THE PRESENT Government is making a right mess of our education system by introducing new reforms. The policy of having performance related pay is

unbelievably stupid, it will only result in many teachers leaving the profession because some of their colleagues are paid more than them for doing the same job.

I am sure if this were done in the private industry there would be mass strikes.

The Government has not looked closely at all the facts about student performance this can be influenced by many factors that they have not considered. Firstly the area, secondly the level of school equipment available to the teacher, and lastly the amount of pupils in a class. I am sure there are many more factors that teachers could provide if the Government asked them.

S M Rock

Ainsworth Avenue

Bolton

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