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Category Archives: Education
Nick, did you remember to kick the wheels?
“If it looks too good to be true, then it probably is!” A week ago it appeared that the big idea for this weeks Lib Dem conference was to be charging for plastic bags. Then on Tuesday Nick Clegg visited … Continue reading
A Test for Innocents?
I have no professional understanding of education and confess that my own educational attainment is not something which looks very coherent on a job application form. However I have two grown up children who I have seen grow from their birth … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Children, Education, Educators, Government, Michael Gove
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The Benefit of Public Benefit
One of the most significant pieces of legislation introduced by the last Government for the world that I inhabit was the Charities Act 2006. It introduced the need for charities to explain in their annual reports how they provide benefit to … Continue reading
Crawley’s Glass Whiteboard
If the barrier to an acceptable gender balance in boardrooms and within our Governmental structures is referred to as a glass ceiling, perhaps there is something similar that could be used as a shorthand when it comes to our classrooms? … Continue reading
Lets educate the Government
The Government appears to be trying to reconcile a certain amount of internal conflict. It frequently speaks about engagement, consultation and localism, all of which suggest it recognises that any legislation and guidelines should reflect local needs and imply that the State which … Continue reading
What will you do this Summer?
This week 1000’s of state schools will have their end of term Sports Days and then in addition to the other things planned, 10’s of 1000’s of teachers will begin the work involved in adjusting their teaching plans and visual aids to ensure that in … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Education, Government, Margaret Thatcher, Michael Gove, State Schools, Tony Blair
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Five good people
The news that a third of English upper tier councils have still not drafted a Kinship policy is upsetting the son of a shoe maker. Edward Timpson is a son of the fifth generation owner of the Timpsons shoe and key cutting empire … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Caregiver, Edward Timpson, George Osborne, University of Brighton
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A shared space and the way we treat it
On Monday night I was privileged to attend a public meeting on the subject of travellers and gypsies at Hove Town Hall. It was held to mark Gypsy Roma Travellers History Month and it told the story of the Gypsy Roma Travellers in the … Continue reading
Posted in Community Safety, Education, Planning Rules, Policing
Tagged Brighton & Hove, Government, Local government, Member of Parliament, Mike Weatherley, MPs, Patcham, Sussex Police
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The right sort of education
The latest government reforms to assist children with Special Educational Needs (SEN) are contained within the Children and Families Bill which is currently progressing through Parliament. According to an article in ‘Children and Young People Now’ Edward Timpson, the childrens Minister … Continue reading
Life-chances for the many, not just the few
This weeks The Life Scientific interview on Radio 4 by Jim Al-Khalili focused on the human genome project. The interviewee was Ewan Birney who spoke about his work on deciphering the genome and the race to work out the right number of genes that … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged Alan Sugar, Eton College, Ewan Birney, James Caan, James Watson, Jim Al-Khalili
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