February 7, 2012

Do you want our schools to copy football-style performance tables?

Divine Communications Trust - Do you want our schools to copy football-style performance tables?

The Lib Dems launched their manifesto today and while I haven’t gone through every single line of it, the bits I have looked at and concerns me most is education; and it is not promising I have to say. They intend to invest £2.5bn extra in schools to cut class sizes, and provide 1:1 tuition [...]

Elections: Snapshot of the education policies

Divine Communications Trust - Election 2010

We are counting down! Everyone (well almost!) is talking about the election. I am actually glad we don’t have a long drawn out process like the States – I will be bored, irritated or quite possibly both! So the 3 main party leaders are up and down the country making serious pledges, and for once [...]

Elections, Politicians and our Education system

Divine Communications Trust - Webchat on TES with MP

I wonder if you have noticed now there’s an election coming up, MPs are suddenly accessible -available for interviews, web chats etc. Anyway the other day TES (Times Education Supplement) organized an excellent web chat with Stephen Williams from the Lib Dems, focusing on FE (Further Education) sector. I thought I participate since I am [...]