Levelling Up and 18-24 Year Olds in England
The long-awaited Levelling Up white paper was finally released a couple of weeks back. And although the white paper included some very welcome proposals on…
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.
Levelling Up Participation by 16-18 Year Olds
The long overdue Levelling Up white paper contains ambitions that are hard to dispute. A policy to transform the UK economy through a place-based approach,…
Levelling Up and the need for real social justice
Fleur Sexton, Deputy Lieutenant West Midlands and Managing Director of PET-Xi – one of the most hard-hitting and dynamic training providers in the UK with…
Levelling Up White Paper – Northern Skills Network Response
The Board of the Northern Skills Network (NSN), which represent over 350 education & skills providers across the North of England welcome the launch of…
Levelling Up 16-19 Education
Between the ages of 16-19 students’ time at sixth form, colleges and independent training providers is the crucial, final stage of education. It is the…
Levelling Up and Education: Lots of Stuff but Little Substance
The truth is that, in England, we have a good education system, but frankly it isn’t yet good enough for every child from every background.…
Levelling Up London by 2030
It is a truth widely acknowledged that an election-winning slogan must become a White Paper. Since a promise to ‘Level Up’ helped the Conservatives sweep…
Levelling Up the West Midlands by 2030
As the White Paper reminds us, ‘While talent is spread equally across our country, opportunity is not.’ This is certainly true in the West Midlands.…
Levelling Up and Post-16 Education and Skills
Ironically, given the title, the Levelling Up White Paper is oddly unbalanced. The twelve ‘missions’ set out within it, and to be achieved by 2030,…
Levelling Up and the Department for Education
When Sally Ann Hart, MP for Hastings, asked the Department for Education and Skills about discussions with Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, about…