I mostly went to fringes on local and regional govt at the party conferences. Apart from the huge pressure on budgets, what came up most was the need to be able to use funding more flexibly on cross-cutting outcomes. Adult learners could benefit from that. Learning already links with so much more.
Got a lot out of the fringes I attended (and organised) at this year's party conferences but can't pretend it won't take a few days to get used to meeting people who are not sitting in a row of four behind a trestle table. #partyconferences
Looks great. Be good to see an event like this opened up to policy leads across the VCS as well as civil service. Feels like there'd be an appetite for that
I walked past a Tony Hancock statue this morning but I'm resisting the urge to quote him
Kicking off my first day of #CPC24@instituteforgov.bsky.social@simonparkinson.bsky.social is on the panel for a session with Digital Poverty Alliance This year's must-have conference accessory ready to go
All my bad for being too slow getting over there. It looked like it was buzzing. Great to see you doing so well
So far I've got drenched and failed to get into Demos John Curtice session. Will regroup and aim for a better organised day tomorrow (devolution and digital poverty)
Skills gaps are rising across all sectors, but are higher in the private sector than the public sector. There has been a rise in the skills gap density across sectors, irrespective of whether the sector is mainly high- or low-paying. Read more: https://buff.ly/3ZHpTdj
Nearest I've been to healthy food the whole conference season
Just about dried out from Liverpool and now packing for Birmingham Thankful that WEA fringe in in the main complex (Tuesday 11.30 if you're there) #CPC24
ALT: a man holding an umbrella in the rain with a billboard in the background