Tag Archives: Academies

An out of touch Government troublemaker

Posted on April 26, 2018 by ianchisnall

When someone appointed by the Government then goes on to make some ridiculous and out of touch comments – in this case about education, it is hard to know what will have an impact and persuade him or her to … Continue reading →

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Lets have a level playing field

Posted on December 2, 2017 by ianchisnall

At the end of the Summer period in Parliament back in July 2016 following the nation changing referendum along with the resignation of David Cameron and the appointment of Theresa May as his successor, a report emerged from Parliament that … Continue reading →

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A Government job creation scheme

Posted on October 26, 2017 by ianchisnall

When the Conservatives came to power they prided themselves on reducing the head count in the Government and in the public sector more widely. At the Conservative Party Conference in October 2009 David Cameron stated “We will have to tear down Labour’s … Continue reading →

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Buried announcement is good news

Posted on October 29, 2016 by ianchisnall

On Thursday Justine Greening made a short statement to the House of Commons on the subject Technical and Further Education. In total her speech consisted of five short paragraphs and the fourth paragraph was on a slightly different theme “The “Schools … Continue reading →

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Educating our children

Posted on May 10, 2016 by ianchisnall

Although Nicky Morgan is now performing a U turn on George Osborne’s policy of forcing all Schools to become Academies, the idea that she will instead force all Local Authorities deemed to be failing in their educational responsibility to turn … Continue reading →

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A Government in chaos

Posted on April 30, 2016 by ianchisnall

This week the Government announced it was making changes to the Trade Union Bill which had been deeply unpopular with Trade Unionists and led to a number of high profile protests and demonstrations. Several tabloid newspapers have suggested this is … Continue reading →

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A Democratic Dictatorship?

Posted on April 26, 2016 by ianchisnall

Last week the Government announced their refusal to debate holding a public enquiry or referendum into their plans to force all Schools to become Academies, despite the fact that nearly 200,000 people petitioned them to do so. As one of … Continue reading →

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Lets have substance, not just style

Posted on April 21, 2016 by ianchisnall

It appears that the Government and in particular the Cabinet Office Minister, Matthew Hancock MP have managed to win the case to spend an additional £80,000 per year to ensure our laws will continue to be printed on vellum, rather … Continue reading →

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The loss of choice and integrity

Posted on March 25, 2016 by ianchisnall

According to Nick Gibb, speaking this morning on Radio 4, because the number of Schools converting to academies is growing, it will soon be impossible for the state to sustain a mixed economy and so it will be necessary for … Continue reading →

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A right old Eton’s mess

Posted on September 11, 2011 by ianchisnall

It has been widely reported that David Cameron and Michael Gove have, in the last few days held a meeting with headteachers from a number of prestigious public schools including the PM’s almer mater (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-14859876). The meeting with this already well-connected and privileged part of the education sector was … Continue reading →

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