[Lyns]

I see what your saying Bassingbourne55, it is difficult especially for us working class people. We can make small differences by signing petitions we believe in when the opportunity is there. Standing up for what we think is right.
I know the people who have the say are the people ‘at the top’ and normally where the money is. I can’t help holding on to hope and when people join together that’s when the differences are made. Thank you for your message.
Lyns

[Lyns]

Maybe punishment on a whole isn’t dealt with well. With children I think time and effort from parents can help give them the right start and having the right level of discipline, being stricked enough from the start is important. Being a parent should be treated as a full time job and the goverment should allow for this other wise things are just going to carry on getting worse. Thank you for your messages. Lynsey

[Lyns]

Thank you for all the information it’s very interesting to see how it’s done in another country with all the facts and figures. I really appreciate it.
Working at a primary school in the uk you need to be a member of a union which I am and my union emailed me the other day and these are some of the main bits of information.
Email from Gmb
THE STRUGGLE FOR EQUALITY
Britain dubbed the “Scrooge of Europe” after being rated the worst in Europe on parental pay

In the UK all pregnant employees are entitled to 26 weeks Ordinary Maternity Leave (OMP) and 26 weeks Additional Maternity Leave.
Additional Maternity Leave starts immediately after Ordinary Maternity Leave so women are entitled to 52 weeks maternity leave in total
Mothers in Britain are only entitled to receive up to 90% of their pay for an average of 6 weeks maternity leave with an additional 33 week’s pay at £136 per week – a rate which in real terms has fallen under the current government with workers seeing a depreciation of nearly 20% in the wages.

This carried on my thoughts of how it’s all inter linked with each other and how each stage effects and leads on to the next stage.

So clearly both have there positives and negatives would be great to put them all together and have more time and paid maternity leave in a ideal world.
Yes we have before school and after school clubs connected to a lot of schools that does allow parents to be able to work while their children attend theses. Everybody wants different things and a lot of us women seem to juggle everything I currently think women that juggle everything do amazingly and I don’t know how I will do it in the future. The options of being a child minder or working in a school / after school club are the best options really to earn money and have a family, a balance. Unless things change for the better. Thank you.

[Lyns]

Thank you for message and quotes very interesting.
Just had a look at the legal class sizes and it’s about 30 which in most is about what it is.
It’s classed as us being in a baby boom again so will see what happens.
Totally agree with what you said about some parents expecting teachers to discipline their children and they haven’t naturally got the time and energy to put this into place themselves.
I’ve been looking into maternity leave ect for the future, in the uk it doesn’t look very affordable to do, do you know what maternity leave and pay you get where you live?
Thank you
Lynsey

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