Interviews

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28 Mar 2022 Interviews

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...

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16 Mar 2022 Interviews

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...

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28 Feb 2022 Interviews

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...

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27 Feb 2022 Interviews

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...

31 Jan 2022 Interviews

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...

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30 Jan 2022 Interviews

Anne-Marie Perry, CareMatch & AbiCare

To kick off the new year, we spoke to Anne-Marie Perry, Managing Director of CareMatch and Abicare, about the issues surrounding getting more people into the sector. She argues that the...

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17 Jan 2022 Interviews

Dr Paul Phillips CBE, Principal and Chief Executive of Weston College Group

For this edition, we spoke to Dr Paul Phillips CBE, Principal and Chief Executive of Weston College Group, about his provider's preparations for January exams. While the college is...

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28 Dec 2021 Interviews

Alistair McConville, Co-founder of Rethinking Assessment

In December’s edition of The Mark, we spoke to Alistair McConville, co-founder of Rethinking...

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19 Dec 2021 Interviews

Caroline Abrams, Age UK

This month, we spoke to Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director of Age UK. She argues that while there were some useful measures in the recent White Paper, how these will be funded is a...

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30 Nov 2021 Interviews

Emily Jones, Head of Research at the Learning and Work Institute

For the November edition of The Mark, we spoke to Emily Jones, Head of Research at the Learning and Work Institute, about the...

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26 Nov 2021 Interviews

Vic Rayner, Chief Executive of the National Care Forum

For the November edition of The Home Page, we spoke to Vic Rayner, Chief Executive of the National Care Forum. She argues the skills...

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27 Oct 2021 Interviews

Kevin Gilmartin, Post-16 and Colleges Specialist for the ASCL

This month, we spoke to Kevin Gilmartin, the post-16 and colleges specialist for the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL),...

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20 Oct 2021 Interviews

Lucy Holl, CEO of Morris Care Group

Lucy Holl is the CEO of Morris Care Group, based in the West Midlands. The group was successful at the...

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28 Sep 2021 Interviews

Professor Josie Fraser, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the Open University

This month, we spoke to Professor Josie Fraser, deputy vice-chancellor of the Open University, about the Bill. Of particular note for...

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16 Sep 2021 Interviews

Stephen Hammond MP, former Minister of State in the Department of Health and Social Care

This month’s interview is with Stephen Hammond MP, Minister of State in the Department of Health and Social Care from 2018 to 2019, to discuss the social care aspects of the Bill.