"Race rules could brand top school failures" by Graeme Paton

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This document is a press article named 'Race rules could brand top school failures', written by Graeme Paton, the Daily Telegraph's education editor. It was published on the newspaper's website on December 31, 2009. I consulted it on January 2, 2010. This text deals with new measures decided by the British Government concerning schools. More precisely these measures stem from Ofsted which means 'Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills' and their aim is to promote and develop the fight against discrimination in schools. This article is a criticism towards these new measures as I will show it throughout my analysis.

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[...] The next paragraph illustrates this “pressure” placed on schools by explaining what the new system for inspecting schools consists in: notice inspections for the worst schools and a greater emphasis on observing teachers in the classroom“. By saying that the journalist wants to show how stressing for the professors and for the pupils these measures are. Another argument against the new steps is exposed in the thirteenth and the fourteenth paragraphs: the fact that extent to which schools promote equality and tackle discrimination” could cause the closure or the takeover of a school shows how dangerous it could be for schools. [...]

[...] The first fact that makes us think it is a critical article is the word “disclosed” in the introductory paragraph. Indeed this verb is generally used to talk about a scandal. So the Daily Telegraph considers these new measures as a scandal. The turn of the first sentence of the article's body could be plunged”) could be replaced by is said that . as a kind of rumour -which is a negative term. This is of course another criticism of the steps taken by the Goverment. [...]

[...] Another Conservative's opinion is given in the following paragraph: the one of Nick Gibb, the shadow schools minister. He stresses the fact that the fight against discriminations at school has become a priority for the Government, who puts education aside, which already contributes to reduce disparities. In the tenth paragraph David Conway expresses himself about this debate. He seems to share the opinion of the Conservative Party too. And here and for the third time in the article is used the word “Government”. [...]

[...] But in spite of that, Ofsted considers the school as “failing for having an outdated race equality policy”. And the journalist adds that “almost 100 per cent of [Stretford Grammar School's] pupils gained five decent GCSEs”. All that is to show how the Ofsted's classification is ridiculous. In the same paragraph is talked about education”. This is another isolated example to shock parents: many of them still disagree with giving sex education to their children and Ofsted promotes it. The expression “New-style inspections” means inspections in opposition with the traditions advocated by the Conservatives. [...]

[...] Graeme Paton, Race Rules Could Brand Top School Failures This document is a press article named Race rules could brand top school failures written by Graeme Paton, the Daily Telegraph's education editor. It was published on the newspaper's website on December You can find this article at this address: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/6911659/Race-rules-could-brand-top- schools-failures.html. I consulted it on January First of all it should be reminded that the Daily Telegraph is known for having Conservative tendencies. Indeed it is even referred to as the “Torygraph”. [...]