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Education Policy landscape. March 2010Slide2
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The Tory tomtom
Two assumptions
Political direction will change
The belt will tighten
Conservatives see public sector reform as critical to them now as industrial reform was to Thatcher
The Conservative Policy Review process based on 3 principles: decentralisation; accountability; transparency
Conservative campaign building around 6 themes: dealing with the debt; boosting enterprise; backing the NHS; raising standards in schools; making Britain the most family friendly country in Europe; changing politics
Labour adopting 5: jobs of the future, health services, education services anti social behaviour, tackling the recession
Lib-Dems going for 4 ‘fair’ pledges: fair taxes; a fair start for children at school; a fair, sustainable economy; fairer political system
Battlegrounds: timing of cuts; family/marriage; social mobility; Lambeth v Barnet; how best to clean up politicsSlide3
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The political picture
Key Papers
Labour: 21
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c schools. Going for Growth: Our Future Prosperity
Tory: School manifesto. Get Britain Working
Key speeches
Lab: Mandelson’s Sept 09 ‘Progress’ speech. Brown’s Feb ’10 spring event speech
Tory: Cameron’s June 09 ‘quango’ speech. Gove’s Nov 09 CPS speech
Key words
Progressive, tough, standards, rigour, choice, parents, local, employers, academy, apprenticeships, Sweden, technical, fight
Key influencers
Lab: IPPR, Balls, Compass, New Statesman, John Lewis, Blair when appropriate
Tory: Reform, CSJ, Freud, Blair, Barnet/Kent, Tory grandees, John Lewis, The Sun
Key countries
Canada, Australia, Holland, Sweden, America
Key celebs
Labour: Sir Alex
Tory: Carol VordemanSlide4
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The economic picture
Key Papers
‘Back to Black,’ ‘A Recovery Plan for the UK,’ ‘Skills, Jobs, Growth,’
Key speeches
Labour: Brown’s Nov 09 CBI speech. Darling’s Dec 09 PBR speech
Tory; Osborne’s Conference 09 speech. Hammond’s ‘More for Less’ Nov 09 speech
Key words
Austerity/aspiration, priority, responsibility, tough, investment, quango, bureaucracy, incontinence, sensitive
Key reviews
Schools funding review
Banks FE fees review
Browne HE fees review
Current Spending Review
Key figures
923,000
0.3%
£178bn
£19bn
£135m
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Current schools agenda
Planning for a tighter future
DCSF Discussion Paper
PBR projections
A new Schools Bill, legislating for
Pupil/parent guarantees
Report card
New intervention powers
Teacher licences to practice
Curriculum/testing
New primary curr and KS1 guarantee
Year 7 Progress Check
Adaptive testing at KS2
Entitlement provision in key subjectsDevelopment of the National Curriculum and ‘academic’ coreFuture of 14-19 reform programmeA* and A level future
Accountability
Select Committee Report
Revamping of league tables
Refined remit for Ofsted
Report Card
Critical role for SIPs
Stronger role for LAs, parents, SoS
Young people
Rose, Leahy, Rake, Lambert
Jan Guarantee/ YP pledges
Select Committee Inquiry
16-24 strategy
Landscape
UTCs, ‘free’ schools, academies
14-19 planning through CTBs, SRGs
Transfer of 16-19 responsibilities
Emergence of YPLA, NAS
IAG and Connexions
Planning for RPASlide6
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Current FE and skills agenda
National skills strategy
Creation of new ‘technician’ class
Empowered learners through AACS and SAs
Simplification of skills system
Regional planning through RDAs
Industrial active strategy focused on key sectors
Expansion of apprenticeship provision
Development of new innovation and investment landscape
New HE Framework
Extended access and more diversity of provision inc FE
Focus on high level skills programmes and graduate employability
Strengthened quality and course labelling
Pre Budget Report£202m for additional 16-18 placesExtension of GuaranteesCut back on ‘non essential’ programmes, tightened adult learning budget
Skills Investment Strategy
Across the board efficiencies and rate reductions
Greater use of co-funding and sponsored provision
Resource re-direction to high-level and economically valuable priorities
Tackling unemployment
Growing concerns about youth/graduate figures
New YP and graduate Guarantees
Transition of TtG and New Deal
Dedicated FE ‘NEET’ provision
Visions set out in Employment White Paper and ‘Get Britain Working’ Paper
Not forgetting
Emergence of SFA
Willetts FEFC consultation
Strategy for 16-24 year olds
RPA Delivery Plan
TtG ReportSlide7
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Current HE agenda
HE Strategy
Extended access and more diversity of provision
Focus on high level skills programmes and graduate employability
Strengthened quality and course labelling
Taskforce to position UKHE as global leader in online learning
Continuing work on widening access
Independent review of student finance
2 stage process, potential election issue
Given sharper edge following funding context
Looking to establish balance in contributions from beneficiaries
HEFCE 2010/11 grant letter
Shift towards more flexible provision, inc ‘fast-track’ degrees
Greater response to higher level skill needsProgramme ‘labelling’ pilot by 2011/12Additional £135m budget cut, of which £51m from teaching grant; all on top of existing 180m efficiencies
Anguished reaction from sector, Cambridge entering bonds market
Not forgetting
HEFCE Report on youth participation trends
Knowledge transfer under increased HEIF
Undergrad internship scheme to help access into professions
Review of postgrad provision
Support for STEM provision
Coping with increased numbers Slide8
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Cons education policy. Some specifics
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Strong prejudice in favour of a knowledge-based curriculum’
Core primary curriculum but support Montessori and Steiner models
‘Overhaul’ of KS2 testing, reading and progress checks
Refocus schools around learning, dismantle extended services model
Emphasis on established core subjects incentivised through distinct points system as part of “overhaul” of National Curriculum
Strong independent regulator, historical online database of exams, ‘academics’ to guarantee of standards
Inspection system re-directed on T/L and on poorly performing schools
Not anti-vocational but keen to simplify and see it add value
Support apprenticeships but only ‘real’ ones
Open out the school system, extended and purer Academy model, independent state school system enshrined in early Schools Bill
Raise the quality and prestige of the teaching profession
Traditional model of colleges supporting skills development and community needs through dedicated funding agencySkills system goal of ‘one funding body, one audit regime, one improvement body’Controlled growth of HESlide9
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What might be in the first 100 days?
Emergency Growth Budget and CSR announcement
Launch of extensive public sector reform programme
Release heat out of the system with new powers for heads, teachers and parents, less bureaucracy and less interference
Identify ‘worst’ performing schools and put under new management; identify ‘best’ performing schools and grant academy status
Legislate for new ‘free’ school model
Reform of national testing especially reading tests
Develop renewed NEET Strategy
Review local arrangements, move in on some quangos
Introduce tighter budgetary controls and slash vanity projects
Restructure DCSF and BIS
Put machinery in place for new FEFC and funding compact
Establish contracting process for new welfare programmes
Negotiate with the Lib-Dems!