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Dear colleagues, Can I kindly remind you ( I said it in my letter) the setting up a Confucius Classroom in Camden is not the direct cause of the job loss. It is due to the budget cut and the decision of the head teacher. He and the local council used Confucius Classroom as a way out when pressed by the Teacher Union why they want to get rid of the only qualified Chinese teacher. I truly believe on the whole Hanban and Hanban teacher greatly helped Chinese teaching in the UK. I have been working with Hanban teachers for four years and they have done fantastic jobs in our spoke schools. I must say without Hanban's support and our Hanban teacher, Mandarin teaching in our school would be a totally different story. We probably couldn't carry out one third of the activities we are doing with our students at the moment. My message to Hanban has been sent and thanks again for all the teachers who showed your moral support to this teacher. The good news is that her colleagues and the Teacher Union are still fighting for her. very best wishes! Lily On 31 May 2013 22:25, Katharine Carruthers <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear Colleagues > > Can I suggest that we don't pursue this discussion of Hanban teachers > further over the weekend. > > 1. I am not sure that we have, as yet, a complete picture of what happened > at the school under discussion earlier on today. > > 2. Many Hanban teachers belong to this eforum too. I can only speak for > the IOE Confucius Institute, but our 46 Hanban teachers have done a great > job this year supporting their local (本土) Confucius Classroom teachers in > the IOE Confucius Classrooms as well as going out into schools in > surrounding areas to introduce Chinese to children who would otherwise have > had no Chinese lessons. In a sense, they are helping to create demand/jobs > for local Chinese teachers. > > If anyone has any questions/comments, I am happy to answer them off forum > over the weekend at [log in to unmask] > > Best wishes > > Katharine > > Katharine Carruthers > IOE Confucius Institute >