On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 22:05:40 +0000, Andy Hall
wrote:

On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 21:46:29 +0000 (GMT), John Cartmell
wrote:

Whereas I would like to see diversity with the LEA taking over the management
and letting schools get on with teaching - with the government limited to
providing the money - just as it was before the Thatcher government made a
mess of it all...

Well..... from experience of the independent sector, it is possible
to run a school quite satisfactorily with a secretary and a part time
bursar.

There is no need to waste money on paying people in LEAs to be
involved in adding extra layers of management and bureaucracy.

We find that the LEA can provide extremely useful help and support.

Mark