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Category Archives: STEM
Lets stop Politicians from arranging Peerages and find a new mechanism!
The news that the Tory Party had offered 8 members of the Brexit Party a Peerage in an attempt to stop them putting candidates into Tory constituencies is hardly a shock, although 8 Peers to a Party that has only … Continue reading
Posted in Charities, Church Teaching, Parliament and Democracy, STEM
Tagged Brexit Party, Conservative Party, House of Lords, UKIP
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Ken Baker describes how Gove & colleagues have failed for last 10 years
On Monday while MPs in the House of Commons were arguing about whether to hold election no 3 in four and a half years, their colleagues in the House of Lords took part in a debate under the title “Vocational … Continue reading
Government wants to ensure that “E” in STEM is equal
Earlier this week in Parliament an interesting discussion took place regarding the importance of Engineering which for me as a STEM Ambassador from an Engineering background is very inspiring, particularly if the Government is able to achieve the objectives that … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy, STEM
Tagged Andrea Leadsom, Chris Skidmore, Stephen Metcalfe
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Parliamentary incompetence goes beyond Boris’s campaign
When considering the performance of our Government at the moment it is hard to look beyond the poor quality interviews and debate that Boris and Jeremy are taking part in. However this statement by Nadhim Zahawi proves that we need … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Education, Parliament and Democracy, STEM
Tagged Apprenticeship Levy, Boris Johnson, Jeremy Hunt, Nadhim Zahawi
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Is this why Trump opposes Huawei?
When my last Blackberry mobile phone was damaged beyond use and my provider offered me a Huawei device as an alternative to Samsung, I took their advice and now have a Huawei mobile phone. For at least one reason that … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Education, Parliament and Democracy, STEM
Tagged 5G, Donald Trump, Huawei, Trump, Woody Johnson
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Invite Nick to visit your School – and find out how things are!
One of the blogs I read regularly is published under the @TeacherToolkit title by Ross Morrison McGill. His blog today refers to visits to Schools by Nick Gibb, the Government Minister responsible for Schools as part of the Department for … Continue reading
I have finally broken through the blood ceiling
My first donation occurred when I was 16 and I gave several arms worth in the subsequent years and then for several decades I failed to make any contributions at all but I am thrilled that at long last I … Continue reading
Apprenticeships are now just an ambition.
The Government put this promise into its manifesto 4 years ago. Whilst many people are heavily focused on the referendum issues that appeared in the same manifesto, this promise is vital if we are to grow our economy, and particularly … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Education, EU Referendum, Parliament and Democracy, STEM, Youth Issues
Tagged Anne Milton, Apprenticeships, Gillian Keegan, John Hayes
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“We will continue to look carefully”, states the blind eyed Government!
When our Government that states it will “look carefully at how we can improve our evidence base……through our 2019 programme of research” it needs to be challenged, and held to account. The idea that such a response is made to … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Education, Parliament and Democracy, STEM, Youth Issues
Tagged Apprenticeship Levy, Apprenticeships
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