Speeches by Sewards.

“I will focus right down then on industry placements and working with the industry. You all know how important it is that the industry placements feature in T-levels, and yet this Committee has heard evidence previously—Ofsted has also said—that the industry is not working as closely as it could be in the design and imp…”

“Finally, David, on the planning and implementation of T-levels, are employers involved enough?”

“Finally, David, on the planning and implementation of T-levels, are employers involved enough?”

“So you think that it is engaged enough in designing the T-levels?”

“I will focus right down then on industry placements and working with the industry. You all know how important it is that the industry placements feature in T-levels, and yet this Committee has heard evidence previously—Ofsted has also said—that the industry is not working as closely as it could be in the design and imp…”

“As a former maths teacher, these are things close to my heart. With time so short, I am going to skip to my last question. We have already touched on it. I think Emily mentioned it. With the removal of maths and English as a requirement, of course employers can choose to self-teach it. Is there a chance that we are now…”

“There is no requirement to repeat any part of your previous answers, because we have touched on this before. The Government have said that removing the mandatory requirement to do maths and English for adult apprentices will boost skills, cut red tape and support employers. What is your assessment of this policy? We wi…”

“As a former maths teacher, these are things close to my heart. With time so short, I am going to skip to my last question. We have already touched on it. I think Emily mentioned it. With the removal of maths and English as a requirement, of course employers can choose to self-teach it. Is there a chance that we are now…”

“There is no requirement to repeat any part of your previous answers, because we have touched on this before. The Government have said that removing the mandatory requirement to do maths and English for adult apprentices will boost skills, cut red tape and support employers. What is your assessment of this policy? We wi…”

“As a follow-up to that, the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee described the Government’s visa policy as “an act of national self-harm”. Do you agree with that assessment?”

“Professor Corner, do you accept that the long-term reduction in funding for research has had a funding implication for higher education institutions in the UK? Given that research funding comes from Government, charities and higher education providers, how can we make this more sustainable in the long term?”

“To our other two witnesses, how do we make funding of research in this country for HE institutions more sustainable?”

“My question is primarily for Dr Chandler and Rachel, although feel free to come in if you feel you have something to offer on this one. To what extent are universities dependent on international student fees to run their core business? Do you agree with Edward Peck, who is the next chair of the Office for Students, tha…”

“As a follow-up to that, the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee described the Government’s visa policy as “an act of national self-harm”. Do you agree with that assessment?”

“Jo or Alex, do you have any brief thoughts on that second point?”

“Professor Corner, do you accept that the long-term reduction in funding for research has had a funding implication for higher education institutions in the UK? Given that research funding comes from Government, charities and higher education providers, how can we make this more sustainable in the long term?”

“To our other two witnesses, how do we make funding of research in this country for HE institutions more sustainable?”

“My question is primarily for Dr Chandler and Rachel, although feel free to come in if you feel you have something to offer on this one. To what extent are universities dependent on international student fees to run their core business? Do you agree with Edward Peck, who is the next chair of the Office for Students, tha…”

“As a follow-up to that, the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee described the Government’s visa policy as “an act of national self-harm”. Do you agree with that assessment?”

“Jo or Alex, do you have any brief thoughts on that second point?”