Letter: Obscure reports
Having looked at several HMI reports for local newspaper purposes and having been previously a teacher, I have encountered the same jargon-orientated expressions that defy translation into the everyday meaningful language which, for example, teachers are expected to employ when communicating with their pupils.
One can imagine reading such documents to a class of pupils with an expectation of promoting their language comprehension skills. Dear heavens, it would set them back a few scholastic months.
Ian Johnstone
Forman Drive
Peterhead