Evidence Session | Pathways to lifelong learning

Online Event

REGISTER HERE In preparation of the Lifelong Education Commission's first report, we will be hosting online Evidence Sessions to hear from experts on the field. These Evidence Sessions will be run in a Select Committee format, with invited Experts providing their evidence and views and Commissioners asking follow-up questions. This Evidence Session will focus on […]

Online Safety Bill | Panel Discussion

Broadway House Tothill Street, London, United Kingdom

https://youtu.be/Ilg3_4h5c3c The Online Safety Bill is currently being scrutinised by the Parliament's Joint Committee. ResPublica is putting together a panel to discuss key aspects of the Bill with the Chair of the Joint Committee, Damian Collins MP, and representatives from Ofcom, Civil Society, and Business. Main talking points How can we best safeguard children online […]

Report Launch – Learning Ecosystems

Online Event

The Lifelong Education Commission's latest report seeks to explore how a place-based approach to education and skills can transform lifelong learning. This builds on the experience and practice of partners in Doncaster to establish a local ‘Talent and Innovation Ecosystem’. Raising skill levels is a key driver behind Doncaster’s strategy to level up deep-seated inequalities […]

In conversation with…. Michael Gove MP

Online Event

The Lifelong Education Commission is running a series of monthly online talks, moderated by the Chair, Chris Skidmore MP, covering Lifelong Learning, and all things related to policy around Education and Skills. In this monthly session, we are happy to be welcoming Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities, to […]

Report Launch – The Future of Higher Technical Education

Online Event

HTQs and IoTs have significant potential to boost the take-up of higher technical education, supported by a number of other policy initiatives including the Lifelong Loan Entitlement, the Lifetime Skills Guarantee and Local Skills Improvement Plans. In this report, kindly supported by the University of Salford, the Lifelong Education Commission is making recommendations which will […]

Report Launch – UK Trade Policy & Animal Welfare

Online Event

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEWyqeKplwg   ResPublica, with the kind support of the NFU and the RSPCA, have produced a policy report, arguing that the UK can and must go further than the recent trade deals with Australia and New Zealand to ensure that animal welfare and environmental standards in food production are maintained in the UK. In the […]

In conversation with…. Sir Philip Augar

Online Event

REGISTER The Lifelong Education Commission is delighted to welcome Sir Philip Augar, Chair of the 2019 Post-18 Education and Funding Review, as the next speaker in its online seminar series. Sir Philip will offer an overview of the state of the policy landscape after the enactment of the Skills and Post-16 Education Act, followed by […]

Making LSIPs Work

Online Event

REGISTER One of the key provisions of the Skills and Post-16 Education Act was the creation of Local Skills Improvement Plans. These are designed to: Set the key priorities to make post16 technical education or training more responsive and closely to local labour market needs Provide a representative employer view of the skills most needed […]

ESOL for Skills Report Launch

South Thames College Wandsworth Hight Street, London, United Kingdom

REGISTER The Lifelong Education Commission's latest report, 'ESOL for Skills', calls for a much bigger focus on enhancing the provision of English for Speakers of Other Languages courses, not just to ensure social integration, but as a vital component of a strategy for economic growth. Better delivery of ESOL for settled immigrants and for new migrants, […]

In conversation with…. Lord Blunkett

Online Event

REGISTER In the wake of the publication of the Report by the Labour Party's Council of Skills Advisers, the Lifelong Education Commission is pleased to welcome Lord Blunkett to its online seminar series. Lord Blunkett will offer comments on how government and business can work together to boost training provision and productivity across the country. […]