We asked Minister for Skills, Baroness Jacqui Smith your questions. Here's what she had to say.
We are committed to having the hard conversations even if the answers sting.
The honesty, transparency and willingness to share views is an important step towards change. Together we can influence the government to take action.
Chapters:
00:00 - 00:31 - Opening Remarks
00:32 - 01:21 - Introduction
01:22 - 07:32 - What is Labour's broader vision for HE and FE? How can people in the sector feed into informing the strategies?
07:33 - 14:32 - What can government do to help stabilise the sector? What support can the government off HE to alleviate this crisis?
14:33 - 18:03 - Should VCs be paid more than the Prime Minister? Has government spoken to VCs about UCU members' falling pay? When can we expect to see action on pay erosion?
18:04 - 20:09 - How will the government help institutions that make staff redundant to achieve financial stability?
20:10 - 24:12 - Do you believe institutions like Coventry University are crossing a line?
24:13 - 26:12 - Would you welcome and support a governance review of HE and FE?
26:13 - 31:26 - Will you revisit your decision not to reverse the via restrictions?
31:27 - 34:00 - When will Labour look into reintroducing binding national bargaining for FE?
34:01 - 35:54 - What is Labour's plan to close the pay gap between school sand FE colleges?
35:55 - 36:56 - Will you be telling the Treasury how much money our FE sector needs?
36:57 - 39:39 - Post-16 education's role in fighting racism
30:40 - 41:48 - Prison Education
41:49 - 43:05 - Closing remarks
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