Tag Archives: Regional Schools Commissioner

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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The confusion continues

Posted on March 5, 2016 by ianchisnall

The new National  Schools Commissioner, Sir David Carter appears to be determined to extend the lack of clarity and openness over his role and his actions, despite promising the very opposite  as long ago as Autumn 2014. He was first appointed … 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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A very powerful bureaucrat

Posted on June 3, 2015 by ianchisnall

Prior to this morning I had never heard of Dominic Herrington, and based on his official website it is not possible to discover very much at all. We are told that he was “previously Director of the Academies Group at … Continue reading →

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