Have you seen any problems in your stage school?

http://www.freeindex.co.uk/profile%28stagecoach-theatre-arts-school-
swansea%29_171897.htm

I can relate to all the things in the article about Swansea stagecoach 
school.

Not long after the new owners took over from Carys (previous school 
Principal), I had to take my daughter out of there. She hated what was 
happening with the new owners.

My friend's children still go there, as much as anything because their 
friends go there. 



Interesting that mention was made of the dance teacher. My friend 
brought the subject up at the end of last term. My friends children both 
loved him (his name is Ian). He left at the end of last term under very 
strange circumstances. Seemingly of his own accord, but fundamentally 
was pushed, and he didn't just slip away quietly, he had a few things to 
say about it all. My friend  said that the manner of his leaving was the 
most exciting thing that she had seen all year at the school. Seems that 
all the kids loved him, but the powers that be didn't.

They do have a high staff turnover Swansea. They blame this on not being 
able to recruit staff of a high enough caliber.

Since they new owners have taken over, I think there have been 5 or 6 
drama teachers, and as many dance teachers come and go. One minute they 
are there, and then they have just vanished. Little or no explanation. I 
think that the singing teacher has been there for quite a few years now 
- but he comes and goes during any given term due to 'other 
commitments'.

While Carys, the previous owner, focused less on 'shows', . There used 
to be more external people coming in to give demonstrations and 
workshops. I don't think there have been any of these 
performance/workshops from outside the school since the new owners took 
over, although I might be incorrect in this. Carys still had some end of 
term performances so that parents could see what the children had been 
doing during the terms

From feedback I have had from friends, whose children still go there, I 
think took my child out at the right time.

I ended up taking my girl to another Stagecoach, commuting from Swansea 
to near Cardiff every Saturday. This eventually became a little too much 
and she now goes to the Neath Stagecoach (it wasn't there when she left 
Swansea). She really loves it, and I have heard only good things from 
other parents. Time will tell. 

Stagecoach schools are basically a franchise and the Principal of a 
school basically buys into the Stagecoach franchise. Each school is run 
as a self-contained business and besides following a very loose set of 
guidelines, the Principals are free to run the school any which way they 
please. There isn't even a defined Stagecoach syllabus. The schools are 
inspected, seemingly at random, by Stagecoach Franchise HQ to make sure 
they adhere to certain guidelines. These guidelines are very loose and 
as far I know are not available to the public - not even the paying 
parents.

Essentially, the inspections are to give the schools credibility, and 
the inspection guidelines seem to make it difficult for a school to fail 
inspection.

Alison.


Jack  wrote in 
news:Xns9C9F9AC00481Ejdee01123hotmailcom@69.16.185.252:

> Have you seen any problems in your stage school?
> 
> http://www.freeindex.co.uk/profile%28stagecoach-theatre-arts-school-
> swansea%29_171897.htm
>

Oh look - the sock has returned.  Not seen one of them in here for ages.
Not since the brixton poof fucked off.

M² T.. wrote:
> Oh look - the sock has returned.  Not seen one of them in here for ages.
> Not since the brixton poof fucked off.
> 
> 
> 
Perhaps it is the Brixton poof...

He was a bit 'theatrical'

On Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:37:53 +0100, Paul   
wrote:

> M² T.. wrote:
>> Oh look - the sock has returned.  Not seen one of them in here for ages.
>> Not since the brixton poof fucked off.
>>
> Perhaps it is the Brixton poof...

You can't say that! Brixton is an up and coming area (apparently)

> He was a bit 'theatrical'

Lawks!

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