Fabian Society Opportunity Mission Summit
Fabian Society Opportunity Mission Summit Agenda:
10.00 – 11.00 | Welcome and opening keynote speech | Theatre
- Alison McGovern MP – Minister of State for Employment
- Cllr Dr Sara Hyde – Health and Social Care, Islington Council Executive. Chair, Fabian Society
- Sarah Yong – Director of Policy and Communications, Youth Futures Foundation
- Mark Malcomson CBE – CEO & Principal, City Lit
11.05 – 11.50 | Growing Up Without: Delivering on the commitment to tackle child poverty – in partnership with Trussell | Theatre
- Baroness Ruth Lister – Co-Chair, APPG on Poverty and Inequality
- Helen Barnard – Director of Policy, Research and Impact, Trussell
- Liv Eren – End Child Poverty Coalition’s Youth Ambassador
- Ben Cooper – Research Manager, Fabian Society (chair)
11.05 – 11.50 | Healthy Minds, Hopeful Futures: Mental Health, Identity, and Positive Influence – in partnership with Youth Futures Foundation | Cultureplex
- Kiran Gill – CEO & Founder, The Difference
- Kat Thompson – Strategic External Affairs Lead, Youth Futures Foundation
- Olly Parker – Head of External Affairs, Young Minds. Member, Youth Futures Mental Health Advisory Panel
- Qasim Hussain – Vice President – Further Education, NUS
- Cllr Dr Sara Hyde – Health and Social Care, Islington Council Executive. Chair, Fabian Society (chair)
11.55 – 12.40 | Schools Under Strain: Staffing, Standards and Support | Theatre
- Catherine McKinnell MP – Minister of State for School Standards
- Peter Swallow MP – Member of Parliament for Bracknell, former teacher
- Baroness Mary Bousted – former General Secretary, National Education Union
- Liz Robinson – CEO, Big Education
- Dr Deborah Outhwaite – CEO, Developing Teachers Schools Academies. Chair, The British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (chair)
11.55 – 12.40 | From Learning to Earning: Helping young people transition into good work – in partnership with Youth Futures Foundation | Cultureplex
- Sarah Yong – Director of Policy and Communications, Youth Futures Foundation
- Dr Fiona Aldridge – Chief Executive, Skills Federation
- Cllr Sabrina Francis – Cabinet Member for Jobs, Young People and Culture, Camden Council
- Praful Nargund – Director, Good Growth Foundation
- Joe Dromey – General Secretary, Fabian Society (chair)
12.40 – 13.25 | Lunch – catering provided
13.25 – 14.10: Getting the Best Start: Fixing childcare and early education to close the opportunity gap – in partnership with Early Education and Childcare Coalition | Theatre
- Stephen Morgan MP – Minister for Early Education
- Sarah Ronan – Director, Early Education and Childcare Coalition
- Cllr Kamal Preet Kaur – Hillingdon Council. Early Years Practitioner
- Ben Cooper – Research Manager, Fabian Society (chair)
13.25 – 14.10 | Lifelong Learning: Making education, skills support and training work at every age – in partnership with Youth Futures Foundation & City Lit | Cultureplex
- Peter Wilson – Head of Public Policy, Youth Futures Foundation
- Fiona Pickett – Lipreading Specialist and National Tutor of the Year.
- Simon Parkinson – General Secretary & Chief Executive, Workers’ Educational Association
- Mark Malcomson CBE – CEO & Principal, City Lit (chair)
14.15 – 15.00 | Mind the Skills Gap: Putting further education and apprenticeships at the heart of growth – in partnership with Youth Futures Foundation & Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development | Theatre
- Baroness Jacqui Smith – Minister of State for Skills
- Sarah Yong – Director of Policy and Communications, Youth Futures Foundation
- Lizzie Crowley – Senior Skills Policy Adviser, CIPD
- Joe Dromey – General Secretary, Fabian Society (chair)
15.05 – 15.50 | Closing Keynote | Theatre
- Helen Hayes MP – Chair, Education Select Committee