Protests in Brighton and Hove

[Firehorse]

People in Brighton and Hove are protesting against the new school system. Children no longer have the choice of which school they want to go to and instead their names are simply pulled from a hat. This means that anyone could end up having to travel as far as 5 miles every day against their will.

scource: The Sunday Times

Post your thoughts. Although it won't affect me I hope they don't spread this method to other councils.

[xxMATTGxx]

It won't effect me as I'm in High school already and in year 10. But I think this system is stupid.

[Misawa]

Doesn't affect me as I'm in my final year of Sixth Form, although I live in Brighton.

[Technologic]

Doesn't affect em for many reasons but this is getting stupid. The government seems to determined on ruining everything that was alright and replacing it with something that will not work...

GFor example the new interviews system for the NHS... complete farce and this diploma crap reaplacing A levels. A levels worked fine but the government seems to think they didn't

[cocaine]

the authorities should blame it on gods punishment for the thriving gay community






LOL joking, but people travel from around 7 or 8 miles to come to my school so why is it a problem :S

[-:Undertaker:-]

Whatever happened to EDUCATION, EDUCATION, EDUCATION :)

[Technologic]

Whatever happened to EDUCATION, EDUCATION, EDUCATION :)
I think that was more of a plea for education than a promise

[Virgin Mary]

How pointful.

[Nereo]

I don't like this system. If they made all schools as good as eash other people wont be fighting over goin to the "best" schools

[Nick.]

What a shame.

[MissAlice]

That's madness and totally unfair. Sure glad it doesn't affect me!

[e5]

That means not the new year 7's that will be coming but the ones after that have no choice. Oh my goddddddd! ;/ They should just give them their local school tbh and they go on about people getting the best education possible and sending them to a random school won't help this.

[Nick.]

It was obviously going to happen. Oh well.

[Firehorse]

people travel from around 7 or 8 miles to come to my school so why is it a problem :S

I have a 10 minute walk to mine :P

Guess which school.
http://www.capitalcityacademy.org/hireFacilities/AdvertPhotos/Exterior%20-%20Front.jpg
http://www.capitalcityacademy.org/hireFacilities/AdvertPhotos/Exterior%20-%20Side%20view.jpg

[Teyauna.]

Whoa are you serious? That's stupid. If that ever happened to me, omg. I'd be angry.

[LoveHateHero]

Doesn't affect me as I'm in my final year of Sixth Form, although I live in Brighton.

I live in Brighton too :).

There's always silly protests in Brighton. A few weeks ago there was a protest for the right to protest. They just get worse each time.

[7]

it's called catchment areas, its always been in force

[Firehorse]

it's called catchment areas, its always been in force

Thats how the schools accept applicants.
This is different. The council (not the schools) randomly pick schools that they govern for a child to go to. Not even using the catchment area.