Tag Archives: STEM

A winter wonderland leads to a Big Bang!

Posted on March 5, 2018 by ianchisnall

The impact on Sussex of a few centimetres of snow has been huge over the last week with a mixture of some very positive elements as well as deeply damaging ones. The positive aspects included the opportunity for some people … Continue reading →

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We must reverse decline into real growth

Posted on March 4, 2018 by ianchisnall

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 →

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At the STEM of the problem

Posted on February 7, 2018 by ianchisnall

A week last Friday (26th January) a Tory MP asked his Government a question regarding STEM issues, the question came from Andrew Percy who is the MP for Brigg and Goole. His question was “To ask the Secretary of State for Education, … Continue reading →

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Shortfall in teacher numbers hits 30,000

Posted on February 6, 2018 by ianchisnall

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 →

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Department for Education – need to plan better

Posted on January 26, 2018 by ianchisnall

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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