Ministers may be on the edge of their seats today as the vital vote on the education bill draws near - the same cannnot be said for teachers.
As government whips rush around the Commons counting heads and twisting arms like a deputy head when half a dozen members of staff have suddenly phoned in sick the attitude on the ground in schools seems to be one of indifference tinged with hostility towards the idea of trust schools in England.
Of course trust school are crucial for Tony Blair but does anyone out there care?
Today's poll of headteachers and deputies for EducationGuardian.co.uk and the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) found only 5% definitely considering trust status.
After a series of concessions made by the education secretary, Ruth Kelly, heads are still worried that the existing cooperation between schools and colleges could be seriously undermined because of the new emphasis on competition and independence.
Heads like the prospect of tougher powers to deal with indiscipline but they are deeply unhappy with government proposals that failing schools should be given just a year to be turned around - 85% of respondents saying they regarded this as unreasonable.
That's another classic example of why teachers and politicians never seem to understand eachother - a year is an age in politics but a blip in the life of a school.
