Frank and Stan Chat No.134: The Alan Kinson Edition

This week the two gents chat to Alan Kinson, an experienced Chair of Governors and a Digital Infrastructure Lead at a major retailer. The chat starts with Stan reporting on the encouraging signs coming from a large MAT that is planning to strengthen the role of parents within its governance structure. Alan then considers the amazing visit made by King Charles III when he visited GCHQ in Central Manchester and met pupils from Coop Academy New Islington. Alan ponders on the knowledge and skills required for new entrants coming into a business and why it is so much more than certificates. He explains the efforts the Coop is making to attract a wider range of candidates to posts and how their recruitment processes have needed to radically change. Frank then reflects on an amazing visit he made this week to Blackpool and Fylde College where he met the relatively new Head of Computing. He was struck by the way the College is trying to make digital qualifications easier to understand and was delighted to hear that those on Digital T Levels were being swallowed up by the businesses they have been allocated to for the practical work experience element of the qualification. Alan closes the chat considering the impact of austerity on special education needs provision and the effect it is having on the most vulnerable. A far reaching and interesting chat. Enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.