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Dreams of Stockwell

ACE video via @Stockwell_Pship on the Sunny Stockwell mosaic now proudly displayed on the front of International Alert along the Clap’ham Road.

“We started out concerned about the state of the world. We brought what we have learnt in other parts of the world to Stockwell.”

Which at 1’10” in just happens to be:

“A swimming pool?”

Plus:

“Stockwell’s got a big heart.”

…almost time for that Stockwell Christmas tree post, Comrades.

Teacher against Teacher

“The idea that you can divide teachers up and put them in competition with one another is going to warp the relationships.”

@novaramedia look at some of the issues confronting teachers following the recent attacks by Gove.

Plus don’t forget the tireless support staff, also under ideological attack from The Elite. A petition was passed around the staffroom last week supporting Teaching Assistants, with the threat from the Coalition of removing them from the classroom.

Increased class sizes, professional competition and possibly no Support Staff - the engine room of any successful classroom.

“We’re not doing this as en empty gesture - it means a lot to go on strike. The Elite can cope with it. We are not The Elite.”

#localgov Geeks

“To deal with swinging budget cuts we need to geek-up. Geeks know we won’t get through a decade of budget cuts of this scale without a new approach but realise that it isn’t just austerity which is happening to public services – it is the digital revolution.”

The Graun looks at how tech is playing a growing role in helping to develop localgov policy.

But remember - BIG DATA is only the means to an end. You still need decent social policy as your starting point.