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