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Tag Archives: STEM
Could STEAM get promoted in our education settings?
Last Thursday there was this debate in the House of Lords under the heading of Arts and Creative Industries Strategy that involved a number of people including my friend Steve Bassam who was at one stage the leader of the … Continue reading
Posted in Brighton & Hove, Charities, Education, Parliament and Democracy, Youth Issues
Tagged Glyndebourne, Lynne Featherstone, STEAM, STEM, Steve Bassam
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An inspiring Satellite Technology funding and STEM
On the day before Liz Truss resigned, this document below was published. It is based on information from the science minister, Nusrat Ghani who is also the MP for Wealden. She was launching a new £15m fund to support UK … Continue reading
Ken Baker describes how Gove & colleagues have failed for last 10 years
On Monday while MPs in the House of Commons were arguing about whether to hold election no 3 in four and a half years, their colleagues in the House of Lords took part in a debate under the title “Vocational … Continue reading
A day of explosions helped by a year of engineering
Every month or week, indeed most days of the year are marked as being a time to focus on particular events or themes. Today and tonight must be one of the few anniversaries or days to mark that almost everyone … Continue reading
A hollow sounding Industrial Strategy
On Tuesday two events took place in the House of Commons that displayed how incoherent the Government is over one of its high profile ‘solutions’ to the needs of businesses for trained individuals that the Government has claimed is needed. … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Education, Parliament and Democracy, STEM
Tagged Anne Milton, Claire Perry MP, Julian Sturdy, Michelle Donelan, STEM, T-Levels
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Lets change the nature of Parliament
According to this post on the Government website, John Bercow would like to encourage more engineers and scientists to become MPs which would clearly make a huge difference to the way in which Parliament works. The big barrier however is not … Continue reading
There is a clear need for effective data
I work for a small company and occasionally we get a phone call from an agency ringing on behalf of the Government wanting to gather data on our work and impact. If we have the data, we will share it … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Parliament and Democracy, STEM, Youth Issues
Tagged Free Schools, Ian Austin, Sam Gyimah, STEM
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Just wait 5 years and we’ll have a solution
When politicians are asked questions in Parliament, particularly questions that they have been asked many times before, in written form, there seems to be no excuse for the answer to be poorly researched or only partial in its content. These … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Education, Parliament and Democracy, STEM
Tagged Big Bang, Henry Smith, Nicholas Soames, Nick Gibb, STEM, STEM Ambassadors
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We need Ministers that will listen & learn
On a regular basis local groups of businesses meet together for Breakfast or lunch meetings, usually focused on ideas which will enable some or all of the businesses present to strengthen their work and improve their profitability. The same is … Continue reading
An inspiring 28 minutes
The focus by Politicians and Industry on vehicles that can be powered by electricity and eventually be self driven has sadly led to all sorts of ignorance being demonstrated in a manner that is bound to create disappointment and cynicism. … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Education, Environment, Parliament and Democracy, STEM
Tagged Clare Gray, Philip Hammond MP, STEM
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