The fourth part of a ConHome series this week on Levelling Up as the Government’s White Paper nears publication.
From my experience, the days of photocopying and making coffee in a seedy office are over. Being an intern is a chance to learn.
Students need skills like resilience, financial education, oracy and teamwork to secure jobs and thrive in employment.
Pay is a business cost and, in reaction, profit-seeking firms will raise prices, cut worker benefits, slash services, or leave the sector if profits are squeezed.
Low paid and part-time jobs. Poor digital and physical connectivity. A lack of qualifications. We need to level up too.
Looking back on my schooldays, I can see how little we had in terms of inspiration. We simply didn’t know what we could aim for.
As our reliance on technology grows, we must support young people to develop the skills required to thrive in a digital world.
The more radical his plans are, the more resistance there will be. But one can’t serve up a municipal omelette without breaking eggs.
Regional control over adult education is already helping to deliver significant results in skills.
If a business has easy access to low paid labour it will put off improving its technological processes.
But this electoral Titan has an Achilles heel – tax rises which, rather than planning or HS2, are the real threat to future Chesham & Amershams.
The first of a mini-series of pieces on ConHome this week about the most distinctive of the Prime Minister’s big aims.
Our new Lifelong Loan Entitlement will give everyone the equivalent of four years of post-18 education to use over their lifetime.
The bottom line is that no-one has to make these dangerous journeys. We need to be crystal clear about that.