Tag Archives: Michael Gove

In whose name?

Posted on May 12, 2016 by ianchisnall

The pathetic and ridiculous over reaction by the Vote Leave campaign over the decision by ITV to invite Nigel Farage to debate the EU with David Cameron reveals an insight into the way in which such debates and hustings are … Continue reading →

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Beware Ministerial endorsements

Posted on March 29, 2016 by ianchisnall

The report by the Governments Education Funding Agency (EFA) that what they were apparently told about the Perry Beeches Academy Trust by a whistleblower in September is correct has come at a bad time for all of the students about to … Continue reading →

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Two long weeks

Posted on February 22, 2016 by ianchisnall

The quotes above are from the same Politician taken 13 days apart. In that time the change in the negotiating position of our nation through the hands of David Cameron have barely changed. Yet according to our various press and … Continue reading →

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Confusing changes badly implemented

Posted on January 20, 2016 by ianchisnall

The story in todays edition of Schools Week could so easily be written about many  of the changes introduced by our current Government along with many of its predecessors. Far too few Ministers have any real knowledge of how their decisions … Continue reading →

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Leadership challenges

Posted on January 12, 2016 by ianchisnall

The idea that resigning after a catastrophic event will make the person resigning seem more credible or the event less catastrophic is clearly naïve. The flood damage in various communities in the North West and North East from this Christmas … Continue reading →

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Education based on half truths

Posted on October 16, 2015 by ianchisnall

The announcement from the Government that it was overturning its previous judgement preventing Kent County Council from building a new Grammar School in Sevenoaks under the guise of a link to the Weald of Kent School in Tonbridge demonstrates that Nicky Morgan is no longer … Continue reading →

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The quality of our justice is exceedingly lumpy

Posted on September 10, 2015 by ianchisnall

An injustice which made the news a few weeks ago during the Summer silly season and I blogged about here has now resurfaced with an added twist. I wrote about two examples of young women who had been caught shoplifting. … Continue reading →

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Here’s to a perfect set of laws!

Posted on May 24, 2015 by ianchisnall

As churches across the land celebrate Shavuot or Pentecost and the giving of the law to Moses through the tablets of stone the nations press is preparing us for their own feast of perfect laws to be introduced by the Government made … Continue reading →

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Lets focus on what the nation needs

Posted on January 6, 2015 by ianchisnall

The dispiriting interview on last nights Newsnight with Michael Gove and the earlier ‘debates’ between Chris Leslie (Labour) and Matthew Hancock (Conservative) which took place separately on both BBC and Channel 4 have provided the evidence that unless something changes the … Continue reading →

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A measurable character

Posted on December 7, 2014 by ianchisnall

Over many years I have participated in a number of discussions, presentations and even workshops on the theme of character. It is clear that in selecting people for roles and vacancies, that character is one of those hard to measure … Continue reading →

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