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Tag Archives: Education
Kent MP asks more questions about Brighton & Hove
On Tuesday 18th February the Sevenoaks in Kent Conservative MP, Laura Trott, asked the Government about Brighton & Hove Schools, which I published here last week. I subsequently read that Laura asked several other questions on Monday 24th February is … Continue reading
Posted in Brighton & Hove, Education, Parliament and Democracy, Youth Issues
Tagged BBC Sussex, Catherine Mckinnell, Education, Family, Health, History, Human Rights, Laura Trott, news, Politics
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MPs debate use of social media by the under 16s
Today in Parliament the ‘e-petition 700086’ will be discussed ‘relating to a minimum age for social media’ arranged by Tony Vaughan, the Labour MP for Folkestone and Hythe. It is described as ‘Introduce 16 as the minimum age for children to have … Continue reading
A Kent MP asks about Brighton & Hove Schools
On Tuesday last week there were several questions asked by MP’s and one of them was published by Laura Trott, the Conservative Kent MP for Sevenoaks. Her request was to the Minister of State (Education), Catherine McKinnell and the response … Continue reading
Posted in Brighton & Hove, Education, Parliament and Democracy, Youth Issues
Tagged BBC Sussex, Catherine Mckinnell, Education, History, Human Rights, Laura Trott, news, Politics
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A set of late New Year resolutions
This year I have not yet heard a single person referring to their New Years resolutions, which may simply be that the people I know or who I have met are not inclined to set them for once or to … Continue reading
Posted in Brighton & Hove, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Drones, Education, Forced Marriages, Homelessness
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Parliamentary training should work both ways
According to this page of the Parliamentary website, teachers and lecturers who are training and educating students in matters that relate to politics have a fantastic range of resources open to them. There is a outreach team of Parliamentary Educators … Continue reading
Posted in Charities, Education, Parliament and Democracy, Policing, Youth Issues
Tagged Education
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An out of touch Government troublemaker
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
Posted in Charities, Education, Parliament and Democracy, Youth Issues
Tagged Academies, Education, ExCel, Sir Andrew Carter
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More exams will not reduce anxiety Nick
Over the last few days, national newspapers have reported on comments made by a Sussex MP and Government Minister in front of a group of MPs on Thursday. The MP in question is Nick Gibb who is MP for Bognor … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Parliament and Democracy, Youth Issues
Tagged Education, Nick Gibb
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Shortfall in teacher numbers hits 30,000
Anyone involved in education or industry will not have been shocked by this report in Sundays Observer, the headline is above. It is not simply a matter of numbers, but it is also a reflection of the types of teachers … 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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