A friend has just sent me this article, originally from The Economist (14 June 2008). It's about the private-school revolution in Sweden, which is now coming here (starting in Richmond).
I've often wondered what the education system does with all the money - £6,000 a head times 30 children (if you're an English or maths teacher) = £180,000, but the classroom teacher's standard pay and pension might only use £30k-£40k a year.
Here's the website for the Swedish outfit trying their luck with a couple of academies in Greater London.
Is that what the state spends per pupil? 6K? That would go nearly 2/3rds of the way to paying for the day pupil fees at my old school (currently £3300/term). I bet there would be a lot of takers if you could take your 6K per child and educate your children wherever you liked, topping it up if neccessary.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. Though I think children learn a lot from each other - which is why some parents might want selective schooling.
ReplyDeleteIt is quite sad how much money is lost in administration...
ReplyDeleteI advocate that ALL parents pay for their child's education.
ReplyDeletePaying makes you a lot more interested in what you are buying.
At the moment I believe a large number of parents use schools as a free crèche.