like u can see it , i got lost in leicester a couple of yrs ago,bloody hell i wouldnt even wind down the window to ask for directions,and wembly arena was even worse,i took a wrong turn after THE WHO concert and even tried to flag a policeman driving alongside he just looked at me and carried on a bit like glastonbury lol...