Mini Budget offers mini impact on UK’s missing workforce
On 23rd September, the Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng announced a shakeup of the benefits system to “get Britain working again” as part of a series of headline-grabbing…
Levelling up
Michael Gove has unveiled the government’s flagship Levelling Up White Paper, setting out a plan to transform the UK by spreading opportunity and prosperity to all parts of it.
The Levelling Up Bill will set out a complete ‘system change’ of how government works that will be implemented to level up the UK.
At the heart of this new way of making and implementing policy will be 12 bold, national missions – all quantifiable and to be achieved by 2030.
They will be given status in law in a flagship Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill. These missions will be cross-government, cross-society efforts.
Kwasi Kwarteng will announce ‘The Growth Plan’ in Mini-Budget with new Investment Zones
THE CHANCELLOR will today [23/09/22] promise “a new era for Britain” focused on driving economic growth. Kwasi Kwarteng will announce The Growth Plan – a…
Simon Clarke Appointed as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Liz Truss has appointed Simon Clarke as Simon Clarke Appointed as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. His duties will include: Strategic oversight…
Business innovation and hybrid-working working: The tech at the heart of tomorrow’s workplaces
One of the core pillars in the recently released UK Digital Strategy is ensuring that every industry across the UK can benefit from digital innovation…
Expanding green energy can bring a bonanza of good jobs and support levelling up
Green energy, like wind and solar, can support five times more secure and skilled jobs in the UK than gas generation, according to a report…
Levelling up must survive a change of Prime Minister- the skills sector is depending on it
The firing gun has been sounded for the Conservative Party leadership campaign. By 5 September, we will know which MP will succeed Boris Johnson. Whoever…
Placing Family Learning in the Context of a Wider Intergenerational Learning Strategy
Family learning is supported through the Department for Education (DfE) adult education budget and is a widely understood concept in the adult education world. It…
FE has always led the way in HTE, Government must now recognise it is best placed to take it forward
Level 4-5 Higher Technical Education (HTE), soon to be more widely recognised outside the realm of sector jargon as HTQs, remains a hot topic in…
Greg Clark Appointed as New Levelling Up Secretary
Michael Gove was sacked from being Secretary of State for Levelling Up after he urged PM to resign. Since then, Greg Clark has now replaced…
New report launched to recognise the role of universities in levelling up
A new report has been launched to celebrate the wide ranging role that universities in the UK play in spreading opportunity. The University Best Practice…