Unqualified Head Teacher of Pimlico Free School Resigns....

[FatherJack]

I'm genuinely lost for words to rant about this...

http://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/oct/09/free-school-head-no-teaching-qualifications-leaves-job

[sb]

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[bornagain]

Yes, take politics out of education and respect the professionals who work within it.

Sounds like Briggs is a puppet of right wing interests - apart from her lack of professional qualifications and experience, how can you be suitable to be headteacher at just 27?

[FatherJack]

http://www.thecurriculumcentre.org/about-us/who-we-are/q/ref-5/

Caroline Nash is the wife of Lord Nash...

[Otta]

To be honest, so long as they had a good team around them, I'm not convinced that a head of a school in this day and age really needs to be a teacher. It's all about management and there is no teaching involved.

However, a 27 year old with no experience of education is a step too far.

[TE44]

http://www3.westminster.gov.uk/docstores/publications_store/Responses%20received%20to%20Public%20Notice%20on%20Proposed%20Closure%20of%20Pimlico%20School.pdf

link to responses against future taking over Pimlico school, there was a worry then of the

inexperience of future, it was very obvious there was a political agenda.

[intexasatthe moment]

Crikey TE44 ,I rarely come across someone ( like me ), still bitter about Pimlico and Westminster's lies .

Remember the ones about the expansion joint in the old building being a giant crack ? And how scaffolding was the only thing stopping the building from falling down .And getting the building delisted ? And Steve Farnsworth sending someone over to collect a ( non existent as it happened ) foundation plaque for his leaving Westminster party ?

And his " this is not a rolling ballot ,you can't just vote for what you want " ?

Take the politics out of education .Not a chance .

[Otta]

It is a bloody horrible building to be fair.

[TE44]

I rememberITATM, was glad to see the back of Pimlico at the end.

For those of us who tried to challenge it, I think by the end we knew

it was a done deal.