Hurray! The High Court backs Mr Platt....

[MrGongGong]

...which is what independent schools have always done. It's easy to fulfil the statutory hours by longer working days...and school on Saturday mornings...thus allowing longer holidays. Win win.

Independent schools don't have to do "statutory" anything
not even (and this sadly now applies to so called "free" schools and academies) employing qualified staff

While we all help them out as they are "charities"

[Serial_Apologist]

Independent schools don't have to do "statutory" anything
not even (and this sadly now applies to so called "free" schools and academies) employing qualified staff

While we all help them out as they are "charities"

It doesn't therefore seem to make any sense, does it, that governments of all hues expect university education for the majority of those of school age. What is the point of degrees if those teaching them don't have them?

[teamsaint]

It doesn't therefore seem to make any sense, does it, that governments of all hues expect university education for the majority of those of school age. What is the point of degrees if those teaching them don't have them?

an indebted population.

[Serial_Apologist]

an indebted population.

... in every possible sense. Yes, that's it.

[ardcarp]

... in every possible sense. Yes, that's it.

...and you don't have to count students in your unemployment figures. Cynical? Moi?

[ahinton]

Cynical? Moi?

Richard Barrett might wonder why the second of these words is in French...

[vinteuil]

Richard Barrett might wonder why the second of these words is in French...

... I'm sure he wd recognize the echoic resonance of Miss Piggy's immortal (surely the shortest joke possible?) -

"Pretentious? - moi??? "