Reforms for a ‘Revolutionary’ Post-16 White Paper is the second release in the Revolutionary Forces series. Commissioned by the Campaign for Learning it brings together different perspectives on the post-16 education and training system and ideas for what the upcoming white paper may include, in a series of expert articles by stakeholders, think tanks and educational professionals.
Building on the recommendations outlined in the first paper for flexible reforms to the post-16 education and skills system that support economic and social renewal, the new paper takes a deeper look at which areas in particular need to be addressed, including:
- Devolution and 16-19 funding
- Sustainable apprenticeship funding
- Universal Credit and maintenance support to support adult training and retraining
- New full and part-time Level 4-5 technical education pathways
- More technical degrees and Level 6 First degrees
- Improving Level 3 provision for learners post-16
- A strategy for lifelong learning to support wellbeing and employability
- FE workforce development
The Contributions
- David Hughes, Association of Colleges - A New National Post-16 Education and Skills Strategy
- John Widdowson, Former College Principal - Higher Technical Education: An Alternative to Full-Time Three-Year Degrees
- Ewart Keep, University of Oxford - Re-Discovering the ‘Employment and Part-Time Higher Technical Education’ Model
- Adrian Anderson, UVAC - Just More Level 4-7 Apprenticeships, Technical Education and First Degrees
- James Kewin, Sixth Form Colleges Association - Level 4-5 Technical Education and the 16-18 System
- Becci Newton, Institute for Employment Studies - Assisting 16-24 Year Olds without a Level 3
- Jane Hickie, Association of Employment and Learning Providers - Achieving Social Justice through Apprenticeships and Adult Education
- Kathleen Henehan, Resolution Foundation - Rethinking Adult Training and Retraining
- Julie Tam, Universities UK - Upskilling and Reskilling through Modularised Higher Education
- Fiona Aldridge, Learning and Work Institute - Revolutionising Access to Adult Upskilling and Reskilling
- Alissa Dhaliwal, CBI - Strategic Partnership and Workforce Skills
- Iain Murray, TUC - Social Partnership and Workforce Skills
- Matt Waddup, University and College Union - A Broad View of Further Education
- David Russell, Education and Training Foundation - Transforming FE Teaching as a Profession
- Susan Pember, HOLEX - A Government-Wide Lifelong Learning Strategy
- Andy Westwood, University of Manchester - What Does ‘Revolutionary’ Really Look Like?
- Key themes by Mark Corney, Policy Consultant, Campaign for Learning
This paper was published in September 2020.
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