Do you know that Tavistock college is advertising for cleaners...but not for the general public...the students! They are advertising for sixth formers to clean after college and be paid to clean their own school. What is going on? That is not their job to do and I think it is disgusting to be honest to expect the students to do it. I would not be happy if my son was cleaning his school! I appreciate the need for students to earn money and I know that some have jobs but the college should not expect the students to quite literally do their dirty work. I have had cleaning jobs and I'm not trying to be superior but a student can hardly put it on their CV with joy...it will though demonstrate they can work hard for cleaning is a back breaking job. You never know, perhaps next Tavistock college will be expecting the kids to teach as well!

By star2sparkle at 17:08 on 01/11/11

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I actually thibnk it's a great idea. If they were making them do it for free then yes that would be terrible, but what's wrong with offering them a chance to earn some money? And yes a cleaning job would look good on their cv. It would show that they're not shy of hard work and are prepared to put in the extra hours after school. With the serious lack of jobs that are on offer at the moment i think it's a great idea for the school to offer the opportunity to the students first. Just my opinion.

By cheerio123 at 20:22 on 01/11/11
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Adults should take priority when it comes to jobs to support their families so no I don't think the students should be offered the jobs first. I agree that it is good for students to work hard but we need to remember these students are revising for A' levels so this is a lot for them to take on. Also, a student is becoming a member of staff when the school employs them so this is blurring the boundaries. I just feel the college is stepping over the line here asking the kids to clean the school and youngsters shouldn't be taking adult jobs. These young people should be putting their school work first because of the competition for places at university. There is a difference between a Saturday job and having a proper employment contract. Call me old fashioned, but I worry about what the college is going to expect next...

By star2sparkle at 20:47 on 01/11/11
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It seems that this is not new, employing students on lunch time duties and as cleaners in educational establishments. But balanced against high unemployment in the real world, how many jobs are disappearing? Being carried out by someone in education who is not actually unemployed?

By pobox112 at 23:25 on 01/11/11
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