Category Archives: Youth Issues

OFSTED needs our help

Posted on March 21, 2014 by ianchisnall

Todays announced changes to the inspection of our Schools will come as good news to anyone who views their actions as potentially as damaging as they can be useful. The need to inspect and offer guidance to any organisation that is funded by public … Continue reading →

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People not policies please

Posted on March 18, 2014 by ianchisnall

This morning the various news channels, which for me is the Radio 4 Today programme, are buzzing with the information that the next election will be fought on the territory of who will be the best at providing education for … Continue reading →

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Where is the bird?

Posted on March 12, 2014 by ianchisnall

Speaking personally I love the experience of sitting in the seat of a jet plane as it roars along the run way towards the point at which the thrust of the enormous engines lifts the huge bulk of the metal … Continue reading →

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Politician, heal thyself and your chums

Posted on March 6, 2014 by ianchisnall

“There has been an argument in Government about how to get the right careers advice in schools and successive governments have frankly messed this up.” There is an adage that less is more, and in the case of Mr Cables … Continue reading →

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The Young Ones

Posted on February 26, 2014 by ianchisnall

The quality of education for our children has led Viviane Reding, the vice president of the European Commission, to warn government ministers that they should focus their energy on raising educational standards instead of blaming the country’s problems on foreigners. Whilst she is … Continue reading →

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Is it your round Norman?

Posted on February 18, 2014 by ianchisnall

There was a short exchange in Parliament last week regarding the minimum pricing of Alcohol. Jim Shannon MP is a member of the Democratic Unionist Party and the parties health spokesperson. With an eye on the final Queens Speech of … Continue reading →

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We’ve got it so we must use it!

Posted on February 16, 2014 by ianchisnall

Some of us are occasionally tempted to buy gadgets that we don’t need right now, but look shiny and new and persuade us that they will come in useful before too long. So the gadget comes home and you spend time getting … Continue reading →

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Self inflicted wounds

Posted on February 14, 2014 by ianchisnall

Almost half of all 16 and 17-year-olds in the country are missing. From the national electoral register, that is. This means that they won’t be able to vote when they turn 18. This is clearly disturbing and on Tuesday it led Natascha Engel … Continue reading →

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An important campaign

Posted on February 5, 2014 by ianchisnall

Today is National Voter Registration Day, a day which has been named as part of the Bite the Ballot campaign. As the website explains, this is “a party neutral movement on a mission to empower young voters”. Anything that carries support from … Continue reading →

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Are we ready for change?

Posted on January 24, 2014 by ianchisnall

Yesterday I attended two significant meetings each with a focus on the work of local statutory services in the period 2015-2020. Although substantial cuts have been made to many of our services (Police, Local Government, Health, Fire and Rescue) to … Continue reading →

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