Parents disunited

21st October 2005, 1:00am

Share

Parents disunited

https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/parents-disunited
They must have a warped sense of humour on the Scottish Parliament’s education committee. MSPs are shortly to hear from interested parties on the parental involvement bill and are dispatching invitations.

As luck would have it, both the Scottish School Board Association and the Scottish Parent Teacher Council are to submit evidence at the same time.

This is likely to be a ticket-only event under Marquis of Queensbury rules.

Just a flavour. Caroline Vass, SSBA president, said recently that she was “more than a little bemused, bewitched and bewildered” by the SPTC stance on bad language in schools.

And Judith Gillespie of the SPTC retorted in our columns that it is the duty of her organisation “not only to reflect the majority view but occasionally to stand against it and provide leadership”.

What’s it all about?

Want to keep reading for free?

Register with Tes and you can read two free articles every month plus you'll have access to our range of award-winning newsletters.

Keep reading for just £1 per month

You've reached your limit of free articles this month. Subscribe for £1 per month for three months and get:

  • Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content
  • Exclusive subscriber-only stories
  • Award-winning email newsletters
Recent
Most read
Most shared