Sentences with phrase «young people board chair»

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He served as the Chair of the Chelmsford Diocesan Board of Education, acted as a mentor to a group of young disciples, and hosted Take Over Challenge days with young people.

David Simmonds, chair of the LGA's children and young people board, said that it was simply not fair that some struggling schools are burdened with a deficit when under council control, while others could become academies and leave town halls with the bill.

Responding to the Government statement that the Education for All Bill, announced in the Queen's Speech, will not be introduced in Parliament, Cllr Richard Watts, Chair of the Local Government Association's Children and Young People Board, said: «We are pleased that the Secretary of State is acting on the strong concerns from councils about the Government's planned education reforms.

«The MacArthur Foundation, whose board chair is Fischer Professor Sara Lawrence Lightfoot, is making a wager that we can learn a lot by studying young people as they use these new and fast evolving media, and we may even be able to make the process easier and more educationally productive,» Gardner said.

Councillor Richard Watts, chair of the LGA's Children and Young People Board, said: «The government should provide additional funding to meet this need, otherwise councils may not be able to meet their statutory duties and children with high needs or disabilities could miss out on a mainstream education.

According to the LGA, councils have traditionally received # 450 million to cover these duties and Richard Watts, chair of the LGA's Children and Young People Board, says this loss of funding «risks the long term work and planning that has been put in place».

Richard Watts, chair of the LGA's children and young people board, said: «We are told that academies and free schools are subject to more financial scrutiny than council - maintained schools, yet we keep hearing that millions of pounds of taxpayers» money, which has been earmarked to make sure our children get a good education, is disappearing into the back pockets of those in charge.

Responding to the Government statement that the Education for All Bill, announced in the Queen's Speech, will not be introduced in Parliament, Cllr Richard Watts, Chair of the Local Government Association's Children and Young People Board, said:

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Richard Watts, chair of the Local Government Authority's children and young people's board, said: «While councils are extremely supportive of transport being provided to children most in need, any new provision must be fully funded and not place an additional financial burden on councils.»

«I'm proud to serve as chair of the Council of Urban Boards of Education,» said Jacobs, «and I'm committed to working with the Committee in support of urban school boards efforts to close achievement and opportunity gaps so that our children and young people can flourish and have future success.&Boards of Education,» said Jacobs, «and I'm committed to working with the Committee in support of urban school boards efforts to close achievement and opportunity gaps so that our children and young people can flourish and have future success.&boards efforts to close achievement and opportunity gaps so that our children and young people can flourish and have future success.»

The second half of the session heard from Richard Watts, deputy chair of the Children and Young People board at the Local Government Association (LGA); Emma Knights, chief executive of the National Governors Association (NGA); Chris Keates, general secretary of the NASUWT; and Russell Hobby, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT).

David Simmonds, chair of the association's children and young people board, said there was no evidence that turning school into an academy raised standards.

Councillor David Simmonds, Chair of Local Government Association's Children and Young People Board, said: «Many councils already encourage schools to provide a wraparound service outside school hours, including homework clubs and breakfast clubs.

Richard Watts, chair of the Local Government Association's Children and Young People Board, said: «Creating an extra 300,000 primary places over recent years is a demonstrable record that councils are doing everything they can to rise to the challenge of ensuring no child goes without a place.

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Richard Watts, the leader of Islington council and the chair of the Local Government Association's children and young people board, said councils are operating «with one hand tied behind their backs», and wants to win back the power to open new schools.

Served as a Bencher of the Law Society of Manitoba, Sessional Lecturer at the Faculty of Law (Manitoba), Board Member of Manitoba Theatre for Young People and Chair of the Board of Governors of St. John's - Ravenscourt School.

«Together, these projects will give the Foundation insight into how technology can be harnessed to help young people facing legal problems,» said Linda Rothstein, chair of the foundation's board.

Dr. Trish McCluskey has worked in child protection for more than 30 years and is currently chair of Victoria's Therapeutic Treatment Board for young people with sexually concerning behaviours.

Nigel Richardson, former Director of Children's Service, Leeds City Council (Chair) Ben Ashcroft, Care experienced and Founder of Every Child Leaving Care Matters Cllr Judith Blake, Leader, Leeds City Council and Chair of Core Cities UK Matthew Brazier, Her Majesty's Inspector, Specialist Adviser (Looked After Children), Ofsted Nigel Brown, Chief Executive, Cafcass Cymru Beth Cape Cowens, Child Care lawyer and FRG Trustee Anthony Douglas, Chief Executive, Cafcass Angela Frazer - Wicks, Family Rights Group's Parents» Panel & Co-Chair of Your Family, Your Voice Alliance Andrew Gill, Chair, BASW (Representative to be confirmed) Dez Holmes, Director, Research in Practice Tony Hunter, Chief Executive, SCIE Ian Keating, Principal Policy Advisor Children and Young People, Local Government Association Anne Longfield, Children's Commissioner for England Kevin Makwikila, Member of Family Rights Group's Parents» Panel Lord Justice Andrew McFarlane, a Lord Justice of Appeal in England and Wales Mel Meggs, Deputy Director of Children's Services, Rotherham MBC Alison Michalska, President of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) and Corporate Director of Children and Adults, Nottingham City Council Alice Miles, Director of Strategy, Children's Commissioner for England Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division Alasdair Smith, Director of Children's Services, LB Southwark Rachael Wardell, Corporate Director of Communities with Responsibility for Children and Adult Services, West Berkshire Council (and lead for ADCS on workforce development) Cllr Richard Watts, Chair of the Local Government Association's Children and Young People Board and Leader of the LB Islington Sue Williams, Director of Family Safeguarding, Hertfordshire County Council