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[john]

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ema people also got a £100 bonus at christmas!

[andrewj]

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Im sure I could write an A grade essay on the people that get EMA. It sickens me. What a farce.

Add my name to the petition.

[widow_twanky]

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Always makes me laugh when people complain about how much people get paid.

OK Im not on £120k a year, but I do have a good job in engineering, went to uni part time (Because when I was younger there wasnt such a thing as EMA and I couldnt afford to go) and got a 1st (try that with a full time job too!!). I get told by a lot of my collegues that Im lucky to be in my position at such a young age.

It always makes me think about a quote I heard (cant remember who its by) which was its funny, but the harder I work the luckier I get.

When you look at a head of school getting paid £120k, think about the pupils as employees.

Where else does someone run a company with 40 senior executives (teachers) and 1200 employees (students) have total responsibility for a £3,000,000 budget (£2500/pupil I think it is) and get paid a miserly £120k a year.

I certainly wouldnt stick it for that money.

I would however agree that the figure of £30 for EMA seems very high (I dont even allow myself that to pee up against a wall each week).

I also know a few people who as company directors decide not to pay themselves anything in one year or go from a partnership to a ltd company and then clain all sorts of benefits because they take all their money as repayment of investments. The system is wide open to abuse so that someone who is worth millions can easily get their kids on EMA.

I would also agree that a lot of people are very spoilt in todays world. We regularly get people in our office with a years experience, holding themselves up as intermediate engineers and wanting in excess of £30k.

The worrying thing is they quite often get it from someone else!!!

Andy

(Now going to the pub to spend £10 of the £25 a week i allow myself on personal expenditure

[john]

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im not complaining how much my head teacher earns - as i know shes helping the school and could earn much more then shes getting - and would get this in a the private sector doing a similar job - and knowing what she has to do in her spare time for the school all the students respect her

and about people paying themselves less - this is what is happening in my school - the whole ema thing is abused by parents getting free money for there kids who dont need it - ye theres people who are getting it and need it but thats the minority out of all the people i know claiming

but my business teacher is on alot of money for a job which is alot easier then say the special needs department who are on half his money - but thats life

people just love having money off us - i have to pay £300 a year (to my council) to get a bus to school just because im over 16

[swanaldo]

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i am happy with what i have got. and its not money.

[botmad]

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little john i have to pay 400.00 a year for shanes school bus 100 per term so i know the two girls went to the same school and it was free :sad::sad:::sad::sad:

[botmad]

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[botmad]

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[john]

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thats a shame pete

i do get the best education spart from the 2 grammar schools, so it is worth it but still paying to get to school is a joke

you are paying alot more then me which doesnt seem good

how far does shane travel?

i travel about 11 miles

[swanaldo]

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what you on about pete ??????????????????????

(Message edited by swanaldo on March 18, 200

[john]

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and yes shane get the champagne ready

[john]

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mr swan you have messed up my page view! lol

[swanaldo]

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yes indeed champers on the ready. i think she will be here sunday. anyone for a book. pound per entry.

shane....sunday.....pound in the pot

[john]

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im thinking she will be here by the morning :P

[swanaldo]

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not here johnny boy. and she now feels normal again. tut