"THE principal of one of Scotland's largest further education colleges has denounced the quality of students coming out of schools, saying they have "no work ethic, no work discipline and no work attendance discipline".
Howard McKenzie, who has 8,000 students at the Jewel and Esk Valley College campuses in Edinburgh and Eskbank, Midlothian, said further education is bearing the brunt of the lack of sanctions available to headteachers.
Mr McKenzie, who has worked in further education for 20 years, said: "Things are getting worse in
schools because politicians and local authorities lost their backbone as human rights legislation took over.
"Students coming out of school have no work ethic, no work discipline and no work attendance discipline. It is the biggest failure of our school system - everything has been taken away from students to prepare them for the world of work. They don't know how to turn up and behave
themselves."
Disappointing to see that some further education principals don't know how to avoid sweeping generalisations. Perhaps they lack discipline?
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