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We wish her every success in her new post and hope that she gets on in it. Unfortunately, there may be a delay in replacing Ruth, and we may have even fewer staff for several months, which is not so good.
Maths teachers especially have a terrible fear that students may not sit the exam and so spend a week going over the work that half the class already knows and that the other half may never have the chance to understand if they fail the assessment.
However, that assumes that the EU level is the appropriate level, which may or may not be true. It is hard to think of a good way to judge whether the figures are right, as every method has its flaws.
We are flagging up issues that the Executive may wish to address.On the same note, I think that there is quite a contrast between the best practice that we heard about and our more mixed experience.
Johann has joined the Education, Culture and Sport Committee, on which I serve, and that committee may consider the matter in the longer term, perhaps taking gender issues into account.
There is also a significant issue about the type of fish that may be supported under those regulations; the enlargement of the EU may add new types of fish that are capable of receiving support.