Category Archives: Education

The Blair Government invested heavily in early years education and the Cameron Government began well by promising to retain childrens centres. That has become one more piece of this Governments hyperbole at best. The truth was that Blairs reforms did not go far enough and now the ground is being moved from under our childrens feet. No stone should be left unturned as we protect the future of our next generation.

Special educational needs, disabilities and provision 

Posted on March 9, 2023 by ianchisnall

At the beginning of last week a topical questions education session took place in Parliament on Monday and a range of MPs asked questions and they were responded by the Ministers in the Department of Education. Fascinatingly for Sussex people … Continue reading →

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Faith Schools: Regional Planning and Development

Posted on March 2, 2023 by ianchisnall

Last Friday in the Parliamentary system the Conservative MP for Rother Valley, Alexander Stafford wrote out five questions which he sent over to the Department for Education. The person who responded to all of these five questions was Nick Gibb … Continue reading →

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Schools need assistance to bring ChatGPT into education

Posted on March 1, 2023 by ianchisnall

At the end of last week a document arose in the website of Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) that was headlined Schools found to be unprepared for impact of ChatGPT on education which can be found here and they … Continue reading →

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Does scientific community and academia have certainty?

Posted on February 28, 2023 by ianchisnall

When people ask questions in Parliament the Ministers respond and it is not always clear if their answers are sufficient. At the end of last week in the House of Lords on Thursday there was a series of questions under … Continue reading →

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Parliament must focus on several subjects when it opens

Posted on February 20, 2023 by ianchisnall

Today Parliament will re-open for holding debates and discussions after both this weekend and also following a week of closure that took place last week. It is a period that also reflects the half term session for most Schools across … Continue reading →

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A request in Parliament for Kemptown Schools

Posted on February 11, 2023 by ianchisnall

On Thursday in Parliament this written question was released by Lloyd Russell-Moyle the MP for Kemptown in Brighton and the question was responded by Nick Gibb who is the Minister for Schools and he is also a Sussex MP based … Continue reading →

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Youth leaders and cross party MPs urge the Government

Posted on February 7, 2023 by ianchisnall

A few days ago the Children and Young People Now website published a very significant piece under the headline TREAT CRIMINAL EXPLOITATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE AS A ‘NATIONAL THREAT’, CAMPAIGNERS URGE and they go on to write that “Youth justice … Continue reading →

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Pay has risen in competing sectors in STEM subjects

Posted on January 7, 2023 by ianchisnall

This headline statement was submitted on Thursday by Diana Barran who is part of the House of Lords and she is also a Government Minister in the Department for Education. Her boss in the DfE is Gillian Keegan who is … Continue reading →

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Councils assisting children in Education, Health and Care

Posted on January 6, 2023 by ianchisnall

Yesterday the “Children and Young People Now” website submitted a piece from here written by Joe Lepper which is titled COUNCIL LEGALLY DEFINES CHILDREN WITH EHCPS IN RESIDENTIAL CARE AS LOOKED AFTER and the reference to EHCPS was explained in … Continue reading →

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DfE will consult the public on Natural History education

Posted on December 23, 2022 by ianchisnall

Last Thursday there was a response to a written question that was sent to the Department for Education. The MP who asked the question was Caroline Lucas who is in the Green Party and is the MP for Brighton Pavilion … Continue reading →

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