AnonyMouse_3307 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 (edited) Secretary of State for EducationNicky Morgan as Secretary of State is responsible for the work of the Department for Education, including: early years adoption and child protection teachers’ pay the school curriculum school improvement the establishment of academies and free schools Minister of State for Children and FamiliesEdward Timpson as minister is responsible for children and families at the Department for Education with responsibilities including: early learning and development - curriculum for children aged 0 to 5 years health issues (obesity, drugs and alcohol, teenage pregnancy) child poverty school food and healthy schools special educational needs and disabled children young carers Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Childcare and EducationSam Gyimah as minister is responsible for: early years funding and delivery of free entitlements childcare availability and market childcare workforce, quality and regulation wraparound child early years education and the early years foundation stage (EYFS) care provision DfE links to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Can anyone tell me what the difference between the two roles in red actually is??? if the DfE can't see how stupid that is then we're all done for. Cx Edited May 13, 2015 by catma 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_26037 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 if the DfE can't see how stupid that is then we're all done for. Cx I hate to be cynical but I suspect we might be anyway! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_12960 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 just a thought but to allow them to keep passing the buck? A bit like pass the parcel, but the music never stops!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_8282 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 just a thought but to allow them to keep passing the buck? A bit like pass the parcel, but the music never stops!! My money's on that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 How lovely that so many people are interested! Perhaps they'll be so busy talking to each other that they'll leave us alone to get on with the job? Ever hopeful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_23964 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Too many cooks etc????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_47736 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 That's a good question and my only idea is: The top one seems more family and home life orientated, whereas the bottom one is more focused on the education sector and settings. So maybe the top one is looking at how children learn and develop in society and how the curriculum should be modelled to reflect that, whereas the bottom one looks at the implementation of Early Years Education and the EYFS. Timpson ensures that the curriculum is appropriate, Gymiah ensures it's implemented correctly. Just a guess though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_19802 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Ministers are a bit like buses?.......You wait for one to come along and then........ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_73 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 I thinks it's the line management. Edward Timpson has a huge list of roles and Sam gyimah is the junior under him. At least that's vaguely what I understand!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_22029 Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 I saw this and looked at it in a very confused manner. Then closed the paper. I'm very sorry but I do think early years has now properly entered the political arena. I worry that there is a lot going to be asked of us from people who really go not understand child development or who know how to care for children in environments where there are more than 2 children and who share differing backgrounds. Rob don't disagree with your analysis but think there are three people involved in a job for 1 person. So no decision can be made easily. On the other hand we have been so good at quoting research to get what we have wanted perhaps the three are aiming to team up to get us to change our minds about how good play is for the developing child. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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