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.

A short list of very limited priorities

Posted on July 12, 2018 by ianchisnall

In the light of the NATO summit which Trump and May have just attended it is perhaps understandable that they are going to extend the focus of that event on the Armed Forces by spending time visiting a secret place … Continue reading →

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The Government plays slow and loose with primary education

Posted on July 11, 2018 by ianchisnall

The idea of spending a lot of time testing and measuring elements of a system when there are evidently fundamental flaws in the system as a whole is clearly an attempt to distract attention away from the flaws. This is … Continue reading →

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Parliamentary training should work both ways

Posted on June 27, 2018 by ianchisnall

According to this page of the Parliamentary website, teachers and lecturers who are training and educating students in matters that relate to politics have a fantastic range of resources open to them. There is a outreach team of Parliamentary Educators … Continue reading →

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Let’s redouble our efforts to care for all children

Posted on June 20, 2018 by ianchisnall

As Donald Trump through his UN ambassador withdraws the USA from the United Nation Human Rights Council claiming the agency is a “protector of human rights abusers and a cesspool of political bias” and images circulate around the world of … Continue reading →

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A Minister without understanding

Posted on June 8, 2018 by ianchisnall

For just over a decade in the 1990’s and into the new Millennium I was a Financial Adviser who organised literally hundreds of mortgages for people amongst many other matters. As a Mortgage arranger, it was clear that my role … Continue reading →

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Do we need radical changes in education?

Posted on June 5, 2018 by ianchisnall

The speed and cost with which change takes place in our education system is woeful based on two specific and current examples. The introduction of T-Level courses which are the vocational and technical equivalent of A levels had been discussed … Continue reading →

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Fine words from the Head of Ofsted

Posted on June 2, 2018 by ianchisnall

Amanda Spielman is the head of Ofsted and yesterday she spoke at the Pre-school Learning Alliance annual conference. The words below are her opening and closing remarks which help to explain how vital Pre Schools and Nurseries are in our … Continue reading →

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There is a clear need for effective data

Posted on May 31, 2018 by ianchisnall

I work for a small company and occasionally we get a phone call from an agency ringing on behalf of the Government wanting to gather data on our work and impact. If we have the data, we will share it … Continue reading →

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Our Parliamentary procedures lack credibility

Posted on May 13, 2018 by ianchisnall

On Friday the MP for Hove, Peter Kyle failed in his attempt to introduce to the House of Commons the second reading of his private members Bill to enable 16 and 17 year olds to be able to vote. The … Continue reading →

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The importance of engaging with communities

Posted on May 7, 2018 by ianchisnall

This past weekend marked one of the most exciting annual events in our city and beyond when thousands of young people from our communities were given an opportunity to open up the Brighton Festival. The Children’s Parade was coordinated and … Continue reading →

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