Category Archives: Education

This year is clearly a time for us to change our politics

Posted on January 4, 2021 by ianchisnall

Just over a day before the end of last year the Government announced it was going to delay the opening of Secondary Schools for this term by up to two weeks into this month. This was in stark contrast to … Continue reading →

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The New Year Honours for 2021

Posted on December 31, 2020 by ianchisnall

The honouring by the Government and the Queen for a significant number of people is very important as we begin a year that we can all hope will be much better than this year has been for COVID-19 and the … Continue reading →

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Erasmus may not be the only matter to resolve

Posted on December 26, 2020 by ianchisnall

I confess I have not read any of the 2000 pages in the EU deal, but one of the clear headlines is Erasmus so it seems sensible to remind our Government of some of the statements that they made in … Continue reading →

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Is the Government and Nick Gibb trying to deny reality?

Posted on December 18, 2020 by ianchisnall

On Monday of this week there was a question and answer published on the subject of Pupils: Attendance. The question came from the Labour MP from Ilford North who is responsible as the Shadow Minister for Education – Schools and … Continue reading →

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MPs who want people to be limited to their politics

Posted on December 17, 2020 by ianchisnall

It appears as if a MPs from across the Conservative Party are determined to stop other people and other organisations from responding to our society or our history with a political perspective. They are not trying to prevent their influence … Continue reading →

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Could Sussex VRU learn from Kent and Medway VRU?

Posted on December 15, 2020 by ianchisnall

Last week some encouraging news emerged from the online Children and Young People Now magazine regarding a teaming up between Kent and Medway Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) and a charity to support 10 secondary schools to reduce the number of … Continue reading →

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Who will educate some MPs about HIV/AIDS vs COVID?

Posted on December 4, 2020 by ianchisnall

HIV/AIDS is a subject that require a great deal of understanding to stand up and discuss and the same to be fair is true about COVID. After all people like the current President of the USA has on occasions made … Continue reading →

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Two good examples by Sussex MPs called Caroline

Posted on November 16, 2020 by ianchisnall

At the beginning of each week it is always encouraging to acknowledge the good things that have happened in the last few days or to set out some opportunities for positive responses over the next few days. Last week several … Continue reading →

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Gillian how can we improve your apprenticeship understanding?

Posted on November 14, 2020 by ianchisnall

The number of responses that Gillian Keegan makes regarding apprenticeship questions is huge in the House of Commons. She regularly responds to similar questions from MPs representing all of the political parties in Parliament with similar answers. It may well … Continue reading →

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Justin Webb, it appears John Hayes has mis-calculated!

Posted on November 7, 2020 by ianchisnall

About 6 weeks ago on 22nd September John Hayes MP was on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme being interviewed by Justin Webb. The interview arose because the House of Commons was due to give some training to all of … Continue reading →

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