Category Archives: Youth Issues

What the Tories & Beavers have in common

Posted on January 6, 2018 by ianchisnall

It is interesting that the Government controlled by the Tory party following the 2017 election which they barely won and Brexit which is our direction of travel as a nation as a result of a referendum in June 2016 which … Continue reading →

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A poor structure and weak appointments

Posted on January 4, 2018 by ianchisnall

As the issues around the Office for Students (OfS) continue to be explored in the press, particularly with regard to the appointment of Toby Young, the inadequacy of the structure developed by the DfE is starting to emerge. As I … Continue reading →

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The challenge of good governance in charities, or businesses

Posted on January 3, 2018 by ianchisnall

Over the last few days as 2017 ended its career and 2018 has emerged, blinking into the light and stormy weather a twitter debate has been taking place. In one sense it feels rather creepy to be using a discussion … Continue reading →

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Youth Employment and Apprenticeships

Posted on December 10, 2017 by ianchisnall

On Wednesday Parliament debated a topic that is vital to all of us, that of youth employment. The debate was convened by Gillian Keegan who is the recently elected MP for Chichester and who believes she is the only MP … Continue reading →

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“We’re introducing” means very little!

Posted on November 30, 2017 by ianchisnall

In last weeks budget Philip Hammond made the following statement We’re introducing T-levels. And today I provide a further £20m to support FE colleges to prepare for them. Whilst this was hardly a detailed statement, it did indicate a sense of immediacy, … Continue reading →

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A Government department in chaos

Posted on November 29, 2017 by ianchisnall

Anne Milton is the MP for Guildford and Minister for Women and Minister of State for Apprenticeships and Skills State in the Department for Education. On Monday the preview of an interview with her was published to question why the outcome … Continue reading →

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The multiple failures by the Home Office

Posted on November 28, 2017 by ianchisnall

Whenever the Government is challenged over its cuts to police budgets it regularly points at reduced levels of crime in our communities. It is certainly true that some levels of crime have fallen, however crime has not gone away as … Continue reading →

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Will bribing Schools add up?

Posted on November 23, 2017 by ianchisnall

The decision by Philip Hammond to offer a £600 Bribe to Schools that manage to persuade their students who have passed Maths at GCSE to then go onto Maths A Level is deeply worrying. Society is crying out for better … Continue reading →

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G4S must be barred and Oakhill closed!

Posted on November 22, 2017 by ianchisnall

The tweet shown here from Frances Crook draws to attention the fact that it appears that despite their statements earlier in the year, G4S remains ‘in control’ of a number of ‘Secure Training Centres’ including the Milton Keynes based Oakhill … Continue reading →

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Congratulations Sarah and team Grand

Posted on November 17, 2017 by ianchisnall

A national charity called Springboard “helps young people achieve their potential and nurtures unemployed people of any age into work. It helps alleviate poverty by supporting disadvantaged and underprivileged people into sustainable employment within hospitality, leisure and tourism.” The charity … Continue reading →

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