Reforms for a Revolutionary Post-16 White Paper 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 are: 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. Download the paper