Rt Hon Lord Knight, former Minister of State for Schools
This month, we spoke with former schools minister and edtech advocate Jim Knight about how edtech can be best used by educators and the problems the sector faces in sourcing...
Professor Tony Prescott, Sheffield Robotics
For this month’s edition, we interviewed academic and author Tony Prescott, Professor of Cognitive Robotics at the University of Sheffield and Director of Sheffield Robotics on the future...
Bernie Savage, National Union of Students Vice President for Further Education
This month we spoke with NUS vice president for FE, Bernie Savage, to find out what students need to see from the two parties' education plans...
Clive Betts MP, Levelling Up Committee
We speak to Clive Betts MP, Chair of the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee. The committee recently published a report on long-term funding of adult social care, and Mr Betts...
Professor Martin Green OBE, Care England
We spoke to Professor Martin Green OBE, Chief Executive of Care England. He highlights the impact of agency costs on care providers, who providers are having to more frequently turn to in...
Dr Sue Pember CBE, HOLEX Policy Director
This month, HOLEX policy director Dr Sue Pember CBE discusses how adult education providers have fared under the devolved regime and what parts of the education system could be handed down...
Toby Perkins MP, Shadow Further Education and Skills Minister
We sat down with Labour's shadow FE and skills minister Toby Perkins MP to discuss the Skills Act, how workforce problems are affecting the sector, and what he thinks of T...
Richard Murray, The King's Fund
This month, we spoke to Richard Murray, Chief Executive of The King’s Fund, who believes that while creating a long-term vision of the social care offering is a positive step, not enough in...
Avnish Goyal, Chair of Care England
Avnish Goyal, Chair of Care England, outlines just how at-risk many care providers are should there be no financial assistance...
Education Select Committee Chair and former Skills Minister Robert Halfon
Education Select Committee Chair and former Skills Minister Robert Halfon gives his expert opinion on the Treasury's levy review and the DfE's reforms to T Levels and...
Charlotte Bonner, Education and Training Foundation's National Head of Education for Sustainable Development
We spoke with the Education and Training Foundation's national head of education for sustainable development Charlotte Bonner, who says the strategy lays strong foundations but needs...
Nadra Ahmed OBE, National Care Association
Nadra Ahmed OBE, Chair of the National Care Association, argues that the priority of the health and social care levy is clearly not the social care sector, and that it will do little to...
Mike Padgham, Independent Care Group
Mike Padgham, Chairman of the Independent Care Group and Managing Director of Yorkshire-based St. Cecilia’s Care Group, argues that the unsustainability of the current system is clear, but...
Parisa Shirazi, WorldSkills UK’s Head of Skills Development and International Competition
We spoke with WorldSkills UK’s head of skills development and international competition Parisa Shirazi about the role soft skills play...
Erica Holt-White, Research and Policy Officer at the Sutton Trust
Following the publication of Paving the Way by the Sutton Trust, we asked report author Erica Holt-White about...
Dr Fiona Aldridge, Head of Skills Insight for the West Midlands Combined Authority
After the levelling up White Paper announced trailblazing deeper devolution deals for the West Midlands and Greater Manchester combined authorities, we spoke to Dr Fiona Aldridge, head of...
Liz Jones, National Care Forum
For February’s edition of The Home Page, we spoke to Liz Jones, Policy Director of the National Care Forum. She argues that much of the frustration in the sector is down to the feeling of...
Paul Warner, Director of Strategy and Business Development for the AELP
We spoke to Paul Warner, Director of Strategy and Business Development for the AELP about how the radical promise of T Levels has been...