Today is one of those days when politics collide with real life. It’s GCSE day in Bristol. Now as a politician, with a passion about education being the best route out of poverty, the poor state of education in the city is an area of acute concern to me. As a real person, and a Dad, I have a 16 year old who picked up her results today.
As a politician in the city the results in the city are ok. The key indicator 5 A-C’s with Maths and English are up 3.5% to 35% which is good travel in the right direction. The local schools Portway and Henbury had mixed results. Portway up 8 points to 24% and Henbury down 1 to 25%. Although these results are good we still have a long way to go to be on a par with the other core cities in the country. The key has to be to regain the confidence of those Bristol parents who do not send their children to Bristol state schools and we have some way to go yet before we which the tipping point were we will see dramatic improvement in our schools performance. This is what we should be aiming for.
As a politician I am sort of pleased with the results as a real person I am delighted. Said 16 year old daughter got 8 A-C’s including Maths and English – Well done Lyds your Dad is proud of you!
