KEEP MS JO SHUTER AT KING SOLOMON

#101: Guest -

Mazal tov! very well said!!!

#102: - Re:

This is exactly what we talked about last night and I can't say that you are wrong. It would indeed have been far more admirable to admit she infact stole funds and was wrong.  I am not sure that many parents know of this speech given to year 11 children,  I for one did not, it smacks of inappropriate behaviour and it should not really be for our children to have to carry that burden? The board of governors have a serious amount to answer for. Where is the respect for parents of the school children keeping us all in the dark once this story broke in the national news? Deciding to offer the position and ending Ms Shuters trial period before the ruling regarding her innocence or guilt was decided.  I am a parent who signed a petition to keep Ms Shuter, a decision based on some changes made so far that have substantially improved my daughters learning environment. HOWEVER my daughters well being is paramount to me and that said the school had become a dangerous environment at times with woeful discipline and some students being allowed to seriously disrupt lessons and even exams before Ms Shuters appointment. My daughters feelings aside for one moment I have always tried to instil a strong moral code with her and I do not think as this rests Ms Shuter is any kind of moral example but it's where we go from here. Once Ms Shuter is allowed to speak on this matter, to the parents, NOT year 11 ' s can she progress further by saying I have absolutely done wrong, and now I will put things right. Because there is no excuse to be made but i believe people can learn from wrong doing and move forward. I do very much agree with the statements made about the parent governors as right now they seem to be a law unto themselves and in my opinion they are answerable for landing KS and our children in this dreadful mess.

#106: -

I like it when people write things and use common sense. People are portraying Shuter as the only hope for KS. There are many more people in th UK in need of a job and capable of doing it. She is not the saviour, why are people turning her into the victim.

I quite agree that a supply teacher will only have little knowledge of what was going on.

I myself have worked for many years as a bi-lingual assistant in schools, including Pimlico secondary school and St Georges Secondary school in maida vale and have seen bad and threatening behaviour from students. Nontheless, Westminster would send us on courses such as Pastoral care, counselling, support in mathematics and so on to be able to understand better the childre, which to me made a whole difference when working with the students who didnt master the English language.

I have seen students threatening students, teachers, and even me, but this never stopped me from dedicating myself to my profession, on the contrary it made me more determined to want to help the students, in comparison to what I have seen in these schools, one where the head master was killed by a student, the only time I ever heard of anything so bad was now with the Spanish teacher who was killed in Leeds.

Yes KS has had their fair share of bullies, but nothing that Mr Lewis, Rabbi Bruce, Ms Shutz, Ms Carmel Brown, Mr Atkins, Schneider couldnt deal with. A school will always have the good, the bad, the naughty, the bullies, the nerds, the populars, the invisible kids. Tell one school that there isnt a child like that?

Even at QK do you all actually believe that all students are saints? All students are A* students? Come on.

Many times Shuter would praise the A* STUDENTS, neglecting the other ones, and this information came from students.

The fact that she spoke to the year 11 to explain herself, and came up with the most stupid excuses is completely WRONG.

People need to be punished for their mistakes, even if they may have done good things to cover up the bad.

Why are comments against Miss S being deleted? We live in a democracy. Face the truth. Stop signing tbe petition if your kids do not attend ks. The governors who appointed her should resign. Finally our kids want to respect hierarchy and learn values. They will have no respect for a Head who has committed a crime. There are other head teachers to take over.

#45: - Re: Is it just me ?

When Ms Shuter started at the school, she had meetings with the parents. I attended the meeting for year 10 pupils.  There was a parent who, on several occasions, voiced her opinion while the rest of us were intent on hearing what Ms Shuter had to say. This parent was highly irritating and made it blatantly obvious that she wasn't too keen on our new Head, stating that she had moved into the area in order that her child could attend a Jewish school, that she, herself, was a teacher, she was concerned about this, that and the other - with no mention of our childrens general education. Somewhat important for our children, i would say.

NB I thought that teachers would have more respect, and hear someone out first.This is what i have taught my children and expect teachers to do the same. Maybe this teacher needs to go back to basics.

Please correct me if i am wrong, but i am 99% sure i am not, that the parent heading the petition for Jo Shuter not to return is this same person.

Another point - why even mention that Ms Shuter's husband isn't Jewish? Does not show you in a very positive light, and our Jewish children are not 'suffering'! What a totally ridiculous comment to make. This does smack of something, but its certainly not what you are suggesting.

#81: -

Mr Lewis was a very nice man and a good Deputy, but being Headmaster was slightly beyond him, however good his intentions - hence OFSTED reports going downhill.

Just because someone is there to speak to you, doesn't make them a good Head.

I agree totally with you with regard to parent input.

I also agree that KS had some good teachers.  They now have quite a few more good teachers, with unqualified staff and others leaving due to Ms Shuter trying to improve on the education given to our children.  A school is as good as its leadership, as is any organisation.

#113: - Re: Re: Is it just me ?

No it is not me, heading the petition Keep Shuter out.

And as for the interruption, I knew she would not answer all questions and I wanted to get my point across as I knew she was  trying to gain the sympathy of all parents by portraying herself as this flawless woman who would not alter the school's ethos in anyway, which once she got full status as head she did. Most parents were there listening to a bunch of fairytales and seeing her as the saviour of the school.

As for respect, I respect my students very much and not only hear them but support them very much, even to the point of helping them find an internship. As for not mentioning the childrens education, my kids have been performing well at KS, as all kids, my kids have subjects that they are weaker, but still get by. As for the level of education the teachers with whom I have spoken to were always nice and honest in regards to my kids and I am the type of parent that I do not think that the sun shines out of my kids, I see them with their flaws as well and when they do wrong they deal with the consequences and believe me I have taught them that for every action there is a consequence and the few times they did something wrong in primary and secondary school I told the teachers that they had my consent to punish them accordingly. In my opinion it does not depend only on the teachers to teach the students, the students need to be opened to learning as well, and many students find  going to school a burden rather than a place where they can enhance their knowledge and skills. Many students do not respect the teachers, answer back and are rude. Students like this will always exist, no matter how strict the school is.

As for Shuter having a non jewish husband, that is her choice, but as head of a Jewish school you would expect the Head to have some knowledge and participate decently in the Jewish festivities, and she made that clear in the first meeting with the year 11's that it wasn't the case.

Unfortunately it is not me leading the Petition for her to stay out, I do participate in the debates.

Sorry if I upset you by not being the one who began the petition...

#118: -

No, I cannot speak for Jcoss or the staff there. But you stated "they have delegated keeping the school Jewish to a member of staff." Shuter  did not do that, she was opening new courses such as photgraphy, really? Photography and to do so she needed money and the only way she could get the money was by killing the kehila department, which so far she manged to do so.

I spoke to Ms Shutz and Ms Carmel Brown and they asked me to write a letter supporting the Kehila department, they were very sad and worried.

The proof is that Shuter doesnt give a fiddlers fart about any of the Jewsih ethos and so much so she wore Red and green on Yom Haatzmaut, she could at least have shown a bit of respect rather than come dressed for xmas.

#116: -

And with all due respect to you - what a load of garbage (to use your own words).  Apparently principles and values still matter..........