ICR

Councils receive their money annually. They don't pay everything at the same time. Council employees aren't paid their year's wages in one lump sum. They have to keep the money for the wages for the whole year somewhere. Councils have a 'duty' to find the best place to put the funds they have, and maybe some councils hoped that the higher interest rates would mean they didn't 'run out' of money. Councils can't win really - if they kept the money in a box under the stairs they would be 'wrong' too. Christies Hospital in Manchester (countries biggest cancer specialist hospital) also had significant sums in this bank. They were hoping the interest would pay for a few extra nurses.

I must fall within the 80% here If a teacher cannot control and discipline the children in their care without violence they have no right to be in a classroom. I would consider myself a serious failure as a teacher if I needed to hurt the children in my care to get them to do as I say. I know I 'only' teach primary school, but I last year walked through the local secondary school where one of my ex- "double hard bast*rds" kids (taught him in Y6 - now Y11) stopped and spoke politely and respectfully to me, much to the amazement of the deputy head who was with me. This kid had given me one of the hardest years of my teaching career but he will NEVER know that. You have to earn respect, and that is not easy. But even these kids that someone here advocated giving up on deserve better. And some teachers don't know how to cope - they aren't taught how - if indeed you can be taught. Take my sons English teacher - she teaches Y11 - she is newly qualified so 24 at most - pretty, and when I met her was wearing 4" heels and a low cut tight dress. And she lets her class call her by her first name! 5 weeks into term and she has NO control of her class. No shock there! I received the cane and leather strap a number of times at school, didn't make me 'respect' the person giving it me - and to be honest can't remember why I got it - only that I did!!! Parents are the real issue here, as has been said they do not support the teachers and lead their kids to believe in their rights to do whatever they want! This said I have taught a number of children from homes like this and kids soon learn there are one set of rules in school and another at home. (oh and as Mrs Thatcher was 'deposed' 18 years ago I doubt many of today's school population have even heard of her - let alone decided to misbehave as a reaction to her!!)

thank you xxx

He better keep his hands off my borders!!!!

Can I chose 59??? oh poo no someone has it ........ off to look again 66?

sorry - didn't realise we had a new globe :o Iceyland used to be such a pretty country :drama:

shinipoos!!!! not sure my posting every 6 months helps :(

hello all a little bird (ok was quite a Big bird actually ;) ) told me that Enya had a new winter album due out so I am here to investigate hope everyone is ok? xxxxxx

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/ICR/BNAA1082.jpg the above photograph actually contains ICR :o :o :o can you find me??? :rofl:

TOO LATE!!!! can't have my legs on show for too long lol

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The reunion they arranged for the one day of the year I couldn't make it?? :drama: is influenced by the dictator's boredom ........ and the finding of a perfect song :kink: maybe need to check a LOT of thread to find out if it has been used :unsure:

bankrupt :o never -_-

The Iceyland dictator is considering bestowing her nations presence back in this competition .... she will update you when she is ready ;)

:o came to say hi ...... sorry not been around ....been a miserable old woman ;)

all this excitement ...... I think am going to head to bed see you all in about another 6 months?? :kink:

We saw a bit of it on Staurday night ....... the locals wear less clothes than the females of Glasgow :o

Shirker?? :o so you will be showing me how it is done next year then?

he gave me a lovely smile as my friends kept saying "Mo who" a little too loudly :rofl:

I have ...... I shall consider sharing tomorrow I am actually smiling as I cross the finish line :o

http://www.bbc.co.uk/tyne/content/images/2007/09/29/gnr07_sat_18_470x353.jpg before you ask ;)

was exactly my thought!! <_< also saw Mo Farra in an Italian restaurant on the saturday night ....... :naughty:

Just spotted this :o thank you thank you xxxx

I thought maybe she was wearing Robbie's shirt :kink:

hmmm if I want to be an Olympic champion I will need to be as thin as Paula Radcliffe? If I stop eating now I should make it for 2012!!! Tani Gray-Thompson shouted at me when I stopped to say hello as she was handing out water :( she said "get going, you've got miles to go" :cry: