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Tag Archives: Department for Education
Did teachers ever visit your pubs Damian?
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
Posted in Education, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Damian Hinds, Department for Education
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Limitations of effective work placements
Just over a month ago the Department for Education published their latest ideas that lie behind the proposals for ‘T Level’ qualifications. They made it clear that a great deal is still up for debate as they begin to analyse … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Education, Parliament and Democracy, STEM, Youth Issues
Tagged Department for Education, T-Levels, Work Placements
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It is vital that Damian stands by his words
As banners are unfurled today at Schools across Brighton and Hove and indeed in many other localities under the title ‘Save our Schools’, it seems reasonable to ask a politician to stand by his own words. When statements are made … Continue reading
We must reverse decline into real growth
According to this report on the Coastal West Sussex Local Enterprise Partnership website, “the numbers of West Sussex students choosing Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) topics at GCSE and A-Level [is] declining” It is with this in mind that … Continue reading
Department for Education – need to plan better
Yesterday I attended the British Educational Training and Technology (BETT) Show at Excel and had a very useful discussion with a representative of the DfE who had a stand at the show. The stand was not cheap based on the other … Continue reading
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Tagged BETT, Department for Education, STEM
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A poor structure and weak appointments
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
The DfE needs an informed EY specialist
According to this article ‘The government has pledged to plough £50m into bolstering early years provision in disadvantaged areas of the country, as part of an action plan intended to improve social mobility.’ Sadly this strategy is deeply flawed. The … Continue reading
“We’re introducing” means very little!
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
A Government department in chaos
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
A lack of necessary data?
A few days ago in Parliament Chris Ruane MP asked a question which elicited an interesting response from the Minister for Schools, Nick Gibb. The question was “To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children have been taught music … Continue reading
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