Levelling Up: Another decade of not trying. > The UK has and will invest more in growth in London and the Greater South East of England than North England and the Midlands. Another two decades, after two decades before. And so regional inequality is up. tomforth.co.uk/stillnottrying/

Clearly I can’t get enough of Liverpool this week…back over to The City of Liverpool College for Steve Rotheram’s #CollegesWeek bricklaying masterclass with level 2 students. #LoveOurColleges 👷‍♀️👷Association of Colleges (AoC)

Really good session with our Secretary of State Gillian Keegan MP at the FE Commissioner Roadshow. Genuinely feels like our time has come & not just good news in form of a mini-boost for #CollegesWeek2023

Excellent report from Institute for Fiscal Studies Imran Tahir. Documents fall in govt and employer spending on training and skills. Argues for some carefully planned reforms -
no more targets based on qualifications, higher adult funding rates & new apprenticeship formula
ifs.org.uk/publications/i…

For the first time, FE and skills organisations have come together to put a Skills Hub in the main expo areas at party conterences.

Here’s our response - good to see existing colleges at the heart of this proposal, investing in them to meet labour market and inclusion needs aoc.co.uk/aoc-comment-on…

This week on Wonkhe: This week on the podcast the government is to consult on “minimum service levels” during industrial action at universities. What could happen next? Jim Dickinson Julian Gravatt Elise שושנה יצחק buff.ly/3RJciyk

As always, incredibly insightful analysis from Julian Gravatt #LoveOurColleges

My work highlight this week in was contributing to @wonkhe's always interesting podcast

spotify.link/5PfVorEYFDb

NEW on Wonkhe: This week on the podcast the government is to consult on “minimum service levels” during industrial action at universities. What could happen next? Jim Dickinson Julian Gravatt Elise שושנה יצחק buff.ly/45kxmy4

Great to see our CE David Hughes CBE on BBC Breakfast discussing Rishi Sunak's announcement on a new approach to 16 to 19 education with broader curriculum, more hours and technical skills as part of mainstream

On my way to BBC Breakfast to discuss Rishi Sunak's announcement on a new approach to 16 to 19 education with broader curriculum, more hours & technical skills as part of mainstream