This in-person fringe event at Labour Party Conference will take stock of the current policy landscape in the run up to the Post-16 White Paper. Six years after the publication of the Post-18 Education Review, are we making progress towards the vision of a joined-up Tertiary Education system accessible to all?

Speakers will include:
• Sir Phillip Augar, Chair of the 2019 Post-18 Review Panel
• Mary Curnock Cook, Chair of Pearson Education UK
• Malcolm Press, VC of Manchester Met University & new President of Universities UK
• David Hughes, Chief Executive of the Association of Colleges.

Key discussion points will include the evolving policy and funding environment around the FE and HE sectors, the new focus on collaboration rather than competition, prospects for the Lifelong Learning Entitlement, the place of Higher Technical Qualifications, the recent reforms of the Apprenticeship system, the move towards greater devolution of adult education, and the potential impact of the new Industrial Strategy.