Tag Archives: Department for Education

DfE is lower than Scotland and far below Welsh support

Posted on August 23, 2022 by ianchisnall

The National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) has called for the Government to assist early years providers. This is for them to enable their nurseries to be kept open and for costs to be kept down for parents as inflation reaches … Continue reading →

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Two vital voices calling to protect children in England

Posted on November 23, 2021 by ianchisnall

On Thursday of last week the Department for Education published a report under the title of Children looked after in England including adoptions which can be obtained from here. The number of children being looked after is the largest number … Continue reading →

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Gavin Williamson seems unable to refer to Foodbanks

Posted on May 15, 2021 by ianchisnall

Gavin is not unique in the group of Government Ministers who are asked very specific questions and they choose to ignore the subject. Indeed in the current Government their leader is probably the most significant in the team of people … Continue reading →

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The Department for Education has limited its offer

Posted on October 6, 2020 by ianchisnall

This press release that emerged last Thursday sounded very useful, particularly as the number of pupils being unable to attend school due to the impact of COVID has risen dramatically in the last few weeks since Schools reopened. In addition … Continue reading →

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Please help small businesses to take on Apprentices

Posted on July 29, 2020 by ianchisnall

On Friday an MP raised a question with the Minister responsible for setting out the apprenticeship scheme. His question was about how many apprenticeships had taken place within their department. The current Minister has been in place for a year … Continue reading →

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Is Zahawi incompetent or arrogant? or both?

Posted on April 2, 2019 by ianchisnall

Congratulations to the fifty charities and social work experts who have been campaigning to get a damaging Government document withdrawn from circulation since it was published, mid way through 2018. In the end they managed to do so as explained … Continue reading →

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The Government needs to pay proper attention to schools

Posted on January 28, 2019 by ianchisnall

News has recently emerged both locally and nationally of how educational establishments have been assessed as being poor performers by Ofsted. However one of the contexts for this is that when Schools are judged as ‘outstanding’ they are removed from … Continue reading →

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Government departments plan badly but compensate with lots of our money

Posted on January 27, 2019 by ianchisnall

According to this article in 2014 a Government Department was offered the opportunity to move from its present office location to a grand building in a posh part of Whitehall. If they had made the move it was calculated that … Continue reading →

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Nick Gibb must take responsibility for his Departments policies

Posted on November 10, 2018 by ianchisnall

There is a clear need for every Government to keep a track on how well its policy changes are impacting society, so that its actions are made accountable and lessons can be learned. Many people are of the view that … Continue reading →

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Did teachers ever visit your pubs Damian?

Posted on April 13, 2018 by ianchisnall

The fact is that listening to people who are relaxing after a tough day at work can sometime enable some truths to emerge that would otherwise be communicated in a more formal and cautious manner. According to the biographical information … Continue reading →

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