My policy is to reflect the views of people in Bishopbriggs South. And that could be different from my own personal views. But that's old fashioned politics for you.
For the record I'll be telling the EIS that I think the electorate in Bishopbriggs South will
- support the right for all 3-5 year olds to attend nursery
- support smaller class sizes
- not support rationalising primary schools - with the proviso that they cannot be allowed to drain resources from other more viable schools
- support more investment in primary school buildings
- pay for this with prudential borrowing not PPP/PFI
- support the six new secondary school, although I don't for a minute think that anyone didn't support them in the first place. What they didn't support was not being given the full story as to why schools were being moved or losing land under false pretences
- support smaller class sizes in secondary schools
- and support additional investment for additional needs of children
Having read both the EIS manifesto for the election and the Curriculum for Excellence it is vital for the future of Scotland that we support teachers at every opportunity. Having spent some considerable time over the past year in a local primary school in preparation for applying to undertake a PGDE in Primary Education, I am more aware than most 'outsiders' of the challenges faced by teachers at the 'whiteboard' nowadays. In particular persistent low level disruption which not only robs the perpetrators but also the rest of the class, and even nowadays struggles to get adequate textbooks.
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