Category Archives: Youth Issues

The Government is planning to promote STEM


A couple of weeks ago I wrote this blog which focused on the STEM campaign that has been promoted by Schools in Sussex and across the UK. The same theme was about to be discussed in the Science and Technology … Continue reading

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Congratulations to STEM students in Sussex


Two events will take place this week that are very different but they have a nominal link and their shared theme is very significant for many people. The first event takes place on Wednesday in the House of Commons when … Continue reading

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Well done Welsh Government for your caring


The Welsh Government is about to set up a trial that will be launched this summer to provide additional support for care leavers. When they reach 18 they will be given an income which according to this article in the Children … Continue reading

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Can the Government increase Autistic provision?


A week last Monday Huw Merriman, the MP for Bexhill and Battle raised an important question under the title of Autistic People in the Workforce and after his initial question “What steps she is taking to support autistic people into … Continue reading

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Children’s Mental Health and Youth work needs help


It was very encouraging to read this piece of text from the speech by Lloyd Russell-Moyle last Tuesday. He was talking during a session focused on Children’s Mental Health that began from Rosena Allin-Khan whose first comment began with “I … Continue reading

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 A call for schools in Brighton and Hove to comply!


A week ago last Friday in the House of Commons a written question was answered by Robin Walker who is the Minister of State for Education. To be clear he did not respond specifically to the reference for Brighton and … Continue reading

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Education must get resolved


It was good to see and hear from Robert Halfon on Channel 4 on Monday evening. He explained how the Educational arrangements are being proposed as COVID is being reflected. However it seemed vital for Educational leaders and the people … Continue reading

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Parliament must now discuss BTEC funding


Two weeks ago I along with a number of other people called for signatures for a Petition that had reached just under 75,000 signatures and only had nine days left to try to achieve 100,000 so that Parliament could be … Continue reading

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A bad Bill brought forward by a bad Government


Last week in Parliament several Sussex MPs spoke in the same discussions and all of them voted on a theme that impacts all of our communities. However the most unexpected contribution came from Boris Johnson who referred to Sussex in … Continue reading

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Protect students – don’t withdraw BTEC funding


Back in July Noemi Csogor set out this very significant petition and it achieved 22,000. signatures within 2 months. Since then it has reached nearly 74,000 signatures and it has another 9 days before it reaches its end point. If … Continue reading

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