The Business of Business Schools: International, Innovative, Involved, Impact #ABS13

What businesses will your business school be in five years from now? Business Schools are in a number of businesses - teaching students, teaching management, research, professional education, business engagement, international markets, teaching innovation, local and regional business development and many more.  Many of these are critical not only to the success of the business school but often a wider univer...

The Student Experience: Improving satisfaction, delivering engagement #StuExp

The student experience is now measured from application to employment and remains at the forefront of the debate about the effective delivery of HE. Recent changes to funding, with tuition fees up to £9000 a year and increasing competition for student recruitment and places, has intensified the focus on evaluating and improving the student experience. Student satisfaction...

Public Health Nursing: The Foundation of the Future

Unite/CPHVA Annual Professional Conference
Tuesday 22 and Wednesday 23rd October
Two day live broadcast from York Racecourse

Continuing professional development for School and Nursery Nurses is a key element of this year's programme - with practical, learning based content delivered by expert speakers. Sessions include: T...

Resurgence festival of wellbeing #festivalofwellbeing

The shift from economic growth to growth in wellbeing

Watch the Resurgence & Ecologist annual Festival of Wellbeing that explores ‘wellbeing’ from environmental, personal, political and economic perspectives. Speakers include Alys Fowler, Tony Juniper, Satish Kumar, Ben Okri (pictured below), Ruth Padel, ...

Healthcare at Home: transition to community nursing practice #qni2013

The call to strengthen care in the home and community is becoming louder. Key to increasing care at home and in the community is innovation and the movement of resources from acute care to the community. This conference will explore how we can better serve patients, their families and carers in the home t...

Shape of things to come 2: the evolution of transnational education

A British Council event

This evening broadcast began with an overview of the research presented by Kevin Van-Cauterfrom British Council and John McNamara, Director, McNamara Economic Research followed by a discussion between a panel around key questions and chaired by Dr William Lawton, Director, Observatory on Borderless Higher Education, UK.

Welfare to Work UK Convention

Inclusion's annual Welfare to Work UK Convention and Exhibition is the premier event for employment and skills. This year’s Convention offers up a fantastic programme with a particular focus on disability employment and localism, as well as employment and skills. With these filmed sessions discover how the sector’s ...

Tackling the Global Talent Gap #GSx2013

Criminal Justice Convention: Reducing Offending and reoffending

Broadcast from London

  This two day Criminal Justice Convention will bring together representatives from across the criminal justice system to hear leading speakers address the challenge of efficient, effective means of reducing offending and reoffending against a backdrop of increased voluntary and private sector involvement in criminal justice provision and tight public sector spending.

Work Programme Results - webinar #WPwebinar

On the panel:  Dave Simmonds OBE, Chief Executive, Inclusion Kirsty McHugh, Chief Executive, Employment Related Services Association Tony Wilson, Director of Policy, Inclusion About the webinar:  Following the Department for Work and Pensions announcement Inclusion broadcasts a one hour webin...

Delivering Services and Facilities for Gypsies and Travellers

This event is supported by The National Association of Gypsy and Traveller Officers (NAGTO), the National Federation of Gypsy Liaison Groups and the Irish Traveller Movement in Britain.

  This is a one day conference for local authority officers, public health officials, education and housing authorities and police and community groups working with and representing Gypsies and Travellers.

Kinship Care - the first choice for children

  Keynote address: Sir Martin Narey, Ministerial Adviser on Adoption   The Kinship Care - the first choice for children conference and awards will take place here on Policy Review TV on Thursday 6 June 2013.   With rising numbers of care applications and an increased scrutiny of their performance, children's services are undoubtedly ...

Debate: Future models of learning

Will the teaching profession as we have known it become obselete?

Innovation and Growth Unleashing Potential #absinnovation

Broadcast from London

Our Business Schools can provide the local and regional centres of excellence that not only develop leadership skills but connect and network businesses to research, provide support for key industries, drive innovation and upskill a generation of managers and business leaders to drive growth in the domestic and international economy. This conference will...

It doesn’t add up: what’s wrong with maths? #ProperMaths

Broadcast from London

We can't escape the fact that maths skills are not only core to our understanding of other subjects but integral to the vitality of a modern economy. But is the ‘right’ maths being taught in schools?  And how do we ensure students get a ‘pr...

Innovation and the student experience #abslt13

Broadcast from Nottingham

'Innovation and the student experience' - The ABS Learning & Teaching Conference 2013 in association with the Higher Education Academy, The British Management Association and Nottingham Trent University.

Future of Financial Services Summit 2013 - live broadcast #rebuildtrust

The purpose of the Summit is to bring together 100 City leaders...

12th National Sure Start Conference

The vital role that Sure Start children’s centres play in improving the outcomes for some of the most disadvantaged families in the UK is well documented. But whilst public support has never been more strong; so too are the pressures of new legislation in tough financial times. As ever, Sure Start Conference and exhibition continues to be the essential event for all children’s centre leaders and local authority office...

Going Global 2013 #GOINGGLOBAL

Dubai - World Trade Centre

Going Global is an annual conference hosted by the British Council, offering an open forum for global leaders of international education to discuss issues facing the international education community. Since its inception in 2004, Going Global has grown from a bi-annual event in the UK to an annual event travelling the globe. Each year it attracts over 1,000 registered delegates from across the te...

Meeting Student Expectations and Complaints #stuex13

Broadcast from London

As students are now enrolled under the new funding regime and graduate employment remains sluggish, student expectations are expected to continue to rise. The Office of the Independent Adjudicator (OIA) has received a steady rise in formal complaints, and many institutions are reviewing their internal processes to speed up the internal procedures for dealing with complaints.

Early Years Funding and Regulation

Broadcast from London

Childcare provision is moving into a new, more challenging, era. With new two year old progress checks, and parent and local authority budgets under pressure, this event will provide you with insights on how to finance and sustain early years’ services.

Gaining a global advantage: Teaching and assessing 21st century skills #C21CA

Broadcast from London

Equipping students with effective tools and strategies that help them to think critically and reason logically is essential preparation to meet the challenges of the 21st century. Students need these skills sets to enable them to...

Private Providers in HE

  The new funding regime for higher education has significantly shifted the landscape for the sector. Many institutions previously in receipt of funding through teaching grant are largely reliant on tuition fee income. Government reforms have sought to actively encourage new providers to enter the higher education arena, and a small number of new provide...

The McLean Lecture

held at The Royal Society Of Edinburgh

The Annual Lecture looks at the Politics, Culture, Art and Entertainment that shapes modern ...

International Conference on Homelessness, Health and Inclusion #hhi13

Broadcast from London.

The UK Faculty for Homeless and Inclusion Health’s first international conference on improving the health of the poorest fastest will be broadcast on 27 February and 28 February 2012.

Nursing Workforce: Quality care in a multidisciplinary team

Broadcast from Central London

The coming 12 months will see nursing face a series of questions about its practice, structure and regulation and working in multidisciplinary teams. A number of solutions are being developed anticipating major reports. This is a difficult and challenging environment for nursing and nursing workforce recruitment, requiring structural, ethical and quality changes. How do we make nursing an attractive and flexible profession to meet the workf...

End of Life Care Congress

Broadcast from London

The End of Life Care Congress and broadcast is the unique, up to the minute briefing event for senior policy makers where you can hear how others are taking steps towards commissioning the quality care people want, truly understanding people’s need at the end of life, and working together towards an integrated service.

FE Reputation and Marketing #FEmarketing

Broadcast from London

With the student cohort decreasing, FE providers have to work harder than ever to promote their offering to young people, parents, employers and the local community. Colleges’ marketing strategies must be targeted and cost-effective – but more than this, their reputations, and the reputation of Further and vocational education as a whole, are crucial to their success. This online event will focus on h...

Retention, Progression & Success in Higher Education #HEretention

Broadcast from London

As individual students bear an increased burden for the cost of their tuition, the focus on student retention and progression has increased. In addition, the debate about access into higher education has moved on from simply getting students to university but to making sure they are supported to thrive and succeed. The financial imperatives for institutions are considerable too, to ensure that students enrol are supported to complete and su...

Older People's Services: Agile solutions under financial pressure #opss13

Broadcast from London

A day of interactive management presentations and discussion with sector leaders and policy makers. The essential event to benchmark your preparations for 2013.

Sport and Physical Activity Provision for Children and Young People

This is a slide and audio broadcast

A one day audio broadcast conference with presentation slides for professional and specialist policy makers and managers in local authority college and leisure sports and physical activity provision.

Home School Transport #hst13

Broadcast from London

Police and Crime Commissioners Conference

This is a slide and audio broadcast

  On 15 November 2012, the first Police and Crime Commissioners were elected in England and Wales, bringing to an end the structures of Police Authorities and establishing new lines of accountability to which other public bodies will need to adjust.

Restorative Justice Approaches #rja13

Broadcast from London

The evidence is clear; using restorative justice is effective in reducing reoffending rates by 14%, and 85% of victims find it helpful. Jeremy Wright MP recently launched The Restorative Justice Action Plan for the Criminal Justice System to bring about real change in the use of restorative justice.

Improving International Student Experience: Understanding the winds of change #iise

Broadcast live from London

The contribution of international students to the UK is enormous; culturally, academically and financially. The UK retains a substantial reputation for attracting and retaining international students from across the globe, but competition is intensifying. Recent policy changes to international student visa regulations in the UK, and emerging challenges from key competitors teaching in English - particularly in th...

Fair Energy Summit
#fairenergy

Broadcast from Central London

Policy Review Intelligence hosts this timely roundtable which will bring together high-profile policy makers, experts, consumer groups, industry leaders and providers for an informed policy discussion looking at what is needed to give consumers the confidence that they are paying a fair price for the energy that they use.

Recruiting foster carers: tackling delay #fost12

Broadcast from London

In September the Government launched a consultation process (to report in spring 2013) setting out a package of changes, including “fostering to adopt”,  to make the fostering process clearer, more proportionate and responsive to needs. This one day event broadcast is timed to coincide with the conclusion of the Government’s consultation process: Adoption and fostering: tackling del...

Public Health Forum 2012: Transitions and accountability #phf12

Broadcast from London

With public health moving back into the remit of local government next year, there is a need to overcome the obstacles and utilise the opportunities for real service improvement. The transition represents more than a move of workforce a...

Higher Education Shared Services Forum #hess12

Broadcast from Central London

The resolution of the VAT obstacles to shared services open a range of collaboration, social enterprises, joint ventures, joint procurement and outsourcing possibilities. But strategic thinking needs to sit above agile responses. Find o...

Taught Postgraduates #postgrads12

Competition, Marketing and Quality

Postgraduate Taught provision remains a crucial component of UK higher education, but has arguably been overlooked by successive governments who have failed to bring together a credible and coherent strategy.   As the impact of reforms to undergraduate funding begin to take affect, institutions are considering the implications for future taught postgraduate recruitment. The changes to immigration rules, comb...

The Future of Apprenticeships #apprenticeships12

The Richard Review of Apprenticeships, released yesterday has conducted a thorough investigation of what works and what doesn't in the present system. With a record number of young people having started apprenticeships in 2011, it is vital that they are given the right skills at the right time to meet the needs of industry. A number of changes have already been made: for example, increasing the minimum length...

Enhancing Student Experience #hexperience12

Broadcast from Central London

The student experience has been at the heart of the higher education debate for several years, but what are institutions doing to really i...

Youth Justice Convention 2012

Thursday 22nd - Friday 23rd November 2012, Broadcast live from Birmingham

The Annual Youth Justice Convention is the leading annual event for all those working in youth offending teams, police, local authorities, secure establishments, courts, probation and other key organisations. ...

Graduate Talent and Employability: Meeting student expectations #grademployability

With the increase in tuition fees and the ongoing challenges in the jobs market, the focus on graduate employability

UKDPC New generation, new problems, new drugs: time for a different approach? #UKDPCconf

Much has been done over recent years to tackle drug problems that harm individuals and corrode family life and communities across the UK. Yet, while some progress has been made, significant problems remain and new challenges are emerging. ‘Legal highs’ are increasingly available, with the internet providing new opportunities for drug dealers. New health and policing structures are changing del...

Motivating Members in Challenging Times: Workplace Representatives' Annual Conference

Broadcast live from Brighton

This conference will give you the essential learning, tools and motivation to help you support your members through the challenges ahead. Learn how to work more effectively for your members and update your skills and knowledge to defend pay and conditions. Find out how to motivate your members to build a dynamic RCM branch and network with other representatives from across the UK.  

2012 RCM Annual Posters

Midwives from across the UK were asked to submit best practice and research theme papers to the 2012 Royal College of Midwives conference. From the many submissions 60 were chosen to be poster presentation. Click on the associated video butto...

Inspiring and invigorating tomorrow’s midwives today! #rcmconf

Broadcast from Brighton

Now in its 22nd year, The RCM Student Midwives’ Conference is uniquely led by student midwives for student midwives. Each year, it brings together students from universities across the UK and beyond to discuss and explore the bigger picture of midwifery today and for the future. Here student midwives are inspired by their profession’s leaders to become future innovators d...

Royal College of Midwives #rcmconf

The Brighton Centre, Brighton, Sussex

This annual conference is the essential event for all midwives and everyone with an interest in maternity services today. Midwives and other maternity team members, managers, educators, commissioners and policy formers meet together in this unique forum for discussion, learning and inspiration sharing.

Serious & Organised Crime Forum - National & international crime strategies #saoc12

Broadcast from London

Discover the strategies that are working to combat serious organised crime (SOC). The conference will focus on the importance of inter-agency cooperation and sharing of intelligence across borders. This event will: Give you the chance for candid discussion about the priorities for tackling SOC Understand trends in particular types of crime and how you can best prepare and respond ...

CPHVA 2012 - 2 DAY #cphva12

Currently, nursing in the community faces significant challenges across the UK, including: The importance of a good start for the infant in the family; The implementation of the Health Visitors’ Plan in England; The shift of public health finance to local government; Implementing the Modernising Community Workforce Programme in Scotland; The growth of the extended school day and t...

London GP Innovations Forum

Broadcast from London

“Everyone has two jobs: to do what they do and to improve what they do.” Delivering great general practice services has never been harder:

London Health: Leadership in the new local landscape #LHE2012

Broadcast from Central London

April 2013 marks a significant change in the governance, commissioning and local landscape of decision-making in London's health services. How will leadership and coordinated policy be delivered in the new landscape of Clinical Commissioning Groups, Commissioning Support Services, health providers and local authorities?   This benchmark event is for health managers and leaders involved i...

Access and Admissions to Higher Education #accessHE

Broadcast from Central London

As the first cohort of students enter higher education under the new funding regime, questions are already being asked about whether demand will recover from the 10% drop in England in 2012 and what more the higher education sector can do to improve access and admissions across the United Kingdom. This online event will learn from good practice on access and outreach, consider how access agreements can continue to be fit fo...

Feeding a World of 9 billion: can we do it sustainably? #eoesustainability

The East of England Co-operative Society hosts a lecture by Professor Tim Benton, looking at the growing human population, the rise in the global demand for food and ways that this can be addressed.                            

Part-Time, Distance & Flexible Study in Higher Education #ptstudy

Broadcast from London

The decision by the Coalition government to extend loans to the majority of part-time students has been widely welcomed, although the significant cuts to the teaching grant has meant that most institutions have significantly increased their fees, albeit many students are eligible to take these out as a loan. This will be the first major occasion to consider the i...

Future Strategies for University and College Libraries #HElibraries

Broadcast from London The issue facing academic and research libraries today is what should their role be in the changing academic and technological landscape. This has been compunded by the continued financial pressures facing universities as a whole. As with any service under pressure; it is vital to explore innovative ways to improve quality provision at a reduced cost

11th National Sure Start Conference #surestart12

Broadcast from London The vital role that Sure Start children's centres play in improving the outcomes for some of the most disadvantaged families in the UK is well documented. But whilst public support has never been stronger, so too are the pressures of new legislation in tough financial times. As ever, the...

Distinctiveness in HE Marketing in a new era - defining your offer #emhe12

Broadcast from London

Marketing in Higher Education is going through a revolution and is being tested by new funding and competitors. The applications for 2012 are already producing unexpected patterns. With the new funding regime; price variability for undergraduate students and increased competition for student places, distinctiveness and effective marketing is crucial in order to stand out in a more aggressive market.

Healthcare at home #qni2012

Broadcast from Central London Be involved in THE debate of the day: how community nursing should be provided in future. A unique opportunity for community healthcare commissioners, leaders and practitioners to find out about the latest developments in home-based healthcare. Technology, training, innovations, inventions, efficiency, keeping up quality car...

Higher Education in FE Colleges - Collaboration and Competition: degrees of change #HEinFE

Broadcast from London

In these changing and challenging times, it is vital to create a sustainable model for delivering Higher Education to a local audience in a Further Education College. 

FE Teaching and Learning Conference - New challenges and new chances #FEteaching

Broadcast from London

Ofsted has announced that of the 84 colleges inspected in 2010/11, not one was rated outstanding for ‘teaching and learning’. Furthermore, 16 colleges were given only 'satisfactory' as their overall grade for the third inspection in a row. As a result, Ofsted stated: “We propose to focus more sharply on how well leadership and management improve the quality of teaching and...

Tackling Troubled Families - Early Intervention Strategies for Success #trbfam

The Government has set out a number of policies to turn around the lives of 120,000 of the most troubled families. Extra funding has been made available for a network of people who will identify families in need of help. To accompany this, Social Impact Bonds and an outreach programme will now run alongside the Work Programme. So, how do you implement and resource these initiatives to tackle crime; antisocial behaviour...

FE and Skills Inspection: Achieving 'Outstanding' #feis2012

Broadcast from London Are you ready for the new Common Inspection Framework? The 2012 revised Common Inspection Framework for Further Education and Skills planned to bring a number of critical changes to the inspection process.  The biggest single change likely to affect you is the notice period for inspections. This will be reduced from ...

The Future of Culture, Tourism and Sport - Overcoming the financial challenges to improve services #culture12

Broadcast from London

The importance of culture, tourism and sport in addressing issues such as social inclusion; health and crime is becoming increasingly apparent. But despite an annual £3billion spend o...

Research Excellence Framework Strategies for success #ref12

Broadcast from London

As we approach the upcoming Research Excellence Framework, this conference will consider the implications for higher education, but also debate how institutions can look to maximise their impact. In a changing environment which provides new challenges and opportunities, learn from those shaping the new world and how it can impact on your institution. We will also examine the impo...

Resurgence & The Ecologist Festival of Wellbeing #reswellbeing

The Great Transition – from economic growth to growth in wellbeing
Broadcast from Bishopsgate Institute, London

A day of inspiring speakers, great music, thoughtful poets and tasty food to discuss – and demonstrate – how we can move from a devotion to economic growth to the joy of wellbeing. Speakers include: Jonathon Porritt; Fiona Reynolds; Richard Layard; Caroline Lucas; Polly Higgins; Satish Kumar and Nic Marks. Musicians include: Barb Jungr; Craig ...

Nursing Quality Preparing for change #nursquality

Join Sally Brearley and a host of other nursing experts who will map out the policy and practice for the challenges facing nursing and care this autumn. Dr Peter Carter will address the main conference live from Manchester on the challenges facing the NHS. With the second Francis report due on Mid Staffordshire, the work of the Nursing and Care Quality Forum underway, and th...

Helen Test

document

QS World University Rankings® 2012-2013 Global Release #qswur

Broadcast from Trinity College Dublin and moderated by John Molony, VP Corporate Communications, QS Quacquarelli Symonds

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Policy Review Intelligence Launch Reception and Debate #debatepartyconfs

Are the Party conferences a waste of time and money and should they be abolished?

Policy Review TV  broadcast this live debate on Wednesday 5 September 2012.  Our two provocateurs for the evening were 

Functional Skills - Making the transition from policy to implementation

Broadcast from London

From August, Functional Skills will become a compulsory part of all substantive further education courses, replacing Adult Basic Skills and Key Skills. This broadcast of the Functional Skills conference will look at how providers manage the necessary transition; upskilling teaching staff and embedding the new programmes into existing areas of the curriculum, as well as the role of technology and new flexible teaching met...

The Future of Adoption: Meeting the increased demand on the system

Broadcast from London

Through the publication of the Adoption Action Plan, the Government is introducing measures to reduce delays in the adoption process. These reforms include measures to check progress based on 15 key performance indicators (KPIs). But how will councils and adoption agencies need to adapt their work processes? How will teams hit these KPIs while continuing to provide the best care provision? &nb...

Higher Education and Schools Partnerships Day: Ensuring access in a new funding landscape #heschools

Broadcast from Central London

4th Annual conference Individual HE and school partnership programmes have replaced the national structure and standards of Aimhigher, and collaboration between Higher Education Institutions and schools is entering a new era. In accordance with their 2012-13 access agreements, HEIs are initiating and administrating a huge variety of different local and regional programmes and forms of partnership, some for the first ti...

HEA Annual Conference 2012: Great expectations – are you ready?

Higher education is undergoing transformational change throughout the UK and although policies may be diverging amongst the four nations, the principle of students being central is shared. Their expectations of their course, institution and learning experience are rising. Staff and Institutions have their own aims and expectations too. In the year of the London O...

The Future of Library Services

Broadcast from London and available to view online When the Government launched the Future Libraries programme it was in the belief that innovation, led by local authorities, was the best solution to ensuring the modernisation of library services. Since then, the...

Creative Industries Day - design for innovation #creativeindustries

Central London and all over the Web

Creative industries are critical when it comes to innovation and giving ideas an edge in a time of austerity. The sector is bursting with creatives who thrive on innovation and originality but how will they find direction and investment? “Creative Hubs”

LGA annual conference 2012

Join us online at the biggest local government event in the country

The Local Government Association’s annual conference is the biggest event in the local government calendar. It also is one of the biggest political conferences of the year, regularly attracting over 1,100 delegates and keynote speakers from ...

Domestic Violence Research and Policy Forum #dvf12

Westminster Studio, 10 Greycoat Place, London SW1P 1SB

Taking Action - The New Chapter updates the previous Call to End Violence to Women and Girls action plan published in March 2011. It contains 100 actions to tackle violence against women in the areas of prevention; provision of services and partnership working, as well as justice outcomes and reducing the risk to victims. During this conference feedback and experience will be on the consultation topics of: ...

The Future of Further Education Forum 2012 - New challenges and new chances #fefutures

Westminster Studio, 10 Greycoat Place, London SW1P 1SB

More than ever, as budget restrictions take effect, it is vital that colleges, community learning services and work-based learning providers develop precise and informed strategies. Cuts to the 19+Learning budget; a fall in student enrolment and the funding gap has resulted in increasing challenges to the education system across the board. These difficulties provide an opportunity to look to new innova...

Higher Education beyond 2015 #HE2015

New Student Choices; New Economics; New Technologies Institutional Strategies conference

Broadcast from London

The shape of things to come

Promoting excellence in teaching and learning in higher education #HEteaching

Broadcast from London

Funding for teaching in UK Higher Education is changing. Interim measures are in place for 2012-13 and a HEFCE consultation on future funding plans is currently taking place.     ...

The Future of Apprenticeships #apprenticeships12

Westminster Studio, 10 Greycoat Place, London SW1P 1SB

  Policy Review TV broadcast this event in High Definition. ...

Student Immigration: can the UK retain its international position? #studentimmigration

Westminster Studio, 10 Greycoat Place, London SW1P 1SB

NEWS STORY: 'Student route has a...

Can't Speak, Can't Learn: What's the Impact of Non-Native Speakers in Schools?

76 Portland Place (the Institute of Physics), London, W1B 1NT

#cacscl As experts in assessment, we believe it is our duty to provide a forum to debate key educational issues. This event focused on English as an Additional Language (EAL). The proportion of primary school children speaking other languages at home has doubled in the past decade. The...

IfL broadcast: The future of our profession #IfL_Views

IfL held an online broadcast on Tuesday 22 May 2012 to enable IfL members to discuss the issues raised in the recent Lingfield review and IfL’s consultation on this subject. More information on the independent review can be found on the IfL website click here,    ...

8th Offender's Learning, Skills and Employability Conference #offender12

London

In May 2011 the Government proposed reforms to the adult offender education system with a greater emphasis on the results that education and training delivers for offenders. Subsequently, policy and funding opportunities made available through the Work Programme, Youth Contract and apprenticeships, have further highlighted the benefits of skills and employment to rehabilitation. But although plenty of progress has been...

Fundraising and Philanthropy in Higher Education #HEFundraising

Central London

New techniques, new opportunities and moving forward after Woolf What opportunities do the much publicised reductions in government spending present to institutions to build a culture of voluntary giving? How will the Lord Woolf Inquiry change institutional attitudes to fundraising, and what safeguards need to be in place? How can we learn from global good practice? Institutions are looking for su...

Progress Annual Conference 2012

This conference brought together Labour members and trade unionists from across the country with senior politicians, union leaders, councillors and political commentators. Transcript of Ed Miliband's speech here

Recruiting the Next Generation of Foster Carers - meeting the increased demand on the system #ngfost

Central London

The ever-increasing shortage of foster carers within the UK has been well publicised, but financial pressures mean local authorities and independent providers are still struggling to find the right methods to market and recruit new carers. The shortage of foster carers creates significant financial and social pressures on agencies, such as limited placement options for children; the need to place children a long way from home; re...

10th National Sure Start Conference #surestart12

Manchester

The Sure Start conference continues to be the essential event for all Children's Centre Leaders and Local Authority Officers, equipping attendees with the most up-to-the-minute policy and best-practice guidance. Challenging times require new ways of working to ensure sustainability, quality and the best possible outcomes for families. This year, speakers shared their expertise...

Reforming Higher Education Admissions annual conference #reformhe

Westminster Studio, London SW1

Both the Browne Review and Higher Education ...

Independent Commission into Adult Education and Vocational Pedagogy – Teacher and Trainer symposium #vocped

The Institute for Learning, in partnership with the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), is supporting the Independent Commission into Adult Vocational Learning. The purpose of this event was to share findings collected by IfL from over 120 practition...

Retention and Progression in Higher Education #HEretention

Through the recent reforms to funding and the Higher Education White Paper, the government have placed an even greater emphasis on student retention and progression. Although huge amounts of the access infrastructure have been removed - such as AimHigher - this conference looks at how institutions have responded and what new national initiatives are in place. The conference also looked at the schemes and best-practice f...

International Partnerships; Transnational Education - delivering UK Higher Education worldwide

Eversheds LLP Headquarters, 1 Wood Street, London EC2

#hepartnerships There are now more students studying for a qualification from a UK university abroad than there are international students in the UK, according to a recent report by the UK Higher Education International and Europe Unit. The rise of transnational education (TNE) offers unprecedented international expansion and partnership opportunities to UK Higher Education Institutions. Options includ...

Social Work visioning event - Lancaster University

There are many changes currently facing the social work profession. Whilst undoubtedly the current economic climate and cuts to funding present significant challenges, the recommendations that have come from the Reform Board, The Munro Review of Child Protection and the establishment of The College of Social Work...

NAS Education - London Roadshow

This event was held in London on 28th March. To view the presentations from the day, please click on the links to the right or scroll down to the bottom of the page.

   Education is a fundamental part of every child's life, but far too many children with autism are not getting the education they need. With the right support, every child has the oppo...

What Works? Student Retention & Success

University of York

This Conference takes a research-informed approach to answering the question ‘what works’ to improve student retention and success in higher education. It presents the outcomes from the three-year What Works? programme, including the key findings, the conceptual model and specific details and tools from the seven projects. In addition, it showcases the best evidence-informed approaches to what works from across the UK HE sector ...

Student Recruitment and Retention in FE Colleges - Tackling the falling numbers of students #R&RinFE

This conference was held at Westminster Studio, 10 Greycoat Place, London SW1P 1SB

  Despite an increase in school sixth-form students, colleges and training providers have seen demand fall and recruitment targets missed. While the Department for Education pledged to launch an investigation into reduced recruitment commentators quickly cited the loss of EMA; the increase in costs of university fees; competition from other colleges, and unaffordable transport as causes. This conference provides&n...

Shared Services for Further Education - Strategies for Results #ssfe12

This conference was held at Eversheds HQ, 1 Wood Street, City of London, EC2V 7WS

Why you must view this conference: • Get an insider’s briefing on what services FE colleges are successfully sharing and how best to maximise cost savings; • Understand the obstacles and key success factors in commissioning shared services – quality, technical, legal, VAT and HR; • Learn from your peers - eight FE colleges share their experiences of delivering shared serv...

The 10th Annual Conference: Delivering Services for Gypsies and Travellers #gypsies12

This conference was held in Westminster, Central London

  The planned introduction of the National Planning Policy Framework, the loosening and localising of planning controls and ...

Annual Fire Exhibition and Conference 2012

A Local Government Association event. Held at the Highcliff Marriott Hotel, Bournemouth

  Media partner:   This key two-day event for the fire and rescue sector explored a number of the most topical issues on the national agenda and debate the ke...

3rd Broadcast National Conference: Information, Advice and Guidance #IAG12

Looking to the future of careers guidance in challenging times

Going Global 2012 #GG2012 - three day event

LGA/CLOA culture, tourism and sport conference #LGACLOA12

This conference was held at the Mercure Cardiff Holland House Hotel and Spa, Cardiff

With the Olympic and Paralympic Games; Diamond Jubilee; Cultural Olympiad and countless local activities and celebrations, 2012 is going to be a huge year for local culture, tourism and sport services. But coming hot on the heels of the toughest financial settlement in a generation, and with budget pressures continui...

Behaviour change in public health - 2nd National Conference Broadcast #behaviourchange12

Westminster Studios, Central London

The Government’s Public Health White Paper made clear the need to encourage healthier lifestyles through behaviour change initiatives. Evidence clearly demonstrates that interventions of this nature can be delivered at relatively low cost with huge health gains. Ultimately, moving people away from a dependency model of health care to self-care will save money and as public health responsibility moves to local governme...

Graduate Employability 2012 #grademployability

This conference was held at Westminster Studio, 10 Greycoat Place, London SW1P 1SB

Improving Understanding among students, institutions, business; avoiding "Generation Crunch”. This conference looked at initiatives to improve graduate employability, highlighting the need for a diverse and holistic approach to improving employability skills. A degree no longer guarantees a job. Institutions need to embed employability proficiency into courses and students must look outside the classroom to enhance the...

Reshaping the Nursing Workforce #nursingworkforce

Preparing professionals for new working patterns

Follow this event on Twitter: #nursingworkforce In its response to the Future Forum Report, the Government reiterated its commitment to ‘greater accountability and responsibility for employers to plan and develop their workforce, held to accou...

Social Work Reform: Towards Implementation

#socialworkreform

The Social Work Reform Board’s proposals on social worker education and workforce development will be implemented in 2012 and 2013. This broadcast forum brought together senior managers in adult and children's services departments; higher education institutions delivering social work education; and private and public sector organisations involved in the implementation, to discuss the next steps on the road to refor...

Broadcast National Conference Meeting Student Expectations, Contract or Partnership

With keynote speakers Peter Vicary-Smith, Chief Executive, Which? and Anthony McClaran, Chief Executive, Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education. Set in the context of the Higher Education White Paper this important national conference brought together policy makers, stu...

NAS Education - Birmingham Roadshow

This event was held in Birmingham on 7 February. To view the presentations from the day, please click on the links to the right or scroll down to the bottom of the page.

    Education is a fundamental part of every child's life, but far too many children with autism are not getting the education they need. With the right s...

NAS Education - Exeter Roadshow

This event was held in Exeter on 1 February. To view the presentations from the day, please click on the links to the right or scroll down to the bottom of the page. For Gina Davies presentation, use drop down menu to skip to next section of video.

     Education is a fundamental part of every child's life, but far too many children with autism are not getting the education they need. With the r...

Learning comes first: shifting the focus from examining to the curriculum

A Cambridge Assessment event held at 1 Birdcage Walk, Westminster, London, SW1

This Cambridge Assessment-hosted event debated what a good programme of learning should look like. Ample evidence shows a curriculum is at the heart of the learning experience a school offers its pupils, and at the heart of the mission and vision of that school. Good curricula develop learners’ understanding, knowledge and skills. So what should a good curriculum – or, a good education – look like? ...

Sports and Physical Activity Provision for Children and Young People

With the squeeze in public finances, the sports provision sector has been provided the opportunity to look for new and more efficient ways to deliver high quality, meaningful sporting activity for children and young people. This 6th national conference brought together local authority heads of service with key delivery partners and national development agencies to discuss their roles within the new structure of spo...

The 10th Annual School Transport Conference

New innovations, efficiencies and revenue streams in times of austerity

The school transport sector faces increased demand, increased costs and reduced budgets, leaving many wondering how best to maintain the current level of service. The drive to cut costs has been ongoing for a few years now, meaning many authorities have already reviewed their operations and delivered significant savings. It is therefore perceived that further savings are much harder to find. Although the situation may ...

Inspection and Regulation in Early Years

Building the Strongest Foundation

  Early years’ provision is going through dramatic review and change, simplification and reform in the EYFS. Change in inspection and regulation is being designed to help drive the new focus on being ready for school. The government consultation following their response to the Tickell Review promises results in the autumn and implementation from September 2012. Changes in the focus of learning and developmen...

Improving the International Student Experience

Attracting and retaining international students in an increasingly competitive international market

Follow on Twitter #iise The UK retains a substantial reputation for attracting and retaining international students from across the globe. However, recent policy changes to international student visa regulations in the UK, and emerging challenges from key competitors teaching in English - particularly in the United States, Australia and Europe - mean...

2nd Annual Conference, Private Provision in UK HE

Collaborating or competing with private providers To be held at the Westminster studio, 10 Greycoat Place, London SW1P 1SB.

Twitter: #PPINHE Private provision in Higher Education is set to expand beyond the professional and postgraduate spheres. This conference, timed to follow the Department for Business and Innovation’s empowering and protection consumers’ consultation will explore the future of private provision in UK HE. Sector leaders will provide guidance and examples of best pract...

Community Budgeting

Twitter: #budgeting11 The Progress Report Since its inception, much has been speculated about the true value and future of community budgeting. This unique conference provides the opportunity to hear a progress report from many of the 16 pilot areas. As Government sets about rolling community budgets across the country, this conference provides a perf...

The Future of Joint Ventures

Westminster Studios, London SW1

Twitter: #TFJV11 The traditional contractor-supplier relationship is evolving towards a truly incentivised partnership - but how does the public sector make it work effectively to protect services and maintain affordability? By attending this conference online you will obtain up-to-date guidance on forming, structuring and managing joint ventures with examples of true best pr...

Environment 2011

Adapting to Change through 'Localism' Held at the Russell Hotel, Russell Square, London WC1

Twitter: #environment11 Environment 2011 heard government, local government and businesses speak of their strategies to tackle, on a local level, the key climate change and environmental challenges. The 2011 annual conference provided the skills to devise and enact strategies to protect and create healthy local environments, improve energy effici...

Taught Postgraduates - Competition, Marketing, Quality

Held at Westminster Studio, 10 Greycoat Place, London SW1P 1SB.

Twitter: #postgrads11 This conference was supported by: 1994 Group, NUS, Higher Education Academy, HEERA and UKPASS With the Browne Review and White Paper reconfiguring undergraduate provision, the government has now reconvened a review led by Sir Adrian Smith (Director-General, BIS) into Postgraduate provision. This national confer...

Local Accountability & Governance

Understanding control, risk, scrutiny and leadership in alternative service models Westminster Studio, London SW1

Get insider briefings, discover what works, get key strategic insights and view specialist sessions relevant to your work Watch the conference online.

The Future of Apprenticeships

ICO Conference Centre, London W1, 22 Berners Street, London

A year on from the coalition Government’s commitment to create a total of 150,000 additional apprenticeship places, we are provided the opportunity to assess success and look to ‘what’s next’ in vocational training. Figures by the National Apprenticeship Service demonstrate that there are now more than 85,000 employers offering apprenticeships in more than 130,000 locations. Further...

Shared Services for HE

Strategies for results. Held at Hotel Ibis London Earls Court, London SW6.

Historically, Higher Education Institutions have ventured into shared ‘back office’ functions, but with impending budget cuts, you may be considering cost reductions and efficiency savings across the board. However, shared services are not without their hurdles - with complex technical, legal, VAT and HR issues to overcome. By attending this conference online you will explore fresh models of service provision and have a fantasti...

RCM Workplace Representatives

Promoting, Supporting & Influencing in the Workplace. 3rd Annual Conference. To be held at The Brighton Centre

This free-to-attend event was exclusive to all RCM-accredited Workplace Representatives. Stewards, Health and Safety Representatives and Union Learning Representatives are the lifeblood of the RCM. We cannot provide a service to members without you and we hope this conference will assist you in carrying out your duties. Following on from the success of the previous two years, this conference focused on the topical and current issues th...

Enhancing the Student Experience

5th Annual Conference. To be held at The King's Fund, 11-13 Cavendish Square, London W1.

Now in its fifth year and set in the spotlight of increased tuition fees and significant government efficiency savings, this conference brought together higher education leaders to examine how to manage and exceed students’ diverse expectations in these challenging times. The new system of graduate contributions and subsidised loans will have a wide-ranging impact on how future students will experience higher education, inc...

London Health 2011

Transitions - into the new world. One Day Management Conference & Exhibition. To be held at the Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street, London, N

London Health 2011 is the largest one-day event bringing together the capital’s healthcare community to share learning, showcase best practice, stimulate innovation and embrace the unique challenges and exciting opportunities that London presents. This event places a spotlight on the huge reform process taking place in healthcare and sets out how the capital is responding.

RCM Annual Posters

Midwives from across the UK were asked to submit best practice and research theme papers to the 2011 Royal College of Midwives conference. From the 140 submitted 70 were chosen to be poster presentations. This catalogue includes video presentations from all the poster presentations.

Student Midwives

The RCM Student Midwives 21st Annual Conference and Exhibition. To be held at The Brighton Centre

The annual student midwives conference enables students to interact with each other and have the opportunity to meet leaders of the midwifery profession. This year's conference explored the changes in the profession and in the organisation of services. It reflected on the key developments that have put women at the centre of all care.

The Royal College of Midwives Annual Conference 2011

Valuing Midwives: Improving Outcomes. To be held at the Brighton Centre

This annual conference and exhibition is the essential event for all concerned with maternity services. It brings together midwives, maternity team staff, managers, educators, commissioners and policy formers for discussion, learning and shared solutions. In changing times, it is a unique forum to debate the challenges for the midwifery profession. This year's professional programme shared latest research, practice innov...

National Autistic Society Education Roadshow 2

This event was held in Newcastle on 8 November. To view the presentations from the day, please click on the links to the right or scroll down to the bottom of the page.

  Education is a fundamental part of every child's life, but far too many children with autism are not getting the education they need. With the right support, every child has the opportunity to succeed. Parents and young people agree that knowledge of autism, more ...

The Future of Local Government Audit

Westminster Studio, London SW1

Communities Secretary, Eric Pickles, has announced plans to disband the Audit Commission. The intention is to have new arrangements in place for auditing England's local public bodies by 2012/13. What will this mean for councils and accountability? What will it mean for local government audit? How will the landscape change? Sector leaders and audit experts at this conference explored best practice and provided vital solutions to those w...

Nursing Quality and Accountability

Protecting the public and maintaining clinical standards. Annual Conference held at Westminster Studio, Central London.

  Nursing standards are critical to care and quality, to patient safety, operational effectiveness and the financial performance of every NHS organisation in the country.  With increasing scrutiny and high profile reports of poor care standards, it is essential that we share good practice, learn from failures and ask the question – what can we do differently? ...

Youth Justice Convention 2011

The Youth Justice Convention is the leading annual event for all those working in youth offending teams, police, local authorities, secure establishments, courts, probation and other key organisations. Read main news story from event here Watch Frances Done CBE, chair, and John Drew, chief executive of the Youth Justice Board on the highlights of ...

“Rethinking Libraries?” – Axiell Symposium 2011

Excel Conference Centre, London

Leaving Care Services

A Day in My Shoes: National Care Leavers' Week 2011. To be held at Westminster Studio, 10 Greycoat Place, London, SW1

During tough economic times, leaving care services are even more stretched to ensure transitions to adulthood are supported effectively.  With youth unemployment high, access to education restricted and housing budgets cut it is more important than ever to reduce the disparity between achievements of looked-after children and their peers. This National Care Leavers'...

The Power of Local Government

Bigger Powers, better buying, leaner working. 2nd Annual Conference. To be held at 76 Portland Place, London W1.

To achieve more with less, local authorities are now looking to identify new ways to make use of the power of general competence, freedom to innovate, and the ability to combine to create flexible financially-viable solutions for their localities. Local government needs to adjust to the powers that localism gives them, learn how to mobilise new revenue streams, make the most of assets, use their procurement power more commerciall...

National Children and Adult Services Conference 2011

Tough Times, Good Decisions. A Local Government Association event. To be held at the International Convention Centre (ICC) London ExCel

Organised by the Local Government Group (LG Group), Association of Directors of Social Services (ADASS) and Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS), this event is entitled ‘Tough times, good decisions’ and is vital to councillors, directors, senior officers, policymakers and service managers with responsibilities...

Next Steps in Admissions to HE

Critical to success. To be held at Hallam Conference Centre, 44 Hallam Street, London W1.

The White Paper on Higher Education changes the landscape for HE admissions and makes the admissions process important not only to your college's reputation, but to your financial stability. UCAS is currently reviewing admissions processes. Post Qualification Application features in the White Paper, European and international competition looks to increa...

The Work Programme

National Conference. To be held at Westminster Studio, 10 Greycoat Place, London, SW1

The Work Programme, announced within the 2010 Spending Review, is set to replace the current Welfare to Work Agenda - emphasising the need for tailored support. The Work Programme contracts will be worth between £3-5bn over seven years and organisations will be paid using the benefit savings made from getting people into work. It is hoped that these initiatives will support more than one million people back into wor...

Unite/CPHVA Annual Professional Conference - Critical Ages, Creative Solutions

Unite/CPHVA Annual Professional conference. Held at The Brighton Centre

The CPHVA Annual Professional Conference is the premier event for health visitors, school nurses, nursery nurses and other community nurses working in primary care.  

Effective Marketing in Higher Education

National Conference. To be held at Hallam Conference Centre, 44 Hallam Street, London W1.

“In future, graduates will pay more towards the cost of their degrees, but – in return – the Government's proposals will improve their experience as students, expand their choices and make universities more accountable to students than ever before.” Higher Education White Paper - Students at the Heart of the System, June 2011

End of Life Care Congress

Joining up Services across Health and Social Care. 3rd National Conference. To be held at the Ambassadors Bloomsbury Hotel, London WC1.

The NHS End of life care strategy is central to the NHS reforms currently taking place. This summer, the Palliative Care Funding Review is due to make its final report on a “fair and sustainable” system and will propose a funding system that is fair to all sectors, encourages the development of community-based services and supports the exercise of choice.

Transport Planning

Regeneration, Congestion, Sustainability and Behaviour Change. To be held at the Hallam Conference Centre 44 Hallam Street, London W1.

For those involved in transport planning, research and practice 2011 and 2012 will prove to be a challenge to their skills. Transport plays a key role in regeneration and there will be particular pressure to produce innovative and cost-effective solutions to congestion, safety and travel behaviour change at a time of major budget constraint. This national conference and TV broadcast will focus on the needs of local government off...

Part time, distance and flexible study in Higher Education

National Conference: A new deal for part-time and distance students? To be held at Westminster Studio, 10 Greycoat Place, London, SW1

Set in the context of the forthcoming Higher Education White Paper this conference will bring together leaders in higher education to discuss how to open up more flexible, part-time provision. While initial participation rates for part-time students has been in decline for a number of years from 2012-13 part-time students studying between 25 and 75 per cent of a full-time course will be eligible for tuition fee l...

The MJ and Pitney Bowes Business Insight Roundtable

Live broadcast from the Hilton Hotel Edinburgh Follow the discussions on Twitter with #mjpitney

Chaired by Michael Burton, editor of The MJ, this discussion provided the opportunity to discuss the different approaches local authorities are taking to cuts, ...

Further Education and Skills Inspection

Preparing for inspection; improving quality. 2nd Annual Conference. To be held at The King's Fund, 11-13 Cavendish Square, London W1.

In 2012 OFSTED will issue a streamlined learning and skills inspection framework for the Further Education and Skills sector. Attend this conference and you’ll have an excellent blueprint on how to become, and remain, outstanding. As a delegate, you’ll get an insiders briefing on what OFSTED expects AND you’ll discover best practice in action from senior management in FE colleges. Now in its 2nd...

National Autistic Society Education Roadshow 1

This event was held in Liverpool on 11 October. To view the presentations from the day, please click on the links to the right or scroll down to the bottom of the page.

Education is a fundamental part of every child's life, but far too many children with autism are not getting the education they need. With the right support, every child has the opportunity to succeed. Parents and young people agre...

Investors in People 20th Anniversary

Excel, London

Peter Day, the presenter of BBC Radio 4’s In Business  chairs a ‘Question Time’ style pane. Held as part of WorldSkills 2012, the event marked an important milestone. Valerie Todd Chair of Investors in People’s Advisory Board reveals the new strategy for delivering real benefits to employers across the UK. Key themes are whether Investors in People can do more t...

Launch of QS University Rankings - Latin America

 Sponsored by: QS elabora el World University Rankings desde el año 2004, el cual es uno de los ranking de mayor referencia mundial de universidades. QS es un pro...

Work Global, Act Sectoral, INSSO Conference and Global Skills Debate

RSA, London

Sponsored by multinational brand Pearson, publishers of the Financial Times, the conference has been described as the "World Economic Forum" for jobs, growth and skills, with both the INSSO conference and Global Skills Debate taking place on the same day. There will be high profile - expert speakers - from indu...

Conservative Party Annual Conference

Manchester

UK Research

5th Annual Conference: REF2014: Impact assessments and Funding. To be held at 76 Portland Place, London W1B

Media Partner: We would like to thank the media partner for this event, Research Fortnnight.

Labour Party Annual Conference 2011

Liverpool

We take a different look at the conference with content from two key fringe meetings and special features on pensions and alternative ways of delivering local government services.

Adolescence to Adulthood with Autism

Making the transition from education to employment. 3rd National Conference. To be held at The King's Fund, 11-13 Cavendish Square, London W1.

The coalition Government is committed to support young people with Autism Spectrum Conditions into work and away from benefit dependence. To make this a reality, it is vital that service providers, local authorities, the education system and the private sector all work together to learn what works and how to ensure successful out comes. This national event will highlight the...

European Life Settlement Association Summit

Institute of Directors, Pall Mall, London

The ELSA Summit will give key stakeholders in the Life Settlement market, including investors, pension funds, hedge funds, legal and financial advisers an opportunity to learn first-hand from participants in the market the value of this asset class. Speakers include Professor Dr. Markus C. Kerber from the Technical University of Berlin, Professor David Blake from the Cass Business School and Sam Rosenfeld of Carolus Capital Advisors. ...

The Future of Culture, Tourism and Sport

7th National Conference. To be held at Westminster Studio, London SW1

The culture, tourism and sport sector is facing evermore challenging times as budgets are cut, services are redesigned and decentralisation is realised. In this time of austerity it is more important than ever to explore best practice in delivering services, partnership working and localism to ensure that benefits are realised. This conference will bring together senior officers and elected members with local partners and nationa...

The Informational City Lecture

Live web broadcast from the London College of Communication

Now in its fifth year, The Informational City is a popular lecture series held during the London Design Festival in September each year, hosted by the London College of Communication [LCC], the largest constituent college of the University of the Arts London. The lecture, by a leading thinker, policymaker or practitioner, presents developments and ideas in the intersection between the information revolution and global urban...

Access to Higher Education

National Conference: Raising levels of attainment; widening participation. To be held at Westminster Studio, 10 Greycoat Place, London, SW1

As has been widely reported almost three-quarters of universities declaring fees to date are proposing a £9,000 flat rate from the next academic year. Whilst most Higher Education Institutions will have fee waivers and bursary schemes in place for the poorer students, the Office for Fair Access (Offa) is currently assessing the detailed access agreements needed to satisfy them about the per...

Sure Start 2011

9th Annual Conference: A new way of working. To be held at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel and Conference Centre, 4 -18 Harrington Gardens, London SW7.

#surestart11 The Sure Start Annual Conference and Exhibition continues to be the essential event for all children’s centre leaders and local authority officers, equipping attendees with the most up to the minute policy and best practice guidance. Challenging times require new ways of working to...

Implications of the riots for community organising

part of the Locality roundtable series

This live broadcast roundtable event discussed the range of implications and connections between the recent riots and the Community Organiser programme. Locality has identified that their response needs to be immediate, meanwhile and for the long term. The discussion inc...

LG Group Annual Rural Conference 2011

A Local Government Association event. To be held at at The Assembly Rooms, Bath

The context in which councils operate has changed dramatically since the last election, but by this September's LG Group Annual Rural Conference the landscape will have changed even more dramatically as the cuts to local authority funding and many provisions in the Localism Bill will have come into effect. The LG Group's Annual Rural Conference is the key event for rural policy and decision-makers in local government and ...

Seaside Towns Economic Partnership Roundtable

Part of a series of roundtable discussions hosted by Locality. This event on 22nd August 2011 brought together the partners devel...

University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations

The online classroom? The latest online developments for teaching, learning and assessing English is the theme of this virtual conference hosted by Cambridge ESOL. It includes short presentations from representatives from Cambridge ESOL, Kaplan, Cambridge University Press and Bell Education Trust and is aimed at teachers of ESOL.

Localism promoting collaboration: Redefining LSPs from the ground up

Held at Westminster Studios, Central London

This conference was a must-attend for anyone involved in the delivery and implementation of effective local partnerships. Attendees had the opportunity to explore new legislation, best practice in partnership delivery and shared services.

Changes in the UK Political and Governance Structures Briefing

A high level briefing for international diplomatic staff

Recorded in Westminster, London the briefing gives an essential insight into workings of the UK parliamentary system.    The sessions give Embassies, High Commissions and diplomatic staff  invaluable information on how to engage with the UK political systems including the devolved Scottish and Welsh Governments. Key themes include: What next as ...

Spinning Out in Health and Social Care

Mutual and Social Enterprise Series 2011. Held at Westminster Studio, London SW1

This conference looked to the practical issues which need to be addressed, not just by those forming mutuals or social enterprises, but those giving out the contracts. The programme set out the range of options and routes to change for staff, managers and commissioners.

Offender Management

Reducing re-offending in partnership. 4th Annual Conference. Held at Westminster Studio, 10 Greycoat Place, London, SW1

Bringing together representatives from police, probation, local authorities and voluntary organisations with expert speakers in the field, this event looked at specific outcomes from the Justice Green Paper, including the rehabilitation revolution, the role of the voluntary and private sectors and payments by result.

Enhancing Literacy and Numeracy

Next steps for Skills for Life and Functional Skills. 8th Annual Conference. Held at Westminster Studio, London SW1

This confernce informed sector leaders about the challenges and opportunities of changes to 19+ learner funding, eligibilities and other changes in 2011/12.

Capita Web Seminar

Live Web Broadcast

NCFE Broadcast Seminar and Product Launch

NCFE Get Set for Work event

NCFE is hosting a dedicated half day conference, examining the introduction of the Department for Work and Pension’s Welfare to Work Programme and how NCFE’s Get Set for Work package responds to the new arrangements. Speakers will discuss the challenges providers may encounter with the upcoming changes and how we can all engage with The Work Programme. Lunch and registration 12 noon, event starts...

Supporting Creative Industries

New routes into arts and culture. 6th National Conference

This conference provided an opportunity for industry representatives, central and local government, and all those involved in the delivery of creative education from FE and HE providers, to discuss the skills and attributes that are really valued in different sectors. Adobe White Paper: The Silent Transformation: Evolution and Impact of...

Annual Domestic Violence Forum

National Conference. Held at Westminster Studio, London SW1

This annual national forum offered delegates the timely opportunity to hear the latest government policy as well as learn from and discuss best working practices and value for money at a local level.

LG Group Annual Conference 2011: Localism Works

The LG Groups’ Annual Conference - ‘Localism Works’ took place in Birmingham on 28-30 June 2011.

The Government's flagship Localism Bill set out new leadership roles and a vision of a state in which communities, charities and businesses have increased powers in shaping the way their places develop and how their services are delivered. The Big Society will remain a phrase crucial to all discussions about the future of public services. And alongside these wide-ranging reforms, councils will be dealing with an exceptionally tough fi...

The Future of Library Services in the Big Society

Shared Services, Social Enterprise, Volunteering and Private Sector Collaboration. 6th National Conference.

This conference brought together senior-level library and information management professionals from local authorities and the wider cultural sector in order to discuss emerging policy issues and share best practice from across the country.

Conference Awards 2011

We sponsored the event and broadcast live coverage to conference companies all over the world. Other sponsors are detailed below:

FE Mergers and Partnerships

Sharing and outsourcing; building beneficial collaborations. Held at Eversheds LLP HQ, London EC2

This conference provided experience and insight for principals, finance directors, facilities and ICT managers, deans and directors facing the challenge of change.

Young people with special educational needs and disabilities

Joining up pre and post 16 education; Learner centred commissioning. Held at Westminster Studio, London SW1

This national conference provided an opportunity for school and college leaders and heads of SEN and LLDD to come together with local authorities, third party providers and voluntary sector representatives to respond to the Green Paper. Expert speakers shared the latest information on the steps already being taken in a new commissioning landscape; how to ensure the right type and level of support can be given to every vulnerable ...

FE and International Markets

Generating new revenue streams; international business development. 6th annual conference. Held at Westminster Studio, London SW1

This established conference brought together senior leaders responsible for international partnerships, recruitment and business development in the UK FE sector to discuss the future of the internationalisation agenda and how to benefit in the short and long term.

Is 14 the new 16?

A free to view event from Cambridge Assessment

Discussion paper: Education systems urged to restructure: Why? What questions are really asked? by Roger-François Gauthier Click to download: English version Fre...

Commissioning in Social Enterprise: Breakfast Briefing

Mutual and Social Enterprise Series 2011. Held at Westminster Studio, London SW1

This breakfast seminar provided an opportunity to discuss and debate effective commissioning strategies in light of public sector reform. More specifically, the issues of payment by result, competition law and promoting equality in bids were addressed.

Employee Mutuals

Mutual and Social Enterprise Series 2011: Setting up mutuals and social enterprises. Held at Westminster Studio, London SW1

This conference provided an opportunity to find out the determining issues for the successful formulation of employee mutuals either as a stand alone enterprise or part of a wider social enterprise.

LG Group Conference and Exhibition: Planning for Growth

Closer working between planning and economic development. A Local Government Group event held at Local Government House, Smith Square, London SW1

This conference looked at the reforms to the strategic planning role of councils, their partnerships with business and other key partners and implications for the role of councils to work together to boost growth and build strong local areas. Download the conference brochure

Local Enterprise Partnerships

2nd National Conference. Held in Manchester

This conference brought together council leaders and directors of economic development, learning and social policy with leaders from local commerce and industry to discuss emerging national policy and local good practice around sub-regional working.

Serious and Organised Crime

2011 Annual Forum. Held at Westminster Studio, London

This annual forum provided the principal public event where the government, police authorities, local government, business associations and academics can set out threats, strategies, collaborations and trends in serious and organised crime.

Progress Annual Conference 2011

Winning back Britain - New Ideas for New Labour. Held at Congress Centre, 23-28 Great Russell Street, WC1

This conference brought together Labour members and trade unionists from across the country with senior politicians, union leaders, councillors and political commentators.

Addressing Youth Crime and Antisocial Behaviour

Time for a fresh start. National Conference held at Westminster Studio, London SW1

Set in the context of the Justice Green Paper this conference provided an opportunity for all those working in youth offending teams, police, local authorities, secure establishments, courts, probation to take stock and look to a future where prevention and early intervention are given a higher profile in tacking youth crime and antisocial behaviour.

Higher Education and Schools Partnerships Conference

Ensuring access; maintaining relationships. 3rd Annual conference. Held at Westminster Studio, London SW1

This conference brought together vice-chancellors, head teachers and college principals, along with partnership and widening participation managers, to discuss the latest policy developments and the future for partnership working.

Higher Education Futures Forum

Timed to allow maximum analysis of the spring Higher Education White Paper, this event provided an integrated and comprehensive insight into how the leading higher education institutions are addressing the challenges, the consequences for public policy, and the future shape and sustainability of UK HE. Please note that we have had technical problems with the video file for Masterclass 3 but hope to add it to the site soon...

The Future of Further Education Forum 2011

Held at The Bloomsbury Hotel, London WC1

The Future of Further Education Forum highlighted how sector specialists, principals, senior management teams, and policy leaders, will prepare for changes that this new age demands. This national forum explored the evolving funding and governance models for colleges, whilst sharing best practice in demonstrating quality and making valuable resources stretch further. How will the sector find alternative revenue streams and develo...

The Development of the Moral Compass

When do young people know right from wrong and understand consequences? Results of a UK study among children aged 7 to 16. This was the launch broadcast for a study prepared by the influential Youth Research Forum for The Doha International Institute for Family Studies and Development. This study of 750 7-16 years olds gives an in...

Services for Bereaved Children

Joined-up provision from care to counselling. National Conference. Held at Westminster Studio, London SW1

Bereavement services are moving up the political agenda, with the Palliative Care Review bringing funding changes for end-of-life and bereavement services in 2011. The Review’s interim report stresses the need for better integration of health and social care services, echoing the End of Life Care Strategy’s statement that care does not stop at the point of death. This conference focused on how the needs of bereaved ch...

Excellence in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

Held at Westminster Studio, London SW1

While the Government has expressed a commitment to a renewed emphasis on teaching, 2011-2012 will be a challenging year for all institutions with across the board reductions in teaching budgets. This senior level discussion was a must attend for senior managers responsible for teaching and learning who heard how leading institutions are working to sustain the position of teaching and learning in UK higher education.

UK Students Abroad

Generating new revenue models; improve international mobility. Held at Westminster Studio, London SW1 Sponsored by i-graduate Supported by the British Council

This conference looked at the academic, career and personal development for students. It also explored support for students, various schemes, partnerships and exchange programmes, and what the benefits of studying abroad means for the student, the UK university and the UK economy as a whole.

Offenders’ Learning, Skills and Employability

7th National Conference. Held at Westminster Studio, London

Supported by:

The Future of Apprenticeships

Third National Conference. Held at Westminster Studios, Central London

This conference looked to best practice in apprenticeship delivery. Delegates had the opportunity to hear from sector leaders, academics and the Government who informed on best practice and future policy developments.

Social Enterprise, Mutuals and Spinning Out: A Guide in Finance

Mutual and Social Enterprise Conferences Series 2011. Social Enterprise, Mutuals and Spinning Out: A Guide in Finance. Held at Westminster Studios, London SW1

Finance, procurement, and commissioning teams may already have experience of working with mutuals or social enterprise; many charities and professional organisations operate under this status so the typical finance director may be familiar with their structure and modus operandi. Under the new environment there will be significant growth of new organisations with a social purpose, some of which may be formed by existing public se...

Conference for Conference Professionals

Bringing the conference industry together. Held at Dexter House, London

Following on from the success of the inaugural ‘Conference Awards’ in June 2010, the “Conference for Conference Professionals” was designed specifically for the commercial conference industry. The conference focused on best practice and the latest trends and techniques in events.

Information, Advice and Guidance for Young People

National Conference. Held at Westminster Studio, London SW1

This conference brought together experts and leaders from schools, the further and higher education sectors, local authorities and all others involved in the provision of IAG to hear what the future holds for IAG.

Graduate Employability

Going beyond the BA. National Conference. Held at Westminster Studio, London

This conference provided an opportunity to explore the schemes and skills employers value most, and to discuss innovations, funding streams and best practice in developing students’ employability with senior representatives from universities, colleges and industry.

Care Solutions

Minding the Gap - Providing for Self Payers. A Policy Review TV Analysis Programme held at 1 Birdcage Walk, Westminster London SW1

Need help on access to video click here? Download latest version of Flash here A national policy TV programme and Westminster seminar setting out the dilemmas and choices for the Dilnot Commission and government on funding of future care costs for the elderly. This policy analysis event brought together the latest ...

New MONEY for COUNCILS

New Service Models and Revenue Generation for Local Government. National Conference held in Westminster, Central London

This conference provided senior level local government officials the opportunity to hear new and innovative ideas from the most entrepreneurial councils who shared best practice in delivering new service models, managing assets and taking new revenue opportunities.

International Partnerships in Higher Education

Academic growth, fair global society. Held at Westminster Studio, London

This conference brought together leaders in the higher education sector as well as agencies involved in international business development to enhance commercial and academic benefits through international HE partnerships.

18 Days that Changed Egypt

Political Outlook & Opportunities for Trade and Investment

In response to the historic, unprecedented and ongoing transformation taking place in Egypt, the Conservative Arab Network and Egyptian-British Chamber of Commerce organised a prominent Panel Discussion on the ‘18 Days that Changed Egypt; Opportunities for Trade & Investment.’ The Panel of Experts was led by the Rt Hon Lord Howell of Guildford, Minister of State at the FCO. The Panel was further composed of expert...

Delivering Services for Gypsies and Travellers

As some light is shed on the likely impact of the Comprehensive Spending Review new challenges and opportunities are exposed. Amongst them, sector professionals need to look at the impact of the suspension of Gypsy and Traveller site grants, the New...

Institute for Learning Interactive Debate

Held at Westminster Studio, London SW1

The panel featured IfL chief executive Toni Fazaeli and IfL chair Sue Crowley.    

Meeting Student Expectations

Students or consumers? A consumer revolution? 3rd Annual Conference held at Westminster Studio, London

Set in the context of the Higher Education White Paper this important national conference brought together policy makers, student support professionals, student representatives and senior HE administrators and legal experts to consider the impact that the new financial situation will have on student expectations and the possibility of greater "consumer protection" for students.

Shaping the Future of PFM

1st International conference: Trust and accountability in public financial management. Held at Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Westminster, London

Headline sponsor:  With continued global economic uncertainty, the delivery of public financial management (PFM) is more important than ever.  All around the world, public sector spending is under pr...

What kind of education enables us to cope with an interconnected world?

A Cambridge Assessment event held at 1 Great George Street, Westminster, London, SW1

Cambridge Assessment hosted an event to investigate what an interconnected world means for education. It looked at what knowledge and skills are attractive to HE institutions and employers around the world and whether there is a common set of skills, body of knowledge, level of understanding or a mindset that enables students and countries to flourish in an interconnected world. It also considered global skills for...

Going Global 2011

World education: the new powerhouse? A British Council Learning event held in Hong Kong

As global markets develop rapidly, governments perceive that innovation and economic growth will be generated from growing global networks of researchers, students and institutions. But what challenge does this present to traditional roles of universities and colleges? How will this change the purpose and practice of higher and tertiary education? Who are the new players and partners – governments, business, academics, and students? ...

LG Group fire conference and exhibition 2011: the future of fire

A Local Government Association event. Held at the Hilton Newcastle Gateshead Hotel. Main Conference Sponsor: Lion Apparel - Media Sponsor: Fire Times

The 14th annual fire conference and exhibition explored a number of the most topical issues on the national agenda, and debated the key challenges facing the service in the future. The impact of the coalition government on fire service policy was a priority area for discussion. Over two days delegates from government, leading fire and rescue authority members, local authorities, senior officers and leading lights in the fire industry came t...

Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies

Initiating Mutuals & Social Enterprises

Mutual and Social Enterprise Broadcast Series 2011. Leadership Skills, Governance, Legal Properties. Held at Westminster Studio, London SW1

This conference and TV programme was put together with the leading organisations working in the field and is the first in a series which gives delegates the opportunity to hear from sector leaders, academics and government who will explore best practice in leadership, finance, service models, governance and legal proprieties. This was a ‘must attend’ event for councils considering commissioning or venturing...

Smartest Energy Annual Conference 2011

Coverage of the second annual Smartest Energy conference, held in London on 3 March 2011, attracted more than 100 delegates and was a great success.

FE Teaching and Learning

Annual Conference. Skilling for the future; effective leadership. Held at Westminster Studio and at our St Helens Satelite Hub.

This conference focused on the overall student experience and outcomes for learners and addressed what skills are required by employers, how senior management can support and motivate teaching staff in delivering positive outcomes for students and for the school and its reputation.

Child Protection

9th Annual National Forum. Held in Westminster, Central London

This conference brought together representatives from local and central government, Local Safeguarding Children’s Boards, police, health, education and child protection organisations to discuss latest police and guidance, share best practice and encourage effective multi-disciplinary working. Supported by:

Higher Education in FE

FE-HE Collaboration: Drivers of Change. Held at the Conference Suite, Eversheds LLP Headquarters, London with a satellite centre at Eversheds offices in Manchester.

This conference addressed the way forward in FE and HE Education, the various partnerships and collaborations possible and the challenges of loss of funding.

Housing Finance Reform: Seizing the Moment

A Local Government Association event. Held at Government House, Smith Square, London, SW1

This conference provided an invaluable opportunity to consider the challenges ahead and how to prepare for self financing. This included consideration of the long term viability of your business plan, the importance of long term asset management programmes, and the effective transition from the subsidy system to self financing.

Community Based Budgeting

The Next Step in Total Place. National Conference held at Westminster Studio, London

Strategically timed for just before the inception of the 16 community budget pilots, this conference built on experience of what works - and what doesn’t - while setting out the future of community based budgeting. Delegates had the opportunity to hear from sector leaders, academics and the Government who informed on best practice and future policy developments.

Enhancing Fundraising and Philanthropy in Higher Education

No longer an optional extra. National Conference held at Westminster Studio, London and brodcast from our satellite hub at Exeter University

This conference brought together vice-chancellors, directors of development, external affairs, major gifts and finance and other senior decision makers to examine how to sustain the gains that have been made and the critical future role of major donors and alumni funding.

Reshaping the Nursing Workforce

Empowering professionals in a changing climate. 5th Annual Conference. Held at the Kings Fund, London W1 with a satellite option at Leeds Met

Purchase all of the content from this event for £99 here This conference and Policy Review TV programme brought together nursing professionals and educationalists from across the UK with health managers to address solutions to the workforce, health care and financial challenges.

Improving International Student Experience

3rd Annual Conference. Enhancing the academic offer; overcoming obstacles. Held at Westminster Studio and at our Leeds Satelite Hub. Scroll down to book.

This conference addressed all the key-issues of maintaining and exceeding international students’ expectations, targeted marketing and recruitment campaigns and the use of technology to monitor applicants and progress of students.

Inspection and Regulation in Early Years

Striving for excellence at every level. Held at 76 Portland Place, London W1

This annual conference brought together senior childcare and early years practitioners and managers from across the country to hear the latest policy direction from government.

Restorative Approaches

A revolution in justice? 7th Annual Conference held at Westminster Studio, London SW1

This conference brought together leaders from across central and local government, education and third sector to examine how to manage and exceed government’s expectations in these challenging times.

School Transport

Sustainability during austerity. 9th Annual Conference. Held at Westminster Studio and at our Leeds Satellite Hub

Keynote Speaker: Rt Hon David Blunkett MP, Chairman, Yellow School Bus Commission Other Invited speakers: John Burch, Deputy Director of Operations, Confederation of Passenger Transport UK and Member of the Yellow School Bus Commission  Jonathan Jones, Programme Manager - Smarter Procurement, West Midlands Improvement and Efficiency

Social Work Reform

Supporting social workers supporting children. Held at Westminster Studios, London SW1

This National Conference enabled delegates to prepare for policy changes over the coming months. The initial findings of the Munro Review were discussed and experts shared their success stories for reducing costs whilst delivering excellence in children's social services. Speakers included: Allan Bowman

Student Retention and Progression in Higher Education

6th Annual Conference. Held at Westminster Studio, London SW1P

This conference brought together senior managers and policy makers from across the higher education sector to explore how to sustain widening participation, achieve high levels of student retention and to provide students with the best opportunity to succeed.

Local Government Behaviour Change

Community engagement with a purpose. Held at Westminster Studio, London SW1 as well as a satellite hub in Wigan

This conference brought together sector leaders to explore the future role of behaviour change to increase productivity, deal with budget cuts, facilitate partnership working and, most importantly, look to new measures to communicate both internally and externally to ensure we all achieve the ‘Big Society’.

Tough Talk

Broadcaster and health expert Roy Lilley interviews a series of high profile figures involved in the NHS. Watch the first Tough Talk interview with Dr Peter Carter, General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing and the second with Department of Health lead on GP Commissioning Dr James Kingsland.  

The future of recruiting foster carers

Changing the message and utilising all channels. Held at Westminster Studios, London SW1

There is serious concern for the future of fostering services as children’s services experience an unprecedented increase in the number of children entering the care system.  Managing the increased demand on the system will require an urgent look at the face of foster care and a strategic analysis of the marketing techniques currently use...

The Future of Transparency in Local Government

Held at Westminster Studio, London

  We would like to thank the sponsor of today's broadcast:     This conference, strategically timed for just before the January 2011 deadline, looked to the future of transparency in local governme...

Private Provision in UK Higher Education

Quality, efficiency, regulation. Held in central London

This conference brought together vice-chancellors, principals and other senior decision-makers from across public and private higher education to examine the threats and opportunities on the horizon for all higher education providers.

Breakthrough services in Local Government

Shared services and process redesign for efficiency and transformation

This conference shed light on how local public service organisations are redesigning services and offered practical advice for senior managers who are leading change.

Postgraduates

The right university, the right degree, the best student experience. Held at Westminster Studio, London

This national one-day conference brought together key stakeholders from across the Higher Education sector and provided an opportunity to discuss the main issues facing postgraduate course providers to improve student experience, attract undergraduate and graduate students and meet employers’ expectations.

14-19 Skills for Employability

Equipping young people for the world of employment. To be held at America Square Conference Centre, London and broadcast at our regional satellite viewing hub in St Helens, Merseyside.

The conference will provide one of the first opportunities to discuss the results of the new skills strategy. It brings together senior representatives from the learning and skills sector with employers to discuss the implications of the latest policy developments.

Improving outcomes for the Disabled Child

Addressing new regulations and local authority duty. To be held at Westminster Studio, London

This conference will discuss new directions in disabled children’s policy, including the special educational needs green paper, the future of commissioning services and what needs to be done to ensure positive outcomes

Sports Provision for Children and Young People

5th National Conference. To be held at Wembley Stadium, London

This conference will bring together local authority heads of service with key delivery partners and national development agencies to discuss their roles within the new government’s strategy for children and young people’s sport.

Eco Innovation Forum

Towards Green Investment and a Sustainable Future. Free to attend Forum and Exhibition to be held at Central Hall Westminster

This event will set out how UK business and public organisations are making the practical transition to a low-carbon and resource, energy and environmentally efficient economy. Want to attend in person?

Preventing a funding crisis in higher education

Addressing the outcomes of the Browne review and spending review.

Universities UK’s second annual higher education funding debate was an early opportunity to discuss the outcomes of the Government’s response to the Browne review, as well as the recent spending review. Speakers include: Rt Hon David Willetts MP, Minister of State Lord Browne of Madingley

Environment 2010

The Environment Agency National Conference: Creating a better place, a sustainable future. To be held at Central Hall, Westminster

This year’s annual conference will focus on the state of our environment - from water to waste, farming to flooding. Experts from the UK and abroad will assess how we can best mitigate or adapt to our changing climate.

Youth Justice

Annual convention. To be held at The Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, South Wales

This convention brings together delegates from youth offending teams, police, local authorities, secure establishments, sentencers, probation and other key stakeholders and policy makers.

Successful Employment and Resettlement of Ex-Offenders

5th Annual Conference. To be held at Westminster Studio, London

This conference will share best practice and consider recent policy developments and effective programmes that are in place to deliver services to support the resettlement of ex-offenders.

Graduate Talent

Innovation and Skills for Competitiveness. To be held in central London

This conference will bring together thought leaders from government, industry and education to get information about the latest skills needs and discover new opportunities for collaboration in support of them.

RCM Workplace Representatives

Annual Conference

Maternity Services in a Changing World

The Royal College of Midwives annual conference. To be held at Manchester Central

This is the premier event for those working in midwifery and with mothers and babies.

Student Midwives

The Royal College of Midwives Student Midwives’ Conference at Manchester Central

This conference led by student midwives for student midwives provided an opportunity to explore contemporary challenges affecting the provision of maternity services and the demands on midwives supporting diverse groups of women during childbirth.

The Future of Shared Services in Higher Education

Held in central London

This conference explored the opportunities for the strategic development of new models provision and how to capitalise on movements in the sector for greater integration and streamlining of administrative services. Please note that, although Paul Evans, Director of Business Excellence, Liverpool John Moores University, was unable to attend this conference, his presentation slides are available to view on the site ...

Enhancing the Student Experience

Held at Inmarsat Conference Centre, London and at our Satellite hub at St Helens College, Merseyside.

Set in the context of significant government efficiency savings and the Browne review of funding and fees, this conference brought together higher education leaders to examine how to manage and exceed students' diverse expectations.

Public Services Summit

"Social security to social productivity" New Opportunities for Public Sector Reform. Held at the RSA, London

This summit discussed the political and economic landscape post spending review and assessed the opportunities for re-fashioning public services along the lines proposed by the 2020 Public Services Commission.  

The Future of Apprenticeships

Best Practice in Taking Opportunities & Overcoming Barriers. Held in central London

This conference, strategically timed for after the Comprehensive Spending Review, looked to the future of Apprenticeships to assess the opportunities and barriers for both education and business stakeholders.  Featured presentation from Michael Davis from the UK Commission: 

London Health

Innovation, Quality, Productivity, and Inclusion. Held at the Business Design Centre, London

London Health 2010 is the largest one day event bringing together the capital’s healthcare community to share learning, showcase best practice, stimulate innovation and embrace the unique challenges and exciting opportunities that London presents. Lead sponsor:

Nursing in the Big Society

Held at Westminster Studio

This national conference outlined how leading practitioners can shape the future of Nursing and how services will be modelled at local level.

Health Futures

CSR - First Cut of the Figures. Broadcast seminar and breakfast reception held at Policy Review Westminster Studio.

This Policy Review TV broadcast set out the implications of the Comprehensive Spending Review and the next steps through the financial and policy landscape to enable health organisations to survive and prosper. Discussions were led by the following distinguished panel of leading health po...

Higher Education Futures

CSR - First Cut of the Figures. Broadcast seminar and reception held at Policy Review Westminster Studio

This event set out the implications of the CSR and the next steps through the financial and policy landscape that will enable higher education institutions to survive and prosper. Participants will have a clearer idea of what the Browne Review and the CSR means for their institution, organisational strategy and use of assets. Discussions were led by a distinguished panel including: Profes...

Part time study in Higher Education

National Conference. Held at Inmarsat Conference Centre, London

This conference brought together leaders in higher education to discuss funding, student support and retention and examine how providers are beginning to actively change their approach to accommodate and support a range of student ability, study options and timeframes.

Tackling Worklessness through Local Partnerships

2nd Annual Conference. Held in central London

This conference brought together local authorities and key partners to discuss the shifting policy landscape and share good practice around raising skills, boosting ambition and overcoming barriers to work for communities.

Cambridge Assessment Conference

Challenges of assessment reform. Held at Robinson College

This conference addressed the challenges of assessment reform. What ensures its success? What undermines it? What lessons can we learn from reforms past and present? The event involved exceptional thinkers provoking cutting-edge debate. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, a department of the University of Cambridge.

Domestic Violence

8th Annual Conference. Addressing the needs of domestic violence victims: the political landscape. Held at Grand Connaught Rooms, London

This year’s conference provided a timely opportunity to hold the new Coalition Government to account, hear details on actions taken to achieve the vision set out by Theresa May MP now she is Home Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities and explore what is being done in terms of service provision so that women and girls get the support they need.

Local and Regional Enterprise Partnerships

Held in Birmingham

This conference brought together council leaders and directors of economic development, learning and social policy with leaders from local commerce and industry to discuss emerging national policy and local good practice around sub-regional working.

Healthy Family, Healthy Child

Unite/CPHVA annual professional conference. Held at Harrogate International Centre

This conference provided an opportunity for you and your colleagues to hear the very latest developments in best practice in primary care and public health.

Victims and Witnesses

Improving practice and provision in a new landscape. 7th Annual Conference held in central London

This conference provided the opportunity to hear from senior stakeholders in the criminal justice sector discussing the latest government policy and practice strategies designed to address gaps, implement and improve provision systematically in every locality in a time of austerity.

Admissions to Higher Education

8th Annual National Conference. New pressures, new solutions. Held at Cavendish Conference Centre, London

This conference looked at best practice in widening participation, fairness and accessibility in the applications process, and asked how demand can be managed efficiently to ensure the best outcome for both students and HE institutions.

End of Life Care

2nd National Conference: Joining up services across health and social care. Held at King's Fund Conference Centre London

This conference considered some of the current issues in palliative and end of life care at a local and national level but concentrated on the issues and challenges that come from living longer with symptoms and how this affects patients and their carers.

Adolescence to Adulthood with Autism

Making the transition in education, employment and independence. Held at the Bloomsbury Hotel, London

Delegates heard from senior representatives from the health, social care, education, housing and employment sectors sharing good practice models in delivering and commissioning services to ensure successful transitions into adulthood.

Further Education Colleges and International Markets

5th Annual Conference held in central London

This conference brought together leaders, marketers, admission and recruitment directors and others from FE colleges from across the UK to discuss new marketing and recruitment strategies, websites, new technologies and working with agents and partner with colleges abroad.

Academies

National Conference held in central London

Over 1,700 schools have indicated an interest in acquiring academy status and this conference provided a timely examination of the latest funding, content and logistical details for all those tasked with strategic planning and implementation to get right up to date and prepare with confidence.

Effective Marketing in Higher Education

Unique selling points in a time of austerity and economic uncertainty. Held at 76 Portland Place, London

Effective marketing, recruitment and retention of students are vital for university funding. With a cap on the number of student places available in 2010-2011, increased student expectations and a challenging jobs market, it is vital for HEI’s to recruit and retain the right candidates.

Further Education and Skills Inspection

Promoting excellence, meeting the needs of learners. Held at Ambassadors, Bloomsbury, London

This conference brought together experts and leaders from FE colleges and training providers from across the UK to share ideas and experiences, evaluate the past year and promote continuous improvement and constant inspection readiness.

Under Pressure: Smarter Spending for Older People’s Services

Big challenges for the big society. Held at The Grand Connaught Rooms, London

This conference considered stronger corporate approaches to financial planning and collaborative working, addressing methods to improve service costs, preventing waste and achieving better outcomes and examined innovative ideas for services models that deliver what older people need and value.

Cambridge Assessment at Conservative Party Conference

Conservative Party Annual Conference

Daily reports, recordings of fringe meetings and interviews from the Conservative Party's Annual Conference, held this year in Birmingham

SmartestEnergy Annual Conference Edinburgh 2010

Are you FiT for the Generation Challenge?

SmartestEnergy, the leading purchaser and supplier of renewable energy from the independent generation sector in the UK, held their Second Annual Conference in Edinburgh, with a special focus on the Feed-in Tariff. Conference featured keynote speech from Liam McArthur MSP (pictured) and informative sessions on Feed-in Tariffs, Smart Grids and regulatory changes.

Labour Party Annual Conference

Daily reports, recordings of fringe meetings and interviews from Labour's Annual Conference, held this year in Manchester

Global Position Seminar: Reaching your Target Segment

A Masterclass Trans-Atlantic Broadcast held at Westminster Studio. Hosted by the Chronicle and PRTV

Chaired by: David Wheeler, Managing Editor International, The Chronicle Speakers included: Professor Sir Drummond Bone, former Vice-Chancellor, Liverpool University Professor Colin Grant, Pro Vice Chancellor, University of Surrey Elizabeth Scarborough, Chief Executive Officer, SimpsonScarborough Gretchen Dobson, Senior Associate Director, Domestic and Internat...

Making Equality Work

2nd national conference. Held at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel, Kensington, London

This event gave equality and diversity specialists from every sector the opportunity to come together with fellow professionals to share experiences and discuss approaches to change.

Social Enterprise and Public Service Reform

A right to request and a right to bid. Held in Manchester

This national conference looked at the opportunities and implications of the “right to request” and the “right to bid” out different business and delivery models being adapted and implemented by local authorities and health service providers.

UK Research

4th annual conference: the future of research funding. Held at Inmarsat Conference Centre, London

This year’s national research conference provided one of the first opportunities to learn about the Government’s unfolding plans from senior figures.

14-19 Diplomas

Qualifications, consortia, funding. 5th National Conference. Held at Millennium Gloucester Hotel, Kensington, London

This original independent examination of Diplomas brought together leaders, experts and professionals responsible for the 14-19 Diplomas.

Sure Start

Speakers included Helen Dent CBE, Chief Executive, Family Action and Jean Humphrys, Director, Early Years Development, Ofsted

This post-election conference gave delegates an update on the latest Government policy and guidance and provided practical advice to help centres to operate an effective and efficient service which meets the needs of the families and children in their area.

Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference

Recordings of fringe meetings at the first post-Coalition Liberal Democrat Party Conference

Reform: Can Cannock Cope?

Public Meeting about Public Services ‘Question Time’ style

The Coalition Government has committed to the biggest cost-cutting programme in living memory in order to eliminate the structural deficit within the term of this Parliament. How will local regions respond to national spending cuts? This event provided an opportunity to have a say about the future of Cannock Chase and how to get more in a time of less. Speakers:   Philip Atkins, Leader, Stafford...

Autumn of Decision - Health and Social Care

Broadcast seminar and breakfast reception. Held at Policy Review Westminster Studio, 10 Greycoat Place, London SW1P 1SB from 8:00 - 11:00hrs

A morning reception and live broadcast discussion on the outlook for the Health sector including the 20th October announcements, legislation and reform. Discussions were led by the following distinguished panel of leading health policy makers and commentators:   Rt Hon Stephen Dorrell MP, Chair, Health Select Committee Mark Jennings, Director of Health Care Improvement, The King's F...

Autumn of Decision - Local Government

Broadcast seminar and evening reception. Held at Policy Review Westminster Studio, 10 Greycoat Place, London SW1P 1SB from 17:30 - 20:00

An evening reception and live broadcast discussion on the outlook for the local government sector including the 20th October announcements, legislation and reform. Discussions were led by the following distinguished panel of leading local government policy makers and commentators:   John Atkinson, Managing Director, Local Government Leadership Steve Freer, Chief Executive, CIPFA

Further Education Mergers, Confederations and Shared partnerships

Change is inevitable: efficiency, structure and governance in FE. Held in central London

This one day conference was for Senior Further Education professionals who are looking at ways to secure the future success of their FE colleges.

Autumn of Decision - Criminal Justice

Broadcast seminar and evening reception. Held at Policy Review Westminster Studio, 10 Greycoat Place, London SW1P 1SB from 17:30 - 20:00

An evening reception and live broadcast discussion on the outlook for the criminal justice sector including the 20th October announcements, legislation and reform. Discussions were led by the following distinguished panel of leading criminal justice policy makers and commentators:   Simon Reed, Vice Chair, Police Federation, England and Wales John Graham, Director, Police Foundation...

Autumn of Decision - Education and Skills

Broadcast seminar and breakfast reception. Held at Policy Review Westminster Studio, 10 Greycoat Place, London SW1P 1SB from 8:00 - 11:00hrs

A morning reception and live broadcast discussion on the outlook for the Higher and Further Education sector including the 20th October announcements, legislation and reform. Discussions were led by the following distinguished panel of leading education policy makers and commentators: Nicola Dandridge, Chief Executive, Universities UK James Groves, Head of the Education Unit, Policy Exchange

The Future of Culture, Tourism and Sport

Speakers included: James Berresford, Chief Executive, VisitEngland and Martyn Allison, National Adviser, Culture and Sport, Local Government Improvement & Development

This national conference, held at Inmarsat Conference Centre, London, brought together senior officers and elected members with local partners and national development agencies to co-ordinate their efforts and position culture, tourism and sport within the place-shaping agenda.

What the heck is going on in the NHS?

Resources wasted on NHS “regurgitation” - Lynn Young  Speaking at an event entitled ’What the heck is going on in the NHS?’, Lynn Young, Primary Healthcare Adviser for the RCN had a blunt message to politicians who have undertaken expensive re-organisations of the health service. Describing the process as “regurgitation”, she said that billions of pounds had “gone down the...

Independent Commission on youth crime and antisocial behaviour

Time for a Fresh Start Debate

Local Strategic Partnerships

9th National Conference. Aligning resources to empower localities. Held at The King's Fund, London

This event provided one of the first opportunities post-election to discuss, debate and benchmark the evolving roles of Local Strategic Partnerships.

Employee Engagement Summit

Can you keep your staff motivated during the tough times ahead? Held at Cavendish Conference Centre, London

This conference brought together expert speakers from Senior HR, Workforce Development, Occupational Health, Welfare and Wellbeing Professionals in the private and public sector to share the latest good practice around people management and learn valuable lessons from the private sector that carried many of its staff through the toughest times.

5th International Carers Conference

New frontiers in caring: 2010 and beyond. Held at Leeds Royal Armouries

This conference brought together the international community of researchers, practitioners and those with an interest in caring to debate critical issues and exchange expertise and experience.

Skills for Life

7th annual conference. Enhancing employability; towards functional skills. Held at Inmarsat Conference Centre, London

This conference provided a key opportunity for all those tasked with strategic planning and implementation to get right up to date with the pilot and research projects already undertaken and prepare with confidence for full implementation.

Supporting Young People Leaving Care

Ensuring transitions into adulthood and independence. Annual Forum. Held at The Bloomsbury Hotel, London

This forum provided the opportunity to hear from leading experts in the field to understand and discuss current revisions, build on current achievements and share best practice with other senior representatives from the social care sector.

Educationally Supported Young People: Post-16 Transitions

Commissioning for LLDD, learners with SEN, hard-to-reach and medically ill learners. Held in central London

This conference presented requisite information on how local authorities, specialist schools and colleges, third party providers and voluntary sector representatives must ready themselves for the 2011/2012 cycle, whilst offering practical advice on responding to OFSTED commissioning reports.

Higher Education for the Health Workforce

5th annual conference. Held at Hallam Conference Centre, London

With the focus on high quality of care for all, this conference explored how institutions can combine their efforts by improving flexible health education, enhance healthcare staff engagement and encourage continual professional development and lifelong learning.

Re-modelling Library Services

5th National Conference. Adaptation through innovation. Held at the Bloomsbury Hotel, London

This conference brought together senior-level library and information management professionals from local authorities and the wider cultural sector in order to discuss emerging policy issues and share best practice from across the country.

Parental Engagement in Early Years

Working together to support children’s learning. Held at Inmarsat Conference Centre, London

This conference provided an opportunity to share best practice, network with colleagues and help improve your childcare and early years provision to meet the statutory targets from the Early Years Outcomes duty and also contribute to the PSA Delivery Agreements 10 and 11 and its associated indicators.

The Future of Further Education

Held at the Bloomsbury Hotel, London

This event presented one of the first opportunities for sector specialists, principals, senior management teams and policy leaders to prepare for changes that the post-election world will demand.

Higher Education Futures

Deciding a route and role for your institution. A diverse future? Time for Choices. Held at the Bloomsbury Hotel, London

This conference set out how institutions are planning a decisive route and role at a time of severe public sector restraint, demographic decline, rising student expectations, a more competitive international market and loud demands from all political parties for an improved offer to business. News story on BBC website: Private universities 'to expand' to fil...

The Future for Local Government

Annual Leadership Conference. Speakers included John Atkinson, Managing Director, Leadership Centre for Local Government

As the first major post-election overview of local government, this conference provided vital information and insider perspectives on the financial challenges and opportunities ahead.

Supporting Creative Industries

5th National Conference. Held at the Barbican Centre, London. Key speakers included Dinah Caine OBE, Chief Executive, Skillset and Lesley Morris, Head of Design Skills, Design Council

This conference brought together thought leaders from government, industry and education to learn about, and discover new opportunities for collaboration in support of,  the latest creative industry skills needs. Agenda

Queen's Speech Forum

Trends, policies and signposts on reform. Keynote speakers included Francis Maude and Eric Pickles.

Read John Hayes' speech transcript here AGEND...

Safeguarding Children Forum

8th annual event. Held at the Bloomsbury Hotel, London

This event brought together representatives from local and central government, LCSBs, police, education and child protection organisations to discuss the latest policy and guidance, share good practice and encourage effective multi-disciplinary working.

Offender Management

Reducing re-offending in partnership. Annual one day conference. Held at Cavendish Conference Centre, London

With contributions from leading experts in the field, this conference brought together representatives from all corners of the criminal justice arena to build on achievements and innovative best practices by increasing dialogue between stakeholders in the management of offenders.

QAA Annual Subscribers' Meeting: 'Future Directions'

Held at St. David's Hotel, Cardiff

Attended by over 120 delegates from subscribing institutions and higher education representative bodies from across the UK, the central theme of the conference was ‘Future Directions’ with a number of high profile speakers sharing their views and visions for the future of higher education in the UK.

Meeting student expectations

Improving student satisfaction and managing complaints. Held at The King’s Fund, London

This conference brought together experts from HEIs, Student Unions and the OIA to discuss how, in a relationship with redefined parameters, students’ expectations as consumers can be met, their complaints handled effectively, and a HEIs reputation be preserved. Keynote speaker: Julia Hobsbawm, Founder of Editorial Intelligence; Professor of Public Relations, University of the Arts, London.

Maintaining Excellence in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

Held at Cavendish Conference Centre, London

Excellence in teaching and providing a high quality learning experience will be critical for the UK to maintain and extend its position as a world leader in higher education. This event was for all teaching professionals and senior managers responsible for teaching and learning.

Higher Education and Schools Partnerships

3rd Annual Conference. Held at The King's Fund, London

This conference brought together key decision makers responsible for 14-19 learners to examine how to reach this young talent pool and encourage their social mobility through higher education.

Teaching and Learning

Measuring and Delivering Quality in FE. Held at Inmarsat Conference Centre, London

The coming two years will be the most difficult FE has faced in 20 years, with changes in finance bringing major questions about the range of provision and a desire to focus on quality of outcome. Pre-conference interview with Lee Davies, Deputy Chief Executive, Institute for Learning:

Reaction to the Coalition

General Election Analysis 2010

Let's talk exam standards

Exam standards - Join the debate. To be held at RSA House, London.

Cambridge Assessment hosted an open and frank discussion about examination standards to clarify public understanding of the different examination standard issues. How to participate Comment: Have your say on exam standards now by taking part in the online discussion and posting your thoughts at: www.examstand...

Student Retention and Progression

5th Annual Conference. Held at Cavendish Conference Centre, London

This conference brought together senior managers and policy makers from across the higher education sector to set out how to meet the challenge of achieving high levels of student retention. Our cameras were there to cover all the main sessions. View content from last year's event  

Community Consultation

8th Annual Conference. Hard choices, engagement and localism. Held at The Kings Fund, London

This conference examined the implications of “Total Place” and the new movements of localism for consultations, outlining how separate public bodies can consult together.

Developing the Childcare Workforce

6th National Conference. Held at The Bloomsbury Hotel, London

The Government expects organisations within children’s trusts to demonstrate that they are working together at the operational level and directors of children’s services to gain more experience of operations. This conference looked at examples of co-operative best practice on the ground, helping local authorities and their statutory partners to meet these obligations.

Offender Learning, Skills and Employment

High standards for adult and youth offenders. 6th annual conference. Held at Grand Connaught Rooms, London

This conference addressed the challenges facing prison governors and education providers in the midst of public spending cuts.

British Council - Going Global 4

Held at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London

We broadcast all plenary sessions live from this major international education conference. Our partner for the live sessions was: The Chronicle of Higher Education Programme details: HERE

Annual Health Strategy Summit 2010

The Nuffield Trust for Research and Policy Studies in Health Services. Held at Wotton House, Surrey

This high-profile health strategy summit, now in its second year, brought together senior managers and clinicians, policy makers and analysts from across the health services in the UK and internationally. Dr Denis Cortese Emeritus President / ...

Information, Advice and Guidance for Young People

National Conference. Held at Inmarsat Conference Centre, London

This conference brought together policy and decision makers, education leaders, governors, head teachers and careers co-ordinators to examine the new funding arrangements and obligations, the challenges in local communities and to hear how information, advice and guidance has a central role in building skills, informing parents and tackling the effects of the economic downturn.

Future of Banking Commission final session

Evidence Session 1

9.00am-10.15am Lord Myners (HMT) 10.15am-11.30am Lord Turner and Hector Sants (FSA) 11.45am-12.15pm Philip Collins (OFT) 12.15pm-1.00pm Robert Peston (BBC) Links to other hearings Session 1 Session 2

Delivering Services for Gypsies and Travellers

8th Annual Conference. “Celebrating culture, supporting independence and moving beyond past injustice”. Held in central London

This conference, developed in partnership with the National Association of Gypsy and Traveller Officers, attempted to answer some challenging questions and assist local authorities and partners having to make tough decisions about where to allocate sparse resources.

Election 2010: Where Next For Immigration Policy

Smith Institute Lecture

Future of Banking Commission

Canary Wharf Marriott, London

Commissioners: Peter Vicary-Smith, Chief Executive, Which? Rt Hon David Davis MP (Chair) Dr Vince Cable MP Rt Hon John McFall MP Philip Augar, writer on the financial services industry Clare Spottiswoode, Chair. Gas Strategies Limited David Pitt-Watson, Chair, Hermes Focus Asset Management Roger Bootle, City of London economist The third Session heard from...

14-19 Funding

3rd Annual Conference. Transferring the funding, transforming the system. Held at NH Jolly St Ermin’s, Westminster

From April 2010 local authorities will take forward funding of provision for 16-19 year olds. This conference for senior leaders in FE and secondary schools, local authorities, members of Regional Planning Groups and other experts, set out how the change has affected those involved and what is still to be expected.

Policy Review Interactive and Total Politics launch

Policy Review TV unveiled a new event partnership with Total Politicst at a special Pre-Election Briefing and reception on Tuesday 9th March at Altitude Millbank Tower. The pre-election briefing was led by Andrew Hawkins, Chief Executive of ComRes, who revealed what the numbers are really telling us about the outcome of the next election and what in particular is happening in the key marginal seats which will decide the election. Ia...

The Inaugural Scottish Creative Economy Conference

Held at the University of the West of Scotland

This new conference, developed in partnership with Creative & Cultural Skills, was an opportunity to share national policy and local good practice designed to boost Scotland’s creative economy and reinforce its position as a world-leader in the creative and cultural sectors.

Sexual Health

3rd Annual Brook Conference and Awards. BoyGirlManWoman: Putting gender at the heart of improving sexual health and reducing teenage pregnancy. Held at Arsenal Football Club, Emirates Stadium, London

This conference discussed the important role that gender plays in supporting young people in understanding themselves and making informed choices about their relationships, sexual health and contraception.

Graduate Employability

What graduates need and employers want. Held at QEII Conference Centre, Westminster, London

This conference set out, for university and college management, how departments and courses can grow and how businesses can access and gain from talented student placements, internships and student engagement. Blogging or tweeting about this conference?  If you are blogging or sharing images and videos about this event using tools that support tagging, please use the tag graduates2010

Taking action for children:

Tackling deprivation through early intervention

Postgraduates

Access, Employer Needs, Student Experience and Competitiveness. 8th annual conference. Held at The Bloomsbury Hotel, London

This conference brought together key stakeholders from across the Higher Education sector and updated delegates on the latest progress and development on The Postgraduate Review.

The Future of Banking Commission

Evidence Session 2. Held at RSA

Commissioners: Peter Vicary-Smith, Chief Executive of Which? Rt Hon David Davis MP (Chair) Dr Vince Cable MP Rt Hon John McFall MP Philip Augar, writer on the financial services industry Clare Spottiswoode, Chair of Gas Strategies Limited David Pitt-Watson, Chair of Hermes Focus Asset Management Roger Bootle, City of London economist The Second Session heard from witnesses representing the Bank of En...

The Role of Higher Education in the Regions

Held at the Bloomsbury Hotel, London

This annual conference set out how HEIs, businesses and government are working together in partnership focusing on career development of graduates and employees.

Welfare to Work

A Watershed in Welfare. Held in central London

This conference advised local authorities, jobcentres, social enterprises and public bodies on the likely direction of government policy in this area and shared best practice around the contracting and delivery of welfare to work.

European Serious Organised Crime

3rd annual conference. Held at the Hilton London Metropolitan Hotel

This event critically examined the scope of the response to organised crime in the UK and the wider system in which the UK participates. Please note that for security reasons we are unable to make the presentations from this event available online. If you are interested in any of the speakers' conference materials, please contact [email protected]

TOTAL PLACE

A new opportunity? Held at The Grand Connaught Rooms, London

The second in the series, this conference, held in association with The MJ, Leadership Centre for Local Government and Communities and Local Government looked at the latest developments in total place agenda. Read: 'The lessons so far from the Total Place pilots'

Connecting to Compete

A Global Seminar presented by The Chronicle of Higher Education in partnership with Policy Review TV. Held in Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Higher education is rapidly becoming intensely international and universities need to have strong identities to compete effectively in research and communication. This invitation only seminar explored ways to drive excellence in three areas: social media, research partnerships, and marketing. Speakers included:  ...

NAO / OGC event

OGC/GPS/NAO Conference on Commercial Skills for Complex Government Projects. Held at National Audit Office, London

Future of Nursing Workforce

Taking centre-stage in health leadership. 4th national conference. Held at The King’s Fund, London

This conference brought together nursing leaders from both education and practice and was an opportunity to network, share best practice and discuss concerns and thoughts about change.

The Future of Banking Commission

Evidence Session 1. Held at Riverbank Park Plaza, London

Commissioners:   Peter Vicary-Smith, Chief Executive, Which? Rt Hon David Davis MP (Chair) Dr Vince Cable MP Rt Hon John McFall MP Philip Augar, writer on the financial services industry Clare Spottiswoode, Chair. Gas Strategies Limited David Pitt-Watson, Chair, Hermes Focus Asset Management Roger Bootle, City of London economist The first Session hea...

Skills, Jobs, Growth

UK Commission for Employment and Skills Convention.

This invitation only conference brought together national and international skills experts and leading thinkers to focus on the UK's future strategy for skills, jobs and growth.

Apprenticeships Driving Business

Making the most of Apprenticeships. National conference held at The Bloomsbury Hotel, Great Russell Street, London

This conference, which took place during Apprenticeship Week, set out strategies for FE providers and businesses to align their offers with skills frameworks and benefit from Group Training Associations, Apprentice Training Associations and the ‘Good for Business’ initiatives.

The UK International Student Experience

Maintaining a rise in international students. 2nd annual conference. To be held at Cavendish Conference Centre, London

This conference brought together senior education leaders involved in attracting international students and examined how to enhance the already world-class higher education experience they receive. Keynote speaker: Rt Hon David Lammy MP

FE HE Collaboration

Maintaining Successful Collaboration. Held at Cavendish Conference Centre, London

This conference provided the first opportunity to consider how cuts will affect collaboration between FE and HE, and the new challenges posed by developing funding methodologies.

Inspection and Regulation in Early Years

Held at Hilton London Metropole, London

This well established national conference brought together senior childcare and early years practitioners and managers from across the country to hear the latest policy direction from government.

Restorative Approaches

6th Annual Conference. Held at Grand Connaught Rooms, London

This annual conference provided an opportunity to hear the latest policy developments and learn from good practice examples how restorative techniques can help reduce re-offending.

Transforming the Young People’s Workforce

3rd National Conference. Held at Grand Connaught Rooms, London

This conference brought together local authorities and partner agencies, youth justice professionals and third sector organisations to address key issues affecting the development of the youth workforce.

Delivering Quality Care

Counsel and Care 5th National Conference. Held at Inmarsat Conference Centre, London

This year's conference addressed the six key elements that people can expect from a national social care service: access to prevention services; a joined up service; appropriate information and advice; personalised care and support; and fair funding.

School Transport

8th National Conference. Held at the Barbican Centre, London

This conference examined the likely implications of increased demand for transport services caused by the continued roll-out of 14-19 Diplomas and looked at successful initiatives from local authorities that can form the basis of sustainable solutions.

Soft Power and Public Diplomacy in the 21st Century

British Council Parliamentary Lecture

On the first anniversary of President Obama's inauguration, leading academic Professor Joseph Nye will share his latest thinking on the contribution of public diplomacy to contemporary international relations.

Thought for the Evening

Editorial Intelligence's special New Year ‘Thought for the Evening’ to mark the work of Object - www.object.org and talk about: "A decade of porn culture: is it time to put feminism back into public life?”

Supported by Policy Review TV, Edelman and Cision Facilitated by Julia Hobsbawm. With: Caitlin Moran, Columnist, The Times; Susie Orbach, Psychoanalyst, Writer and Activist; Dr Sasha Rakoff, Director, Object; Diane Abbott MP

Comprehensive Area Assessments

2nd Annual Conference. Held at Inmarsat Conference Centre, London

This conference helped local authorities and partners to integrate citizen-backed evidencing of CAA outcomes into their daily operations in order to improve performance and reduce unnecessary inspection.

Young People Not in Education, Employment or Training

2nd Annual Conference. Held at Cavendish Conference Centre, London

In 2010, the Government is making further help available to young people aged 18-24 through the Young Person's Guarantee of a job, training or a place in the Community Task Force for those who have been unemployed for a year.

Graduate Talent

Innovation and Skills for Competitiveness. To be held in central London

This conference will bring together thought leaders from government, industry and education to get information about the latest skills needs and discover new opportunities for collaboration in support of them.

Who pays?

Options for the future funding of higher education. To be held at One Great George Street, London

Filming by Policy Review TV

Positive Activities for Young People

7th National Conference held in central London

This conference brought together representatives from local authorities, education, connexions, youth offending teams and Police. The event offered delegates the opportunity to hear the latest policy developments and share best practice and positive activities delivery with fellow PAYP workers.

Improving Services for People with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Held at Inmarsat Conference Centre, London

Bringing together senior policy makers, academics, clinicians and major stakeholder organisations, this conference considered the systemic improvements needed to manage and control rheumatoid arthritis.

Investors in People

National conference held at Westminster Conference Centre, London

Building on the success of 2008, this year’s Investors in People 9th National Conference focused on the performance challenges faced by employers in the downturn. ACAS/CIPD guide on managing in a recession CLICK HERE  

Tackling Worklessness through Local Partnerships

Held at the Bloomsbury Hotel, London

This conference brought together local authorities and key partners to share strategy and best practice in driving forward the Government’s worklessness agenda at the local level.

Successful Employment and Resettlement of Ex-Offenders

Held at Inmarsat Conference Centre, London

This conference provided an opportunity for delegates to learn about government strategies for the next few years, discuss learning and skills and share good practice on resettlement and employment of ex-offenders.

Further Education and the International Market

Held in central London

Bringing together leaders in FE, this conference examined the operation and impact of the PBS. Delegates also heard how colleges and providers are developing long-term strategies to build partnerships, compete for international students and understand the demands of international markets.

Pioneering the Mother and Baby Pathway

The Royal College of Midwives Annual Conference. Held in central Manchester

This event brought together those working in midwifery and with mothers and babies to learn about, debate and discuss the key challenges and opportunities midwives face as a profession. RCM Workplace Representatives' Conference Student Midwives conference

RCM Workplace Representatives' Conference

This event took place concurrently with day two of the RCM Annual Conference at Manchester Central. This training day was open to all accredited RCM stewards, health and safety representatives and union learning representatives. Pioneering the Mother and Baby Pathway

Sports Provision for Children and Young People

4th Annual Conference. Held at the Emirates Stadium, London

This conference brought together local authority leaders and leisure officers, representatives from NGBs and other key organisations with a stake in youth sports provision to discuss how the goals of the government's PESSYP strategy and those of local area agreements can be achieved through sport.

Student Midwives

Royal College of Midwives 19th Annual Conference The New Generation: Stepping Stones to the Future Held in central Manchester

This event brought student midwives across the UK to meet together, hear from leading experts and discuss the latest developments and challenges facing midwifery education and practice. Pioneering the Mother and Baby Pathway RCM Workplace Representatives' Conference

Making Equality Work

Equality and Diversity Professional National Conference Held at Inmarsat Conference Centre, London

This event addressed policy and management transition issues and considered how professionals can embed the requirements of the new act and outline steps for the smooth introduction of complex new duties alongside the existing equality and diversity structures.

Citizen Focus Policing

Achieving public confidence: towards the 60% single national target Held at Liverpool Marriott Hotel City Centre

This conference provided key policy updates on citizen focused policing and its implementation and set out, in practical terms, how the police and their partners are connecting with the communities.

Domestic Violence

Understanding violence against women and girls: Getting service provision right 7th Annual Conference. Held at Hilton London Metropole

This conference provided an opportunity to hear the latest policy developments on the strategy to end violence against women, learn about the various forms of violence affecting women and children and discuss ongoing challenges to joined-up service provision.

Enhancing Student Experience

Held at Hilton London Metropole

This conference brought together higher education leaders to examine how to manage and exceed students' expectations in a challenging climate.

Local Better Regulation Office

Working Together for Better Local Regulation. Held at London Hilton Metropole

This conference brought together local authorities and regulators to discuss the future of regulation.

Youth Justice Convention 2009

Keynote addresses included Helen Edwards and Ed Balls. Use the documents, videos and podcasts for briefing and training.

For 10 years the Youth Justice Convention has brought together delegates from youth offending teams, police, local authorities, secure establishments, sentencers, probation and other key stakeholders and policy makers in the youth justice system. This year's event brought together leading s...

Positive Ageing

Discussed the challenges of delivering the government's Strategy on Ageing. Held at Cavendish Conference Centre, London

This timely conference assembled a panel of leading policy makers, health and social care managers and practitioners and representatives from the voluntary sector to deliver multi-agency working.

Effective Marketing in Higher Education

Held at Inmarsat Conference Centre, London

Now in its 7th successful year, this conference brought together senior marketing and communications professionals to address the challenges facing higher education and discuss long term solutions to current issues.

London Health

Strategies and commissioning for better outcomes. Held at London Hilton Metropole

London Health 09 is a major two day conference and exhibition bringing together the capital's health community to share learning, showcase best practice and stimulate ambition in embracing the unique challenges and exciting opportunities that London presents.

Environment 09

Environment Agency Annual Conference - held at the QEII Conference Centre, London.

With just days to go to the Copenhagen Summit and flooding once again making the UK headlines, the importance of managing climate change and protecting the environment to national and local strategic planning cannot be overstated. Environment 09, is a major conference and highlighted the political and economic influence of climate change and featured leading politicians, scientists, experts and practitioners. We record...

London Health 09 Exhibition Seminars

  London Health 09 was a major two day conference and exhibition bringing together the capital's health community to share learning, showcase best practice and stimulate ambition in embracing the unique challenges and exciting opportunities that London presents.  

Admissions to Higher Education

7th Annual Conference held at America Square Conference Centre

This event provided the key updates in admissions policy and assessed their impact on Higher Education.

Towards Ambition 2020: Skills, Jobs, Growth

central London

The UK Commission for Employment and Skills has published its proposals regarding the future development of modern skills and employment systems in the UK. These include ideas which address the need for further simplification in systems which are currently perceived to be too complex. The event was hosted by Sir Michael Rake, Chairman of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills and Chairman of BT Group plc. Chris Humphries, Chief Executi...

Transforming Public Services

Working together - delivering excellence, efficiency and value for money 5th Annual Conference. Held at Ramada Manchester Piccadilly Hotel, Manchester

This conference brought together representatives from the public, private and third sectors to discuss the Government's latest strategies on modernising public services through transformational change.

Victims and Witnesses

6th Annual Conference held at the Hilton London Metropole

This event looked at the findings from the joint thematic review of victims and witnesses experiences and provided an opportunity for delegates to hear the latest policy developments and debate and discuss service provision and measures needed to further improve the outcome for victims and witnesses of crime.

Employability for Scotland

3rd Annual Conference. Held at Radisson SAS, Edinburgh

This event looked at the long term challenges of skills development within an increasingly competitive global economy and considered responses to the needs of employers and individuals.

Invest for Greatness in Higher Education

Big Issues, Big Challenges - Beyond the fees debate. Held in central London

This conference looked at the challenges facing UK higher education and the strategic decisions VCs, principals, finance directors and other senior decision makers can take to ensure their institution prospers in the difficult restructuring ahead.

Enhancing Flexible Provision of Higher Education

National Conference held at the Barbican Centre, London

This conference brought together leaders in higher education and organisations to discuss students’ experience of, and attitudes towards, part-time study, its costs and student support.

Adults with autism

National conference held at the Bloomsbury Hotel in London

This conference focused on the National Audit Office Supporting People with Autism through Adulthood report which explores the longer-term health and economic impacts of failing to cater for adults on the autistic spectrum.

Creating Social Enterprises

Public Service Delivery Through Social Enterprise. Held at the Royal Institute of British Architects, London

An important and timely one day conference for local government and health leaders charged with developing and working with social enterprise relationships to deliver public service outcomes.

Local Area Agreements

5th Annual Conference. Held at the Barbican Centre, London

Delegates heard from best practice and learned how to demonstrate that their Local Area Agreements are effective.

Re-Skilling for Recovery in your Region

Working to put the right skills in the right place in preparing for economic upturn. Held at Cavendish Conference Centre, London

This conference brought together representatives from across the learning and skills, local authority and regional development sectors to set out how regional partnerships must work together to lift the UK’s regions out of recession.

The flood risk to London - The implications to business

Lecture at The Insurance Institute of London

Addressing members of The Insurance Institute of London, Environment Agency Chairman, Lord Chris Smith warned that “we are now experiencing what can only be described as a new kind of rain…that falls in huge quantities all at once in the same place”, an...

The Comment Awards

Brought to you by Editorial Intelligence, the media analysis and networking business and filmed by awards broadcast partner, Policy Review Interactive.

The Comment Awards are the first to celebrate comment in all its forms - both print and online from the Commentariat across both newspapers and the blogosphere. 2009 winners, announced on 13th October 2009 over a champagne breakfast at RIBA, London. Best Comment Pages sponsored by Edelman WINNER:  The Times, edited by Anne Spackman ...

Unlocking the talent of children and young people

2nd National Conference. Held at the Barbican Centre, London

This conference looked at the successes and lessons learned from initiatives such as ‘Find Your Talent’, and introduced new programmes from government and community organisations designed to unlock the talent of children and young people.

Conservative Party Annual Conference

The Conservative Party's 126th annual conference was held at Manchester Central (formerly known as GMEX) from 5-8 October. This was the last conference before the general election.

Each day we interviewed attendees to find out their views on policy issues as well as their reactions to speeches and fringe events.

Labour Party Annual Conference

Being held in Brighton, Labour's Annual Conference is one of the largest and most high profile political events in Europe.

Each day we'll be interviewing attendees to find out their views on policy issues as well as their reactions to speeches and fringe events.

Sure Start

Succeed and Sustain. Held at The Bloomsbury Hotel, London. Supported by: Day Care Trust, Fatherhood Insitute, Action for Children, National Literacy Trust, Pre-School Alliance

This major annual conference gave all those leading the way in providing high-quality, diversified children's centres the opportunity to come together and share how they are improving outcomes for the Sure Start generation.

Pandemic: Does the Global Media spread Information or Panic?

An Editorial Intelligence event in association with and kindly hosted by BBC Global News. Held at The Council Chamber, BBC Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London W1A 1AA.

Chair: Zeinab Badawi, Presenter - World News Today, BBC World News & BBC Four Panel: David Brennan, CEO, AstraZeneca Simon Jenkins, Commentator, The Guardian Catherine Mayer, London Bureau Chief, TIME Magazine Professor Peter Openshaw, Director of the Centre for Respiratory Infection (CRI), the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London Paola Totaro, London correspondent for...

Diplomas for 14-19 Year Olds

4th National Conference. Held at Hilton London Metropole

In 2013, all Diploma qualifications will be available; 17 Diplomas, three different levels, 51 different new qualifications. This conference brought together all those tasked with leading implementation to examine the first year, benchmark consortia progress, answer the critics and anticipate changes in the coming academic year.

The Future of Culture, Tourism and Sport

5th National Conference. Held at Cavendish Conference Centre

This pivotal annual conference explored how the culture, tourism and sport sectors can meet the challenges that lie ahead, and promote their position in providing high quality public services responsive to the needs of communities.

Virtual conference for commissioning teams

World class commissioning assurance - launch of Year 2 16 September 2009, London

  Welcome to the virtual conference for world class commissioning assurance - launch of Year 2 Nearly 400 SHA and PCT CEOs, chairs, PEC chairs and key partners gathe...

Total Place

Focusing funding on places – not institutions. Held at Cavendish Conference Centre

Public services must accelerate how well they are working together. Public spending melt down and increased expectations from citizens are combining to change the way public services are delivered. This change must happen at a local level. This conference, in partnership with The MJ, brought together the senior managers from across local areas that are tasked with making this happen.

Bonfire of the Quangos: Where Next?

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Youth Research Forum

Lunchtime Seminar hosted by the Youth Research Forum and Policy Review at QEII Conference Centre, Westminster: How Can Government Change Behaviour?

Many of the major challenges facing society and government require the active and voluntary participation of the people concerned, whether in their health, their education or their environment. The behaviour changes now required do not lend themselves to established levers of government. Speaker: Matt Tee, Permanent Secretary for Government Communications

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Securing City & Regional Prosperity

International conference to be held at The Lowry Centre, Salford

Taking on board the impact of the current global economic crisis, this international conference will set out global competitiveness strategies, bringing together a panel of internationally recognised speakers to show how city and regional economies in developed countries can respond effectively.

Local Strategic Commissioning

Keynote speaker: Rt Hon Francis Maude MP shadow minister for the Cabinet Office and Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

This national conference looked at the long-term impacts of the global financial crisis on the public sector. Cuts in public spending and the drive for greater efficiencies have intensified, whilst pressure from individuals and communities wanting more efficient and responsive local public services has increased.  

Promoting Local Democracy

Involving and Reconnecting Communities. Held in central London

This conference brought together central government, local government and partners to learn how to involve communities in local decision making, and reconnect them with the democratic process.

Reducing Re-offending

Ensuring positive outcomes in the economic downturn. Held at America Square Conference Centre, London

With contributions from leading experts in the field, this conference brought together representatives from local and central government with criminal justice agencies, prison, probation and police officers to explore how to work in partnerships to increase successful resettlement and reduce re-offending.

Delivering Local Outcomes through Libraries

4th National Conference held in central London

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport published its Library Service Modernisation Review in June 2009. The review focused on what a modern library service can contribute to local authorities, and set out the partnership and investment framework across government needed to achieve this vision. This conference, supported by DCMS and the Society of Chief Librarians, equipped delegates with a sound understanding of the review’s find...

Transforming Young Lives

Enhancing well-being through school-home links. Held at Inmarsat Conference Centre, London

This event brought together experts in children’s services, the education sector and local authorities to identify the key interventions that work for at risk young people and their families.

Skills for Life

6th Annual National Conference. Held at Hallam Conference Centre, London

With a particular focus on employability, this event explored strategies to raise demand for literacy, language and numeracy amongst individuals and employers. Bringing together senior representatives from across the education, adult services, local authority and voluntary sectors the conference examined effective practice and strategies to boost the standard and demand of these vital basic skills.

Meeting the NEET Challenge

Providing services and ensuring opportunities in the economic down turn. Held at Hallam Conference Centre, London

This national conference gave delegates the opportunity to hear the latest policy developments and discuss what the implications will be for local authorities, schools and colleges, social services, connexions and all those working to help young people find meaningful direction.

UK Research

3rd Annual Conference. Held at The Bloomsbury Hotel, London

This conference evaluated the research funding allocations, the shift from the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) to the Research Excellence Framework (REF) and provided guidance for all those concerned with sustaining research funding in their institutions.

HE, Health and Care Workforce Planning

Matching higher education to new roles. Held at Cavendish Conference Centre, London W1

This national conference brought together higher education and health service leaders to find solutions to the challenges that may prevent them from having the right people in the right healthcare roles in the future.

Sustaining Higher Education Funding

Held in central London

This event discussed the critical role of higher education in turning around the economy and assessed the current financial implications and issues of sustainability. It brought together vice-chancellors, finance directors and other senior decision makers providing a platform to exchange and develop ideas in how to develop the way forward to ensure HEIs are able to tackle the question of sustainability and funding. Supported by:

NAO Private Finance Conference

Focused on key issues in the current financial and economic climate and was held at the Victoria Park Plaza London.

The event was a forum to assist decision making in private finance projects in the current financial and economic environment. It featured: • Findings of recent NAO reports on major private finance programmes • Treasury update on the new financing arrangements for infrastructure projects • Essential contract manage...

Understanding International Student Choices

To be held in Scotland

A Policy Review Briefing supported by the 1994 Group for those involved with the recruitment of international students.

Child Protection

7th National Conference. Held at Jurys Great Russell Street Hotel, London

Children in the UK have been the focus of many reports in the media. Concerns for their physical and emotional wellbeing, in their homes, in care , on the internet and at schools have been discussed as well as fears of an increase in child poverty in light of the current financial climate. Fears that children might be at risk of overprotection have also been raised. This conference brought together representatives from local and central gov...

End of Life Care

Keynote speakers: Edward Leigh MP (pictured) and Prof. Mike Richards CBE Chair, End of Life Care Strategy Advisory Board

This conference came in the wake of Lord Darzi's High Quality Care for All: Next Stage Review, which identified end of life care as one of the eight care pathways that the NHS will focus on. The Department of Health published its End of Life Care S...

Further Education Leadership Summit

The Guardian 3rd Annual Conference. Keynote speaker David Willetts MP

Further education is going through its biggest change for over a decade in a time of economic turmoil: with new funding arrangements, new challenges in local communities and a central role in building skills and tackling the effects of the economic downturn. The Guardian 3rd Annual Further Educat...

Public Services Summit

Keynote speaker: Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Liam Byrne MP

This conference provided the latest ideas and strategies to meet the challenges ahead. Delegates heard what the experts and policy makers have to say, shared their views and debated the latest thinking with colleagues from the wider public sector and business.

Local Strategic Partnerships

Keynote address: Bob Neill MP, Shadow Minister for Local Government

This seminal conference addressed critical issues such as how LSPs can have their say at the regional level, LAA delivery across two tiers, place shaping, performance management and private/transport sector involvement. The event provided local authorities and their partners with valuable policy insights.

Green Hospitals

Tackling the challenge of carbon reduction

This live online conference provided a forum to address the challenges of meeting the ambitious targets for carbon reduction in the NHS as stated in the Saving Carbon, Improving Lives strategy document (CLICK HERE TO VIEW). This report has set out ambitious targets by the NHS to reduce carbon emissions by 15% by 2010, five years earlier than cur...

Meeting Student Expectations

Increasing satisfaction or complaints? Warning signs for the smart HEI. Held at Cavendish Conference Centre, London

Student complaints, particularly from international students, are on the rise at over 10% a year. Even seemingly isolated complaints have the potential to significantly detract from the UK’s reputation for excellence in higher education. In light of the forthcoming Office of the Independent Adjudicator’s Pathway Project this conference brought together all those concerned with preventing and managing student complaints, inc...

Higher Education in the Regions 2009

5th Annual Conference. Held at Crowne Plaza, Birmingham

Supporting the economy through recession is one of the two key priorities set out by the Secretary of State in January 2009. The demand for new higher education skills, retraining, management training and regional capacity building, employer engagement and working with training and enterprise organisations will be imperative. This conference brought together leading speakers and organisations to set out policy, examine success stories and c...

FE-HE Collaborative Provision 2009

Annual conference held at Hilton London Metropole Hotel

This conference examined the latest information on strategies to increase collaboration and encouraged providers to adopt a more strategic approach to ensure provision is high quality, delivered in an appropriate environment, and facilitates student progression.

Community Cohesion

5th Annual Conference. Held at Cavendish Conference Centre, London

This national conference provided an opportunity to discuss how best to engage disadvantaged communities and bring people from different backgrounds together to prevent growing resentment from leading to increasing segregation. The conference also looked at examples of good practice cohesion projects and discussed what role councils should take in increasing cohesion.

Delivering Services for Gypsies and Travellers

Increasing Inclusion and Improving Healthcare. Held at Inmarsat Conference Centre, London

This event examined the pressing issues facing those responsible for developing services for Gypsies and Travellers. Delegates were brought up to speed on policy and the responsibilities of the new Homes and Communities Agency, as well as the latest thinking around conflict resolution, capacity building and site design good practice.

Offenders’ Learning, Skills and Employability

5th Annual Conference. Held at the Barbican Centre, London and live on policyreview.tv

This conference focused on skills for employability with delegates hearing the latest developments in government policy and discussing the role of OLASS and how to improve offender employability. Keynote address: Edward Garnier QC MP, Shadow Minister for Justice.

RCN Congress

Held at Harrogate International Centre

The theme for this year's event is Counting on Care and its choice reflects how nursing is key to both public health and to service delivery. Patients count on the skills and compassion of nurses; the Government counts on their hard work and dedication; and communities count on their professional expertise and spirit of public service. We’ll be broadcasting all plenary sessions from Harrogate live and all the content will be archived on both...

Universities and the Built Estate

Continuing sustainable development through an economic downturn. Held at the One America Square Conference Centre

This conference brought together leaders and senior managers in estates, facilities, learning and teaching, finance and organisational development to map the future direction of the HE sector and the implications for built estate planning and development to secure the future of institutions in the UK. Key speakers: David Strong, Chair, Directive Implementation Advisory Group and John Plumridge MRICS RIBA, Director of Projects, AIMS ltd....

Advocacy: Real Choice, Voice and Control 2009

National conference held at Inmarsat Conference Centre, London

This conference brought together commissioners from health and social care, providers from the voluntary and community sector and stakeholders, to discuss how to work together to enable vulnerable people to access advocacy services.

Higher Education and Schools Partnerships

Widening Participation – making funding work. To be held at Thistle, Marble Arch, London and live on policyreview.tv

With colleges and universities working to avoid the surge in university applications pushing their widening participation mix, this conference brought together key decision makers from across the education and not for profit sectors and government to discuss strategies to make strong education partnerships and improve future aspirations amongst young people. Keynote address: Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods MP, Parliamentary Private Secretary to D...

A new approach to local regeneration and economic development

Held at Cavendish Conference Centre, London and live on policyreview.tv

Bringing together chief executives and senior regeneration managers from local authorities, regional development agencies, the private sector and other stakeholders, this conference provided an update on the direction of the Government’s regeneration and local economic development policy and allowed delegates to share their experiences of regeneration in a recession. Keynote speaker: Rt Hon Hazel Blears MP, Secretary of State, Communi...

New Challenges for Care Homes

Capacity, Competence, Commitment

The care home sector is going through a transformational change and is ill prepared for the pressures of increased regulation, limited finances, more complex workloads and the need for a larger skilled workforce. The Putting People First agenda calls for more personalised care where the person maintains independence, choice and dignity in all decisions throughout their care pathway. Coupled with the integration of health and social care reg...

International Student Experience in Higher Education

6th Annual Conference. Held at Cavendish Conference Centre, London

Recruitment and retention of international students play an important role in the multiculturalism of UK universities. However, for UK institutions to become truly international and engaged in a globalised higher education sector, considerations have to go beyond attracting international students and take into account more complex challenges that will shape their experience in the UK.

The Business Convention

British Chambers of Commerce conference. Held at the ICC, Birmingham

Business success is seen as the only way to pull the UK out of recession but with manufacturing output down by 6.2% in the last quarter how and when is the recovery going to happen? This event brought together leading business figures, politicians and economists to discuss the crisis and how it can be overcome.

Engaging Communities in Fighting Crime

Delivering effective community safety at a local level

To boost public confidence in the criminal justice system and increase the visibility of police work in the communities, the Government has taken advice from the report Engaging Communities in Fighting Crime and the responses from the Policing Green Paper to give local communities more power in setting priorities for the safety of their local area. The announcement of millions in funding for projects such as volunteer Community Crime Fighte...

Supporting Creative Industries 2009

4th National Conference

The creative and cultural industries are as vulnerable to the economic climate as any other SMEs and their value and potential for growth in the UK economy remains great, increasing the need to equip them for survival and future prosperity. This conference heard proposals to recession-proof creative industries and reform qualifications ensuring their competitiveness in the future. Delegates learned how to support the sector through the &pou...

Work Foundation Business Strategy Conference

Drivers of Growth

Clear evidence now points to the kinds of companies and organisations that will prosper in the global future facing the UK. This conference was held to understand which investments in people and organisational models will provide the drivers of growth and competitiveness that bring the UK out of the current downturn and sustain profitable, competitive edge companies and cities in the coming decades. The conference was for company directors ...

Beyond Rankings: Building a Global Identity

APAIE Conference and Exhibition, Beijing China

This event, put together and moderated by David L. Wheeler, the managing editor of The Chronicle of Higher Education, provided an opportunity for delegates to hear from leading education institutions on how to compete on an international level and what makes universities world class. Mark Chong, Associate Professor of Corporate Communication Practice at Singapore Management University descri...

CBI / Nord Anglia Education and Skills Survey

held at CBI London

The CBI/Nord Anglia education and skills survey 2009 provides authoritative information on employers' views of education and skills issues. The survey found that employers remain committed to training to improve the performance of their business, with nine out of ten having a training and development plan. But in testing economic times, most firms (51%) were looking to target their training spend more effectively to achieve the greatest return...

Mainstreaming Apprenticeships 2009

The 14-19 Conference Series. Held at New Connaught Rooms, London

One in five young people are to undertake an apprenticeship by 2013 and by 2010/11 900,000 young people and adults are to have completed an apprenticeship. With investment of £1 billion over the next three years, government is boosting apprenticeship opportunities, supporting business and increasing quality of provision. The Children, Skills and Learning Bill will guarantee apprenticeship places for every suitable young person by 2013...

14-19 Diplomas 2009

2nd Annual Conference. Held at New Connaught Rooms, London

Diplomas sit at the heart of the Government’s drive to reform 14-19 education. With the first Diploma students now into their second term questions are being asked about Diploma delivery, where the qualification will lead to, and what type of students are taking them up. 12,000 students are currently enrolled in the Diploma programme, significantly fewer than initial and then revised predictions, some of whom will begin their applicat...

International Criminal Justice 09

Integrating community justice, innovation and future developments. Held at The Villa Marina Conference Centre, Douglas, Isle of Man

Local leadership and community justice are internationally recognised as the new imperative to the future of the criminal justice system and to holding the key to preventing crime and reducing re-offending by responding to the needs of local communities and delivering improved, integrated services. This international criminal justice conference brought together colleagues from across the world to highlight and share best practice around red...

14-19 Funding 2009

2nd Annual Conference. Held at New Connaught Rooms, London

The machinery of government changes has created much uncertainty and speculation regarding the impact of switching funding from the Learning and Skills Council to Local Authorities. New challenges and opportunities will face all those involved in the strategic management of funding in Further Education. Bringing together senior leaders in schools and FE, work based learning providers, Local Authorities, children’s services, diploma co...

Developing the Childcare Workforce 2009

5th National Conference. Held at Hilton London Metropole

This conference brought together senior practitioners, politicians and commentators to discuss the future of the Early Years and Childcare workforce. Delegates learned the latest government policy and gained knowledge from best practice case studies from across the country. In December 2008 the Government published the 2020 Children and Young People's Workforce Strategy. This sets out the Government's vision that everyone who works ...

Carbon Reduction

Ready for the Commitment? National conference held in central London

UK carbon emissions have to be cut 30% by 2020 and 80% by 2050. To meet these tough targets without penalising intensive users of energy the Government will bring in the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC). This mandatory scheme aims to significantly reduce emissions in all organisations with annual electricity bills over £500K. The Government has put local authorities in the forefront of the drive to reduce emissions and this scheme wi...

Health Strategy Summit

Progress to Quality. Held at Latimer Place Hotel, Chesham, Buckinghamshire

A conference for policy makers, senior management and senior clinicians from across the health services in the UK and internationally. This participative and networking conference examined the progress of the NHS towards higher performance and explored how health care organisations might accelerate the path to good quality and efficient care. Using a synthesis of evidence, this conference examined progress in key areas and the strategic, cl...

Community Consultation 2009

7th Annual Conference held in association with Ipsos MORI and The Consultation Institute

This event enabled delegates from across local authorities, health, police and associated stakeholders to come together to discuss and understand the latest developments around engaging with local communites. Over half of local authorities have selected ‘Community Engagements’ as a priority within their Local Area Agreement. Feedback from the Comprehensive Area Assessment consultation indicates that priorities will be assessed b...

Leading Through Teaching and Learning

Held at Hilton London Metropole

This one day conference for leaders and decision makers in the further education sector explored how to enable the sector successfully to focus strategies on teaching and learning. The conference provided a platform to exchange ideas, discuss hurdles to teaching and learning and offered expert views, practical examples and advice. It showcased institutions and organisations who are successfully centred around teaching and learning, demonst...

European Serious Organised Crime

2nd Annual Conference held at BT Convention Centre, Liverpool

Organised crime networks in Europe continue to prosper but the collective state response is gathering pace and sophistication and positive results have been forthcoming. The OCTA states that, “In general, the main OC groups are transnational, multi-ethnic and poly-crime oriented” which necessitates a multi-agency, international law enforcement response. Last year’s inaugural conference created a network of senior police officers and key...

Brook Annual Sexual Health Conference

Safeguarding young people’s rights to confidentiality:The law and best practice. Held at The Brit Oval Conference Centre, London

Working with young people to meet their sexual health needs requires relationships built on trust, confidentiality and understanding. Policies around mandatory reporting, the establishment of child protection protocols and the creation of multi-agency information and sharing databases has raised concerns around young people's trust in services. As a knock on effect there are also concerns about the potential delay in which young people may seek p...

Counsel and Care

4th Annual Conference held at Inmarsat Conference Centre, London

This conference looked at personal budgets, information and advice, joint working, care trusts, regulation and the development of the new personalised care market. It also considered the impact of the credit crunch on the economics of older people and carers, their capital assets, pensions and entitlements, public contributions and top-ups. How will hard-pressed authorities ration personalised budgets in under-funded areas? The event was fo...

Student Retention and Progression

4th Annual Conference held at the Barbican Centre, London

The current figure for non-completion of higher education courses sits at around 22 percent. As the number of 18 year olds declines and with students facing tougher financial and academic circumstances, this presents a serious challenge for higher education to improve strategies to maintain and improve student retention. The current financial climate is raising questions about the validity of higher education as a career path. Colleges and ...

Using Local Powers to Drive Local Economies

Held at Prospero House, London

Pioneering local authorities have refused to be downtrodden by the impacts of the current economic downturn. Several have adopted forms of economic activism and municipal innovation and the Government is promising to extend further powers to support this initiative. Necessity and a growing political consensus for more local devolution and accountability are combining to throw up new ideas for driving economic recovery, increasing choice, im...

The New Comprehensive Area Assessment

The Audit Commission published the new Framework for the CAA in February 2009, ready to be put in to practice in April. Held by The MJ, with support from the Improvement and Development Agency, this national conference brought together key players across local government to discuss progress, opportunities and challenges in the lead up to the implementation of the CAA, whilst providing a forum for delegates to begin to understand their relat...

14-19 Skills for Employability

Equipping young people for the world of employment. Held at America Square Conference Centre, London

By 2014 two-thirds of jobs will require at least level three qualifications and by 2020 an additional 20 million people will require higher skills levels than at present. In an economically challenged and increasingly competitive market it is vital that young people are fully equipped with the right skills and abilities to operate in a world of increased competitiveness and unlimited opportunity. In anticipation of government raising the le...

Future of Nursing Summit

3rd annual conference - Shaping education for contemporary career pathways. Held at Inmarsat Conference Centre, London

In 2006, the Department of Health published Modernising Nursing Careers, a document proposing radical changes to the role of nurses in the delivery of healthcare and to the development of a future nursing workforce. The workforce must be fit for practice and able to face the challenges and needs of an ageing population and the continued drive towards care closer to the home. More recently the Nursing and Midwifery Council have been reviewin...

Transforming the Youth Workforce 09

2nd National Conference held at Jurys Great Russell Street Hotel, London

This second annual conference brought together senior politicians, managers and practitioners working within youth services. In ‘Aiming High’ the Ten Year Youth Strategy, Government promised to ‘transform facilities and support services for young people in England’. This event provided the forum to hear the latest current government thinking and explore the most up to date ideas on developing a workforce that can hel...

The Higher Education Summit 2009

Choices Beyond 2010. Held at QEII Conference Centre, London

The Higher Education sector is becoming more stratified, as funding changes increasingly mean that no institution can deliver to all students. Institutions must choose their future market segment and unique University Selling Points. Timed at the beginning of an important year, which includes the review of student finance and fees, the Summit gave a comprehensive update on the latest policy issues, from the incoming Research Excellence Fram...

Arts Council chair's valedictory lecture

Held at the Royal Institute of British Architects

Defending the principles and practices of the Arts Council since its origins, 63 years ago, under economist John Maynard Keynes through to today, outgoing chairman Sir Christopher Frayling delivered his valedictory lecture marking the end of his five-year term. Referring to today’s tough economic climate, he declared that we are all Keynesians again today. Sir Christopher criticised an obsession with targets by governments of both left an...

Postgraduate Conference

7th annual conference. Held at America Square Conference Centre, London

Postgraduate education is essential to the health and well-being of all higher education institutions as well as a fundamental contributor to the world class skills that the UK needs to maintain its position in the global economy. While the number of postgraduate enrolments and qualifications completed continue to increase, the recent DIUS commissioned reviews of higher education have highlighted the vulnerability of research careers in the...

International Higher Education Partnerships

Held at Inmarsat Conference Centre, London

Overseas delivery currently accounts for 200,000 international students following UK higher education programmes. By 2010 it is likely that demand for trans-national education will be greater than for international students seeking an overseas campus based experience, meaning that successful international partnerships between higher education institutions are going to be vital to the sector. This conference brought together Vice-chancellors...

School Transport 2009

Held at Hotel Russell, London

The national conference for all those working in school transport to explore emerging trends and issues, the latest policy and guidance and hear innovative best practice. Through the Local Transport Bill, Local Authorities will receive enhanced powers to deliver transport services so that they reflect better the needs of the local area. This conference showed how empowered Local Authorities can incorporate school travel planning into wider ...

Positive Activities for Young People

Rebalancing the narrative - celebrating youth. Held at Inmarsat Conference Centre, London

For five years the Positive Activities for Young People conference has been bringing together delegates from local authorities, education, social services, the police, youth offending teams, drug action teams, Children's Trusts and other key stakeholders with a remit to help and support young people at risk of offending. This conference demonstrates what can be done in new policy contexts. It links back to the Ten Year Strategy, Every C...

Skills for Work in the Economic Downturn

Empowering people to gain and maintain employment. To be held at the Barbican Conference Centre, London EC2

In economically difficult times, skills for work and employment are drivers for economic growth and social cohesion and are vital to ensure that the UK economy is well equipped to compete in the global market. The Government has announced £100m extra funding over the next three years for people to gain the right skills and to enable access to training and re-training to ensure employment is further increased. The future UK economy dep...

FE Colleges and the International Market

3rd Annual Conference held at the Barbican Centre, London

The 53,000 international students currently enrolled in UK Further Education make a significant contribution to their colleges and their local economies. However, from March 2009 all colleges teaching non European Economic Area (EEA) students must have a licence issued by the UK Border Agency. To maintain and enhance its market share UK Further Education is challenged to operate in a rapidly changing global student market and to take advant...

Next Steps on Integrated Care - online seminar

Sponsored content

This online seminar looked at the opportunities offered to those GP practices which were not chosen to participate in the Government's national pilot for Integrated Care Organisations. Specifically this live two-way event, hosted by integrated care specialists IHP, explained to GPs how integrated care could be delivered in phases, over time, where GP practices would assume greater responsibility and, potentially, reap greater rewards. The ...

Reinvigorating Communities

A Smith Institute lecture sponsored by Policy Review Magazine

A series of lectures to reflect on how to reinvigorate our communities. How do we support a sense of ‘domestic community’ where the needs of families and women are taken into full account in the policy making process? Is the current level and nature of immigration positive or negative for the UK, socially, economically and culturally? Has our historic policy of multiculturalism led to a more integrated society or to more polarised communities...

Housing, Regeneration and the Credit Crunch

Strengthening communities through tougher times. Held at the Barbican Conference Centre, London

Please note: The podcasts for the speakers in the first session of this event are not available for listening on this site due to a technical problem. The UK is experiencing its first sharp economic downturn since the 1990s. This creates a set of new and unique challenges for senior managers in local government. This conference looked at the impact of a slowing housing market on local government. The impact of this credit crunch, and a pote...

Inspection and Regulation of Early Years and Childcare

Fifth Annual Conference - Demonstrating Excellence

The Childcare Act 2006 introduced two new registers, which will be operated by Ofsted: the Early Years Register (EYR) and the Ofsted Childcare Register (OCR). From September 2008 three yearly inspections from Ofsted became compulsory across all early years and childcare providers. According to Ofsted the iinspection will “provide an impartial, external evaluation of provision – designed to help improve quality”. This confe...

London Health 08

Innovating for a World City

This two day conference, open exhibition and masterclass provided an opportunity for the capital’s health community to come together to consider the delivery of health and healthcare in London. This was the first in a series of annual events to encourage both the NHS and its partners to share learning, showcase best practice and stimulate ambition in embracing the challenges and opportunities that London presents. ALL CONTENT APPEARS ...

London Health 08 - interactive practitioner seminars

Innovating for a world city

This two day conference, open exhibition and masterclass provided an opportunity for the capital’s health community to come together to consider the delivery of health and healthcare in London. This was the first in a series of annual events to encourage both the NHS and its partners to share learning, showcase best practice and stimulate ambition in embracing the challenges and opportunities that London presents.

Lost in Transformation?

NWeGG Annual Conference

The Transformational Government Agenda is becoming an increasingly important tool in reforming and shaping the future of public services. The 4th Annual NWeGG Conference brought together representatives from the public, private and third sectors and heard from the Government on its latest strategy to modernise public services through Transformational Change. The conference examined the key role that technology can play in redesigning servic...

Communities and Youth Crime

A New Start? Held at New Connaught Rooms, London

The Government's Youth Crime Action Plan details a tough yet prevention-based approach to youth crime, striving where possible to divert young people from such behaviour. It follows Louise Casey's Crime and Communities Review which calls for visible ‘community payback', standardised neighbourhood policing across the UK , and for the community to play their part in fighting crime. This conference looked at the next five yea...

Creating Stronger Local Communities

A CBI Public Services Forum Event

The Government outlined its ambition of strong, safe and prosperous communities in its recent local government white paper. This forum took a broader look beyond the current place-shaping agenda and asked how competition and effective commissioning from the market can be used to improve provision of services to aid community cohesion. A changing UK population and shifts in demographics are creating new demands on local services. Councils an...

Higher Education and 14-19 Reforms Conference

Matching access to expectations: implications for higher education. Held at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London

Higher education strongly influences the choices made by 14-19 year-olds and their parents. The involvement and support of higher education institutions will be critical to the success of both Diplomas and wider 14-19 reforms. The introduction of Diplomas and reforms to 14-19 qualifications will have a direct impact on higher education institutions. All universities must publish course-specific entry requirements for revised A-levels and Di...

FE Reputation and Excellence

To be held at America Square Conference Centre, London

The machinery of government changes, proposed in the ‘Raising Expectations’ white paper, require the further education sector to tackle new challenges and to prove its excellence. The restructuring of the sector and the shift of funding responsibilities to local authorities also means that the sector has more opportunities then ever to take hold of its own fortune and further build its reputation. Strong leadership is needed in ...

Promoting Responsible Drinking

3rd Annual Conference to be held at Cavendish Conference Centre, London

The culture of binge drinking amongst young people has in many places created a fear of crime and unsafe town centres. Research shows that pre-teens and teenagers in some areas frequently consume over 20 units a week, prompting them to become involved in violence, vandalism and sexual risk. This, combined with high levels of alcohol consumption amongst everyday social drinkers has seen the amount of people admitted to hospital with alcohol ...

Delivering Lifetime Homes and Neighbourhoods

2nd Annual Conference held at the Barbican Centre, London

Through Lifetime Homes, Lifetime Neighbourhoods the Government put in place a new strategy to give older people greater choice and independence in their housing needs and within their neighbourhoods. This conference looked at how to improve current housing stock and services and rise to the challenges for new housing. Delegates explored how to meet the targets to ‘future proof’ all new homes so that by 2011 all new social housin...

End of Year Review

An Ipsos MORI Social Research Institute event held at CBI headquarters, Centre Point, London

This event provides an overview of the major highlights from the last 12 months across a number of fields, including the political landscape, society, the economy and the media. Speakers include: Adam Boulton Political Editor of Sky News Polly Toynbee Columnist, The Guardian Ben Page Chairman of the Ipsos MORI Social Research Institute

Rev. Jesse Jackson Lecture

Organised by the Centre for Local Policy Studies (CLPS) at Edge Hill University

American civil rights leader, Rev. Jesse Jackson, will deliver a free public lecture. In a lecture entitled Civil Rights to Equanomics Rev. Jackson will focus on the relationship between economic justice and race. This timely event takes place in the aftermath of this year’s historic American elections and the candidacy of Barack Obama the first black presidential candidate. Rev. Jackson will discuss themes from racial justice to economic eq...

Sports Provision for Children and Young People

3rd National Conference

Following the success of the PESSCL strategy - which helped 86% of young people to participate in at least two hours PE and sport each week – the Government has set a new target as part of the PE and Sport Strategy for Young People. With additional funding of £755m the ambition is for young people to access five hours of physical education a week, both in and outside of school. This national conference brought together a large s...

Upskilling the Workforce 09

3rd Annual Conference. America Square Conference Centre, London

Two years on from the Leitch Review, the key challenge for education and training providers remains engaging with employers in order to understand, and meet, their skills and training demands. Demographers are predicting a rapid decrease of young people entering the labour market – some 500,000 fewer over coming years. If the UK economy is to keep pace with its main global competitors, and secure future business productivity and indiv...

Annual Youth Justice Convention

Held at Harrogate International Centre

The Annual Youth Justice Convention is the leading policy and networking event for all those committed to tackling youth crime. Bringing together delegates from youth offending teams, the police, local authorities, YOIs, probation and other key stakeholders this conference considers key issues addressing youth crime today. It is 10 years since the Crime and Disorder Act introduced significant reforms to the youth justice system in England a...

Enhancing the Student Experience

Student satisfaction with their Higher Education experience is critical to the future of all HE institutions. As the National Student Survey and Unistats provide more information about the student experience, better-informed undergraduate students will become more discerning about where to study and whether to recommend their university. Universities must make planned, strategic responses now to secure their future reputation and market pos...

Domestic Violence

6th Annual Conference - Improving Service Provision - Delivering Protection and Support

The provision and access of specialised support services are vital for the safety and justice of the over three million women across the UK who experience domestic and sexual violence each year. The introduction of an additional 30 specialised domestic violence courts across England and Wales and the roll out of MARACs nationally, further shows how important it is that protective measures are backed up with domestic violence services. The r...

Reinvigorating Communities

A Smith Institute lecture sponsored by Neil Stewart Associates

A series of lectures to reflect on how to reinvigorate our communities. How do we support a sense of ‘domestic community’ where the needs of families and women are taken into full account in the policy making process? Is the current level and nature of immigration positive or negative for the UK, socially, economically and culturally? Has our historic policy of multiculturalism led to a more integrated society or to more polarised communities...

Environmental Futures

Creating the climate for change

This Environment Agency annual conference combined perspectives from government, business, the investment community and others to: Share the latest thinking and policies on the environment, with the focus on a low carbon economy and adaptation to built-in climate change. Debate the respective roles of government, business, the investment community, the technology sector and other groups in delivering real change. Uncover the mechanisms and ...

Effective Marketing in Higher Education

6th Annual Conference

Market pressures in higher education are increasing rapidly with changing demographics, growing global competition and higher financial investments making students more demanding customers. Effective marketing to attract and retain students is paramount. Institutions face demands to engage with their regional community, particularly with business, and at the same time need to ensure that they set themselves apart on a national market. Inter...

Towards a New Care and Support System

2nd Social Care Pre-Green Paper

The Department of Health pre-Green Paper consultation has promised to change the way social care services are funded. This conference offered delegates a final chance to benchmark consultation responses against colleagues whilst hearing the latest government policy. Discussion around emerging evidence was highlighted through best practice case-studies and delegates were offered an early opportunity to hear the results of the national IB eva...

Minding the Gap: Achieving Integrated Care

NAPC Annual Conference - Towards World-Class Commissioning

World class commissioning will have a direct impact on the health and well-being of the population, driving unprecedented improvements in patient outcomes and ensuring the NHS remains one of the most progressive and high-performing health systems in the world. Ultimately, world class commissioning will deliver better well-being for all, better care for all and better value for all. The NAPC ’07 Annual Conference attracted over 300 GPs...

Economic Prosperity

Third Annual Conference - Sub-regional partnerships delivering growth

Last year’s Sub-national Review of economic development and regeneration (SNR) paved the way for local authorities and their partners to work together – unconstrained by traditional geographical boundaries – through Multi Area Agreements (MAAs). This brought together a key audience to understand the scale and potential for the new MAAs to work within economic areas fundamentally to change the way complex economic issues ar...

Better Local Regulation

Prosperity and Protection

Regulatory services are going through a challenging period of reform. The Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act will put in place new requirements which will enhance the work of local authorities and national regulators in protecting citizens and promoting prosperity. This conference was an opportunity for decision makers from the regulation, business and consumer sectors to come together to understand how best to deliver the latest poli...

Admissions to Higher Education

6th Annual Conference

Since 2006 significant progress has been made in improving the HE admissions process and enhancing the provision of information for applicants and universities to create a fairer, more transparent and efficient applications system. While improving the progress of school leavers into HE remains a high priority, with the number of 18 to 20-year-olds projected to fall sharply from 2009, HE must be opened up to those currently in the workforce,...

What do we want from the next commissioner of the Metropolitan Police?

A Policy Exchange Event

Chaired by Dean Godson, Research Director for Terrorism and Security at Policy Exchange, this seminar considered what should be the key attributes of the new Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police in the context of the current challenges facing the capital’s policing agenda. The Deputy Major of London for Policing, Kit Malthouse, set the scene by outlining how the new Met Commissioner needed to be someone who understood the often grey lin...

Arts Council England - lecture

Royal Society of Arts - London

Alan Davey, Chief Executive of Arts Council England, outlined his vision for the next ten years. His wide ranging speech covered moving away from three funding arrangements and the introduction of a consultation on self-assessment and peer review. He declared that, “the Arts Council, as a major funder of the arts in this country, needs to get beyond a series of false dichotomies – between excellence and engagement, between centralism and r...

Successful Employment and Resettlement of Ex-Offenders

3rd Annual Conference

The rehabilitation work carried out by various suppliers in the UK 's criminal justice system has made the Government take notice. Effective resettlement and support of ex-offenders results in dramatic reductions in re-offending rates and, given time, this will have the required knock-on effect on public confidence in the criminal justice system. The Green Paper on Resettlement of Young Offenders followed the trend of thinking on this t...

Victims and Witnesses Conference

5th Annual Conference held at Marriott City Centre, Liverpool

Improving the experience of the criminal justice system for victims and witnesses continues to be a key government priority. Over the last few years extensive reform has been introduced to ensure the system is more focused on supporting victims and witnesses through the criminal justice journey. Acknowledging the positive developments, this conference helped move the debate on victims and witnesses forward by providing an opportunity to hea...

Healthy Eating in Schools

4th Annual Conference - Increasing Take-up of Quality Food

New minimum nutritional standards for school food came into force for primary schools in September 2008 and will be applied to secondary schools in September 2009. Government has announced £650m ring-fenced funding for school lunches by 2011 to subsidise healthy ingredients and invest in training and in improving kitchens. The recent School Food Trust/ LACA survey showed the first rise in the number of primary school children eating s...

CBI Migration Summit

The new settlement on migration

With the new immigration points system starting in 2008, this summit aimed to help business and public service HR leaders and executives understand the new landscape for migration and government policy to use the new systems and work together on the new settlement on migration. The UK economy depends on a high level of immigration and temporary migration from Europe and beyond and key sectors of the economy, such as major public services in...

Local Area Agreements

4th Annual Conference - Delivering the Vision held at Hotel Russell, London

As local authorities have signed off their first Local Area Agreements (LAAs) this event came at a crucial time for the sector offering delegates a forum to take stock and evaluate how their LAA is working and to look at future challenges. Delegates considered how their LAA will contribute to 2009's Comprehensive Area Assessment, examined how to identify areas where partners may struggle to meet targets and considered when, where and wh...

Part-Time Study in Higher Education

4th Annual Conference held at The Barbican Centre, London

This conference looked at the challenges part-time study in higher education will have to face and brought together Vice-Chancellors and Pro Vice-Chancellors, Heads of Departments and other senior decision makers from across the sector. Delegates heard about and debated the changes to ELQ funding, encouraging participation in part-time study and building collaborative provision with employers to deliver responsive and flexible qualification...

Skills and Employment Summit

National Conference held at Park Plaza, Cardiff

Although Wales is outperforming the rest of the UK in the achievement of vital skills, it is essential that developing skills and employment opportunities remains at the top of the agenda. This would ensure that Wales can meet the challenges of an ever evolving economy, and to achieve the Welsh Assembly's target of raising the employment rate to 80%. Following the announcement of the Welsh Assembly's Welsh Skills and Employment stra...

Social Enterprise Futures

London Ahead of the Game held at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London

As the new political administration in the capital beds in, the social enterprise community is considering what the opportunities will be for those who want to deliver public services. The Mayor has signed up to the Social Enterprise Charter and the new ‘right to bid' should open up opportunities for social enterprises in London but there are questions to be answered. This conference set out social enterprise's critical path t...

Investing in youth in the UK: a NEET solution

A CBI Public Services Conference held at Cavendish Conference Centre, London

Whilst 20,000 more young people are in education, employment or training in 2008 than in the previous year, statistics suggest that nearly one in ten 16 & 17 year olds is a NEET – Not in Employment, Education or Training. To help young people make a successful transition to adulthood it is vital that they are provided with high-quality services and guidance. Many need access to help, advice and positive activities in order for the...

Skills and Employment for the Regions

7th Annual Conference - joining up local skills, preparing for 2010

Bringing together senior representatives from further education and training providers, Local Authorities, RDAs, SSCs and employers, this conference mapped a course through the complex policy landscape for regional skills and economic development and examined how effectively to join up the work of all partners on the skills and regeneration agenda. The Leitch Review and “World Class Skills” positioned skills at the heart of the ...

Ensuring Student Safety and Security

Promoting Safe, Secure and Cohesive Campuses held at Jury's Great Russell Street Hotel, London

Research regularly suggests that one in three students is a victim of crime at university every year, most commonly of burglary, theft and mugging. Living away from home for the first time, students often have little experience of crime prevention methods, and this, coupled with the portable high-value goods prevalent in the student population (students took possessions worth some £2.5bn to university in 2005), makes them likely targe...

Enterprise and Innovation in HE

Enhancing employer engagement, meeting global challenges held at the Royal Society, London

The demand for higher education to be responsive to business and to develop not only more employable but also more enterprising graduates is a priority for both the Government and funding councils. Underlying this policy push is an assumption that universities and colleges just need to respond to business demand but the Council for Industry and Higher Education (CIHE) questions this demand/supply approach. This conference considered how uni...

Unlocking the Talent of Children and Young People

The Culture and Creativity Challenge held at The BT Convention Centre, Liverpool

This national conference focused on the Government’s “Find Your Talent” scheme and other policy initiatives which seek to unlock children’s talent through culture, creativity and the arts. In bringing together schools, children’s services, cultural services and the creative and cultural sector, the event looked at how to deliver the Government’s ambitions to provide children and young people with five hou...

Delivering Choice-Based Lettings

4th Annual Conference- Enhancing Choice and Mobility

The drive towards the personalisation of public services continues at great pace and Choice-Based Lettings schemes are well placed to deliver. But challenges remain to meet the Government’s target of 100% local authority take-up of the scheme by 2010, coupled with the roll out of sub-regional schemes and enhanced housing options. For local authorities and housing associations, this conference provided the latest guidance to deliver Ch...

Conservative Party Annual Conference - Wednesday

Held in Birmingham from 28 September to 01 October

policyreview.tv will be providing online coverage from each day of the conference, recording interviews, fringe meetings and gauging the reaction of delegates and pundits.

Conservative Party Annual Conference - Tuesday

Held in Birmingham from 28 September to 01 October

Education David Willetts MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills talks about a range of issues from careers guidance, A levels and the new 14-19 Diplomas to tuition fees and developments in higher education. Asked what he thought about Gordon Brown’s proposals to increase broadband access to poorer families, he said that they were “…excellent initiatives..the question is of course how they can be delivered and...

Financing the Future of Local Government

Held at Inmarsat Conference Centre, London

Councils are performing better than ever before as demonstrated by CPA results. Government, however, is calling for local authorities to work ‘smarter’ to enable better services for the community. Hearing from politicians, senior practitioners and stakeholders this conference provided the forum for delegates to consider the potential to raise new revenue streams in order to lead to service improvements.

Sure Start 08: Securing the Future

The national annual conference for children's centre leaders and partners - held at New Connaught Rooms, London

A further £7m funding was announced in March for extra children's centre outreach workers in the most disadvantaged areas as well as more training and guidance on working with black and minority ethnic families. This followed the “modest” but positive results of the National Sure Start Evaluation that children with access to Sure Start were better behaved and more independent, their parents providing better home learni...

Conservative Party Annual Conference - Monday

Held in Birmingham from 28 September to 01 October

Credit crunch With share prices tumbling worldwide, the proposed $700 billion rescue package for the US banking system stalled and the collapse of Bradford and Bingley, Monday’s hot topic was inevitably the credit crunch. Speaking at a fringe meeting, Philip Hammond MP, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury considered that consumer attitude to debt was already changing. The problem had been “confusing the creation of credit with the creatio...

Labour Party Annual Conference - Wednesday

Held at Manchester Central from 20-24 September

Wednesday 24 September In an exclusive interview with policyreview.tv Schools’ Minister Jim Knight MP talked about the Prime Minister’s announcement to provide vouchers worth £700 to enable poorer families to have access to the internet. Studies have shown that having a computer at home can help to raise pupils’ examination results. “It’s wrong for the digital divide to disadvantage those children whose parents can’t afford…broa...

Labour Party Annual Conference - Tuesday

Held at Manchester Central from 20-24 September

Tuesday 23 September - Focus on young people and education With 22% of three year olds now diagnosed as obese, the problem was discussed at a Smith Institute fringe event entitled Beating Obesity: What about our toddlers? Helen Goodman MP, Deputy Leader of the House of Commons accepted that the Government had not thought enough about the toddler age group in terms of obesity. Goodman claimed that the fight against child poverty was fundamental...

Labour Party Annual Conference - Monday

Held at Manchester Central from 20-24 September

Monday 22 September - Focus on economic affairs With attention turned to the economy, Alistair Darling came into the spotlight stating in his keynote address that "These are extraordinarily turbulent times; a crisis that has rocked the financial institutions around the world on top of the large rise in fuel, food and commodity prices." Although borrowing would need to rise in order to "support the economy and families when they need it most...

Labour Party Annual Conference - Sunday

Held at Manchester Central from 20-24 September

Sunday 21 September - Focus on foreign policy As Gordon Brown's main leadership rival, Foreign Secretary David Miliband is attracting attention at this year's conference. Speaking at a Fabian Society lunchtime fringe event entitled Can foreign policy be a Labour strength?, he observed that "...foreign policy for Labour has generally been a big issue for us for losing us votes rather than winning us votes - where it has been a big issue at all....

CBI Education Summit 2008

Held at the QEII Conference Centre, London

This CBI Education Summit mapped the skills needs of local and national business and set out for employers, schools and colleges how best to build sustainable education-business partnerships. In the context of increasing global economic competitiveness and a more flexible and demand-led 14-19 landscape, delegates explored the latest policy developments – including apprenticeships and recognising in-house employer training – that...

The Future of Cultural and Leisure Services

4th Annual Conference held at the Barbican Centre, London

Culture, leisure and sport remain in a perfect position to enable local services to meet targets and outcomes and drive positive change for society as a whole. This annual conference considered how the sector can meet the challenges that lie ahead and promote its position in providing high quality public services responsive to the needs of communities. The event discussed how to negotiate and deliver the critical role culture and sport can ...

3rd Annual 14-19 Diplomas Conference

Held at New Connaught Rooms, London

Diplomas remain at the heart of the Government's ambitious 14-19 reforms to enhance retention and achievement amongst young people. By combining theoretical and practical learning and requiring a collaborative approach, schools, colleges, local authorities, higher education and employers need to come together to equip young people with the skills required for success in work and life. This conference brought together key decision makers...

Global Perspective

A Festschrift conference for Professor Sir Colin Campbell on 'The Internationalisation of Higher Education' held at The University of Nottingham

The impact of rapid globalisation and growth of powerful emerging economies is altering trends and demand in international education and universities today cooperate but also compete on a global scale. This conference was held in recognition of The Vice-Chancellor of The University of Nottingham, Professor Sir Colin Campbell, and his contribution to the internationalisation of higher education. It attracted delegates from across UK higher educ...

Health Forum. The NHS: Healthier at 65?

Building a patient powered NHS

Following the 60th Anniversary of the founding of the NHS this Think:Public Forum looked ahead to the challenges in NHS commissioning, management and professional, and discussed how the NHS might look at 65. The forum considered the solutions to the challenges and debate and how to maintain a decade of reform. Personalisation and patient choice are now integral to policy; but patients want power to choose a provider and see indicators of pr...

Empowerment in Action

Accountability - Consultation - Leadership. Held at Jurys Great Russell Street Hotel, London

A new wave of change is hitting civic institutions demanding they be more responsive and accountable to their neighbourhoods and communities. The ‘empowerment' white paper published on 9 July outlined proposals to make this happen. This event set out how local authorities can demonstrate strong and visible local leadership, whilst at the same time providing more opportunities through neighbourhoods, new forms of consultation and f...

Transformimg Social Care

Putting People First. Held at Jurys Great Russell Street Hotel, London

The work currently underway to ‘transform' social care through individual budgets marks the start of a whole system change for all those working with adults in need of care. An extra £520 million for councils over the next three years through the Social Care reform grant will lead to more personalised and preventative care services and more power and control to service users and their carers. New, closer relationship between...

Community Ownership of Assets

Creating Strong and Sustainable Communities. Held at Cavendish Conference Centre, London

Since the publication of the Quirk Review of barriers and incentives to community ownership of assets in 2007, the Government has, by setting out to implement the recommendations in full, shown commitment to increase the number of asset transfers from local authorities to community organisations. To date this has resulted in the announcement of 80 target pilot areas, more community management and ownership of assets and increased funding. B...

Skills for Life

5th Annual Conference held at Cavendish Conference Centre, London

By 2020 it is predicted that 85% of jobs will require level three or above skills and competencies. With almost 30% of the working age population lacking level 2 skills and 1.5 million fewer people taking up adult learning in the last two years, improving the basic skills of the nation’s hardest to reach will be critical. This conference brought together leaders and senior managers from further education, adult learning services, loca...

Strategic Leadership in HE through integrated IT and library services

Held at the University of Salford, Manchester

Integrated IT and Library Services have become a central part in the running of HEIs. They are playing an important role in developing modern services, enhancing the student experience, help to enable non-traditional and work-based students to participate in HE and allow for institutions to rely on innovative solutions for sustainable strategic planning and change management. The Government’s drive to ensure that HEIs are able to prov...

NAO Private Finance Conference

Held at QEII Conference Centre, Westminster

This conference focused on operational and financing issues for private finance schemes and those areas where private finance is expected to grow in the next 12 months. Delegates had the opportunity to explore developments in current policy and issues faced by stakeholders in the use of private finance to deliver public services. The event also put the spotlight on recent NAO publications on private finance and featured specialist sessions ...

Creating Enterprising Colleges

Building enterprise knowledge and skills to unlock talent. Held at CCT Venues-Smithfield, London

Further education is the natural home of enterprise, connecting academic and vocational students with business in a flexible environment. Building both broad enterprise knowledge and specific skills is crucial to unlocking the UK’s entrepreneurial talent and to raising productivity. For FE institutions, building a reputation for enterprise will be vital to drive college improvement, enhance employer engagement, improve student retenti...

Why Government education initiatives work – or don’t

The evidence base for policy-making. Held at the House of Commons, London

Jointly hosted by Barry Sheerman MP and Cambridge Assessment, this seminar provided an opportunity to listen to experts who have evaluated the success or failure of recent government initiatives and question them on the broad, high-level principles of what makes a successful initiative. The event - part of a Cambridge Assessment series designed to bring together a wide range of professionals in education to look at ‘big picture’ topics and...

CBI Public Services Summit

Held at the QEII Conference Centre, London

Tailoring public services to meet the needs of individuals is necessary for the next stage for reform and improvement. Public service managers from public and private sectors need to understand how services will be changed and delivered. This summit for public services leaders in companies, central and local government, health and education focused on the key developments, programmes and models of delivery to meet the Prime Minister's o...

Enforcement: An Essential Public Service

Held at the Tower, Guoman Hotels, London

Traffic enforcement is an essential public service, impacting on key areas and helping to maintain a sustainable transport system that supports a strong economy, works to facilitate traffic flow and meets our environmental objectives. The 2008 Enforcement Task Force (ETF) event set out the role of traffic enforcement in contributing and implementing local and national government policy. As well as traffic management, it examined issues arou...

Higher Education Funding

Held at New Connaught Rooms, London

Higher education is facing ever more complex demands, to build financial capability, diversify funding and to create institutions that are sustainable and create economic value. This conference brought together Vice-Chancellors, Finance Directors and senior decision makers in HE concerned with the challenges of higher education funding. It addressed the need to increase financial capability to establish a basis for future funding through fees ...

Higher Education and Health Services

Held at the British Library, London

Universities make an essential contribution to the NHS by educating future healthcare professionals. The NHS and social care sector spend more than £5bn annually on staff training and development. Matching supply and demand between higher education and health services is one of the most important challenges for both sets of institutions in the coming decade. Planning to avoid future disruption or shortfalls of professionals educated w...

Understanding London Life

Ipsos MORI Social Research Institute Event held in central London

With the election of a new mayor, this Ipsos MORI event looked at the challenges facing London in terms of quality of life and NHS, local government and policing. In particular, the question of why it is that outer London has some of the most dissatisfied residents with councils and hospitals in Britain compared to inner London, was explored. Based on a new in-depth analysis of over 41,000 interviews, this conference looked at the issues facin...

Creating Enterprising Places

Strengthening local economies and communities through enterprise. Held at New Connaught Rooms, London

Supported by the Make your Mark campaign and the Municipal Journal, this conference looked at the role of enterprise in unlocking talent, reducing worklessness and shaping places. It examined how local authorities, working with local and regional partners, can promote and support enterprise to tackle cross-cutting priorities and build on the plan in the Government’s Sub-national Review. Delegates had the opportunity to reflect on the ...

Youth in the Community

5th Annual Conference held at New Connaught Rooms, London

Never before have youth services and youth work been given such a pivotal role in meeting local outcomes. The Government’s 10 Year Youth Strategy committed public services to ensure that young people are empowered to shape, and have access to, positive activities and high quality youth support services. With potential for new funding, local authorities in partnership with health, youth justice and the third sector have new PSA targets...

Further Education and Skills

The Guardian 2nd Annual Summit held at QEII Conference Centre, London

Further education and skills are essential assets for the future and the backbone of education and skills policy in the UK. The Leitch and Foster Reviews set out policies which depend on FE and skills to improve economic growth, productivity and to meet the demand to make the UK the leading knowledge economy over the next decade. It falls principally to the FE and skills sector to deliver if the UK is to remain competitive. Following the sp...

Restorative Approaches

Fifth Annual Conference held at Cavendish Conference Centre, London

Evidence regarding the effectiveness of restorative approaches has been growing year on year but when will this reach a critical mass? The Government has commissioned research on the technique and this year may prove to be a benchmark period for restorative justice in the UK . A recent debate in the Lords detailed a critical path for the take-up of restorative approaches in the secure estate, schools and the community. This conference broug...

6th Annual Child Protection Conference

Held at the Royal Over-Seas League, London

With the introduction of several new safeguarding schemes in 2008 and the key commitments outlined in the Staying Safe Action Plan, the Government continues its work to ensure that children everywhere are safeguarded by supporting the joining up of services to realise the Every Child Matters Agenda. This conference gave delegates an opportunity to learn about the new Vetting and Barring Scheme and discuss what the implications of its implem...

Delivering Local Outcomes through Libraries

Annual conference held at Marriot Hotel City Centre, Liverpool

Local public services are going through a massive period of transformation in order to better serve communities, people and places. With Libraries in closer proximity to local populations than most core services, they are well placed to enable local services to deliver their corporate priorities and bring tangible benefits to the quality of life and outcomes for communities. This national conference brought together an audience of senior de...

Local Strategic Partnerships '08

7th Annual Conference held at Inmarsat Conference Centre, London

Strong and Prosperous Communities promised to strengthen Local Strategic Partnerships (LSPs). The ‘duty to involve’ is a key element of the framework being introduced by the Local Government & Public Involvement in Health Act 2007. LSPs have been placed in a key position within local governance to ensure local priorities are met. Supported by IDeA this event examined the findings of the consultation on guidance. Presentation...

Strategies for End of Life Care

Held at Jurys Great Russell Street Hotel, London

A £50 million capital investment programme for hospices was annnounced in 2006 along with a commitment to review long-term funding for children's hospices. From 2008 the Government expects everyone with a long-term condition and/ or a long-term need for support routinely to receive information about their condition and have self care support services more widely availiable. This conference discussed what healthcare professionals c...

Student Satisfaction

2nd Annual Conference held at Cavendish Conference Centre, London

In an era of more demanding consumer students, who are increasingly focused on employability outcomes, quality and managing student expectations have become key concerns for all universities that want to succeed in the increasingly competitive student admissions and retention market. This national conference brought together policy makers, student support professionals and student representatives with senior HE administrators and legal expe...

Re-thinking Criminal Justice: Reducing Crime and Re-offending

A CBI Public Services Forum event

Crime costs the UK £60bn a year and re-offending rates currently stand at more than 60%. With a prison system at capacity, reducing re-offending and measures to reduce prison overcrowding beyond crisis management must be priorities for criminal justice reform. The release of the CBI report Getting back on the straight and narrow, represents the first critique the CBI has made of the criminal justice system. Neil Bentley, Director of P...

Who's Happy Now?

Ipsos MorI Social Research Institute Summer Event

Ipsos MORI's fourth annual summer conference examined what the British think of happiness - who's happiest, and who's most miserable - and considered the role Government is and should be playing in promoting citizens' happiness or well-being. Ipsos MORI Social Research Institute Chairman Ben Page was joined in a discussion on these issues by Evan Davis, Presenter of Today, Professor Paul Dolan, Tanaka Business School, Imperial College London...

The Manchester Independent Economic Review (MIER) Launch Event

Held at Manchester United Football Club, Old Trafford, Manchester

The Manchester Independent Economic Review (MIER) is the biggest urban study ever commissioned in the UK and invested in it are Manchester’s hopes for a clear strategy to sustainably generate higher levels of economic growth with more jobs and prosperity. Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon Alistair Darling spoke of the immense opportunities available to Manchester: The city is "one of the best brands in the world", he said, which provi...

Welcome UK 2008

Improving Tourism and Hospitality Skills. Held at Marriott Hotel City Centre, Liverpool

The hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism industries are worth approximately £85 billion to the UK economy. The National Skills Strategy set out an action plan for the industry to ensure it has the skills and infrastructure it needs to sustain its contribution to the UK’s economic prosperity. This conference looked at how together the skills sector, employers and tourist boards can deliver the Government’s priorities an...

Employability for Scotland

2nd Annual Conference held at Mcdonald Holyrood Hotel, Edinburgh

To meet the challenge of the global marketplace it is essential that Scotland drives excellence in the workplace and is equipped with a skilled, successful and diverse workforce. Following the announcement of the government's lifelong skills strategy, this conference set out how to improve employability skills to ensure that Scotland can compete in the rapidly changing economic environment by addressing the balance between academic and ...

The Role of Higher Education in the Regions

4th Annual Conference held at the Midland Hotel, Manchester

The crucial role Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) play in their regions already contributes £45bn to the UK economy and will be a prime determinant of economic success in the future. Often the largest employers and land-owners in a region, universities are a key driving force in innovation and economic regeneration. Alongside their core mission of research and teaching, HEIs provide new ideas, services, skills and facilities to su...

Community Cohesion

4th Annual Conference held at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London

Although the overwhelming majority of people in Britain feel positive about living in diverse communities, there are still some new and complex challenges that require national and local action to ensure inclusion and tackle community tensions. The response to the review and recommendations by the Commission on Integration and Cohesion shows that the Government is commitment to promoting better community relations and cohesion. With greater...

Creative Communities

3rd National Conference held at BT Convention Centre, Liverpool

Promoting participation in the arts, cultural and creative activities has a profound effect on deprived neighbourhoods and their communities. Embedding arts and cultural projects into community plans and Local Area Agreements can unlock new funding routes and help local authorities achieve statutory outcomes and shape places. Creative Communities is the national conference for strategic decision makers working in regeneration, neighbourhood...

Developing Services for Gypsies and Travellers

Providing Sites and Security of Tenure. Held at Earls Court, London

Accommodation is key to the well-being of Gypsies and Travellers; it provides access to local public services as well as helping in solving local tensions with the settled community. Government has introduced a policy framework to increase site provision to meet the accommodation needs of Gypsies and Travellers including legislation which places a duty on local authorities to assess need and identify potential sites in development plan docu...

Universities and the Built Estate

3rd Annual Conference held at Inmarsat Conference Centre, London

The university estate is an institution’s largest expenditure after staff and HEIs are often the largest single landowners in a local authority area. Effectively planning and maintaining a modern, sustainable estate, building on current success and managing assets well, is crucial to the success and future of a university. This annual conference is the largest gathering of HE leaders and senior managers across estates, finance and sus...

CBI/AXA Absence Management Conference

Cutting Absence, Improving Health, Raising Productivity. Held at Inmarsat Conference Centre, London

The cost of staff absence to the UK economy rose to £13.4 billion in 2006, with over 40% of overall time lost attributable to longer periods of absence of 20 days or more. Significant differences in employee absence between organisations demonstrate how important the management of workplace absence is for an organisation’s productivity and how it ultimately hits the bottom line. Increasingly, organisations must look at new forma...

5th Annual International Student Conference

Delivering excellence, meeting global challenges. Held at the Barbican Centre, London

International students add great value to courses and campuses in the UK. However,attracting them is becoming more complex and providing services that fit the needs of international students is key for UK institutions to stay competitive on a global scale. Developing sustainable strategies and joining forces in partnerships on a regional, national and global scale are the basis to ensure the UK can meet future challenges. Being a world clas...

Higher Education and School Partnerships

Widening participation through targeted management. Held at the Barbican Centre, London

Partnerships between HE and schools sit at the heart of the Government’s commitment to widening participation. Academies and Trust Schools are the next steps towards formalising longstanding local partnerships. If the Government’s objective of raising participation in HE towards 50% of those aged 18-30 is to be achieved these partnerships will become the key opportunity to nurture, influence and inspire the undergraduates of tom...

Offenders' Learning, Skills and Employability

4th Annual Conference held at Inmarsat Conference Centre, London

This national conference addressed the key areas to develop offenders' skills and employment prospects from the recent Government and OLASS guidelines, including the Reducing Re-offending Corporate Alliance. It also highlighted the role of employers, discussed the work done with offender learning in the community, and set out what needs to be done to work towards equality of high-standard provision of prison education and offender learn...

Personalising Health and Social Care

Held at Jurys Great Russell Street Hotel, London

The Spring Conference of the National Association of Primary Care (NAPC) examined the biggest change coming in the financing and delivery of health and social care. GPs are set to be central to these reforms and the nature of practice business will change significantly. Resources will be available for more tailored services and the public will look to their GP both to provide some of the services they want and to guide them through the syst...

14-19 Reform - a Global Perspective

Education policy around the world: innovations in 14-19 reform held at Lancaster House, London

Hosted by Cambridge Assessment and attended by international educationalists, this seminar addressed the challenges in reforming 14 -19 education across the globe. All around the world countries are reforming what they offer to their young people as they come into the last few years of their school education. In the UK this is often referred to as ’14 - 19 Reform’, but the same processes are taking place under different names across the gl...

2008 Global Leadership Forum - America and the World

A Royal United Services Institute event, Whitehall, London

A Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies, Princeton Project on National Security, Newsweek International and Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP event. On 4 November 2008 the US will elect a new president. In January 2009, the new president will inherit a daunting array of international dangers, challenges and opportunities. How will he or she respond? In the spirit of great debate befitting a presidential election the Glo...

The Business Convention

From local creativity to global competitiveness. Held at The BT Convention Centre, Liverpool

The British Chambers of Commerce Annual Convention brings together business, government and skills leaders. This event was an opportunity for senior business professionals to challenge the policy makers and gain practical support and ideas that they can then apply to their own organisations. At the top of the agenda was tackling the issues faced by business in fostering innovation and creativity and how to maximize their positive effects to...

Community Consultation

6th Annual Conference - Empowering Communities - held at Hotel Russell, London

Never before has speaking and listening to local communities been so high on the political agenda. From April 2009 local authorities will have the duty to inform, involve and consult. How well this happens will feed directly into the new Comprehensive Area Assessment. The Empowerment Action Plan, launched by Hazel Blears, Communities’ Secretary in October 2007, aims to stimulate local Councils to encourage greater public participation...

Supporting Creative Industries 2008

3rd National Conference held at Crowne Plaza, Liverpool

The Government’s Creative Economy Strategy sets out what more needs to be done to support the creative industries to reach their full potential and turn Britain into the ‘world’s creative hub’. This major annual conference looked at how these proposals are to be delivered and explored the recommendations to strengthen skills supply through greater collaboration with industry, apprenticeships, investment in research a...

Expanding and Delivering Apprenticeships

National Conference held at Thistle Marble Arch Hotel, London

Expanding and delivering apprenticeships is an essential building block in the Government’s wider agenda of ensuring world class skills by 2020 and diversifying the learning offer to keep young people participating until age 18. The Government has set the target of increasing apprenticeship numbers to 500,000 by 2020, has promised an apprenticeship entitlement for every qualified young person who wants one, and has committed to a 25% ...

Improving Primary Care Services: innovation and patient access

A CBI Services Public Forum Event held at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London

Innovation and personalisation are driving the policy debate on primary care services. Realising patient choice, out-of-hours access, new delivery models such as walk-in centres and successfully implementing practice-based commissioning are the new challenges facing clinicians and managers in the NHS. Taking into consideration the recommendations of the Darzi Report and the CBI report - Just what the patient ordered - the government’s...

The Dignity Challenge for Care Homes

Living well and maintaining choice and control for older people. Held at Cavendish Conference Centre, London

The care homes industry is at the heart of care services for older people with 450,000 currently resident in care homes across the UK and with figures set to rise considerably especially amongst the very old (those over 80) in the next two decades. With 20% of care homes delivering below minimum standards of care, Local Authorities have been called on to use their £14 billion buying power to drive poor quality care homes out of busine...

14-19 Diplomas: Signposting the Future

Held at New Connaught Rooms, London

The new Diplomas are at the heart of the Government’s drive to reform 14-19 education. By mixing practical and theoretical learning they bridge the academic/vocational divide and represent the most significant change to UK education since the introduction of GCSEs. This national, one day conference was an opportunity for policy and decision makers involved with Diplomas to get to grips with the latest developments and examine the key ...

14-19 Funding Conference

Local Authorities, Schools and Colleges working together. Held at New Connaught Rooms, London

Moving the responsibility for £7bn of 16-19 funding from the Learning and Skills Council to Local Authorities from 2010/11 has significant implications for strategic leadership, planning and delivery of young people's learning in the FE and Skills sector. Attended by senior leaders in schools and colleges, Local Authorities and Children's Services, work-based learning providers, diploma consortia and other decision makers and ...

Developing the Childcare Workforce

4th annual conference held at the Barbican Centre, London

As the government’s childcare workforce strategy moves from principle to practice, how are local authorities responding to the latest policy direction? Attended by senior managers in early years and workforce development, this interactive event provided delegates with an opportunity to hear key government policy, share best practice examples with colleagues and question leading experts and practitioners on challenges. Offering updates...

Student Retention and Progression in Higher Education

3rd annual conference held at the Barbican Centre, London

Retaining students and working to ensure they succeed is at the core of widening participation as higher education opens up to increased numbers and a greater diversity of students. This conference, which brought together senior managers and policy makers from across the higher education sector, provided an opportunity to hear a policy update and for delegates to learn more about the £246 million funding that HEFCE will provide for in...

Conservative Spring Forum 2008

The Sage Gateshead

With the Conservative Party at a 15 year high in the opinion polls and Labour’s standing on a par with Michael Foot in 1983, David Cameron would comfortably win the likely election contest with Gordon Brown. Ahead of the May local elections, David Cameron’s Party is looking well placed to capture the majority of seats and make the Conservatives the front-runners for the next general election, expected in 2009. At their Spring Conference, ...

Building the British Knowledge Economy

Securing Global Competitive Advantage Conference held at Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel, London

The knowledge economy now accounts for between 40 and 50 per cent of economic activity and employment in the UK and almost all recent growth in employment comes from the knowledge based sectors. A key government target to 2008 is to improve the relative international performance of the UK research base and increase the overall innovation performance of the UK economy including thorough effective knowledge transfer amongst universities, rese...

FE-HE Collaborative Provision Annual Conference 2008

Developing Strategies for the Future. Held at Jurys Great Russell street Hotel, London

HE-FE provision is a growing and increasingly diverse sector, presenting key growth opportunities for institutions against the backdrop of the Training and Education Act and the Leitch skills agenda. Currently HE in FE Colleges accounts for over 10% of all HE provision, and FE-HE Collaboration now forms an essential part of the strategy of all colleges and universities planning for change over the next 5-10 years. This national conference e...

6th Annual Postgraduate Conference

Held at the Barbican Centre, London

The continued expansion and diversification of postgraduate education demands that universities develop strategies to ensure a competitive postgraduate offer and a responsive student experience. Universities must grasp the Leitch agenda and be prepared to manage the challenges of new student experience demands, changing funding streams and implementing the changes from the Bologna processes to maintain credible and sustainable growth. This ...

European Serious Organised Crime Conference

Common Understanding, Common Threat, Common Response. Held at the Arena and Convention Centre, Liverpool

Bringing together leading experts from across Europe, this conference set out to build links and capacity and discuss the development of police forces and techniques in tackling money laundering, gun crime, human trafficking and counterfeiting. It explored relevant policy, both from the UK and multilaterally, and examined the need for cross-border cooperation and information sharing, in addition to showcasing best practice case studies demonstra...

Local Strategies for Local Crime Reduction

Improving community safety. Held at City Conference Centre, London

The government's new strategic criminal justice plan for 2008-2011, Working Together to Cut Crime and Deliver Justice, sets out the key objectives and priorities for reducing crime over the next four years. This national conference was a must attend event for all those working to prevent crime and making communities safer. Bringing together local authority representatives with police, local criminal justice boards and crime reduction pa...

Welfare-To-Work 2008

3rd Annual Conference held at The Royal Society of Medicine, London

Despite the UK’s relatively high employment levels, there remain 4.5 million working age people not in employment. With an increasing focus on devolved responses, better partnership working and personalised approaches, this conference examined the latest policy developments, strategies for multi-agency working and case studies of successful projects that break down the barriers to sustained employment. Attended by senior representativ...

Personalised Care and Support

3rd Annual Counsel and Care Conference held at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London

In one of the biggest welfare reforms in a generation, Alan Johnson has announced that older people will be given money to pay for their own care. Choice and control is becoming a reality for older people as they, or a chosen relative, will have the right to spend cash – worth £8 billion a year – allocated to them as they choose. How can older people, their families and carers be supported to make the most of personal budg...

2nd Annual UK Research Conference

Maintaining Excellence and Global Competitiveness. Held at Jury's Great Russell Street Hotel, London

Future developments of research in the UK are dominating the debate in higher education. Research excellence is a vital factor for the UK economy and the competitiveness of UK higher education and research on a global scale. This high profile conference for vice-chancellors, senior university directors and managers, research councils, funding bodies, government departments and a range of business representatives gave delegates the opportuni...

14-19 Skills for Employability

4th annual conference held at Jury's Great Russell Street Hotel, London

Brings together senior representatives from across the learning and skills sector, local authorities and regional and sector specific agencies to consider the latest thinking, government policy, and good practice in equipping young people with the work-related and life skills they and the economy need for the future. In light of the Leitch Implementation Plan, the Education and Skills Bill and the proposal to raise the compulsory participat...

NHS Direct National Stakeholder Conference

Help shape the future of NHS Direct event held at Kings Fund, Cavendish Square, London

NHS Direct is the first national organisation to apply for Foundation Trust status. So far, the only Foundation Trusts are hospitals and mental health services. Becoming a Foundation Trust would allow NHS Direct to work more closely with its users. The organisation is actively looking for people to play a vital role in developing its services and to help shape the future of NHS Direct. NHS Direct would like the views of its stakeholders on...

Making Partnerships Work in Health and Local Government

A joint Integrated Care Network / NHS Networks event held at Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel, London

Partnerships between health and local authorities remain high profile in government policy to achieve improved commissioning and better service outcomes. This CSIP and NHS Networks event enables people involved in integrating health and social care at all levels to receive a common perspective on key policy issues from a range of high quality speakers. It also provides an excellent opportunity to engage in stimulating discussion, sharing idea...

Leading Through Teaching and Learning

National one day conference held at Lords Cricket Ground, London

Brings together decision makers, leaders and senior experts in the field of further education to explore how to lead through teaching and learning. This interactive conference provides a platform for discussion and debate on how to enable effective and efficient development strategies and solutions. There is a focus on teaching and learning, sharing best practice and facilitating opportunities to develop ideas and concrete solutions. Speakers ...

The Guardian HE Summit 2008

The Business of Higher Education. Two day event held at QEII Conference Centre, Westminster

This major strategic conference for higher education leaders, senior directors and managers examines and sets out the vision of where and what UK HE should be in the next 5 - 10 years, and then explores how to make it a reality. Offering the largest discussion and networking event for university leaders and senior managers in the UK, the annual summit is designed to provide insight and solutions to the challenges ahead, map out the current ...

Transforming the Youth Workforce

Aiming High for Young People. Held at the Cavendish Conference Centre, London

A key event for those with an interest in building the skills and capacity of the workforce to deliver the Aiming High for Young People Ten Year Strategy for positive activities. Government has promised to ‘transform facilities and support services for young people in England’. This event provides senior managers in services for young people with a chance to hear current government thinking and explores the most up to date ideas...

Developing Excellence in Further Education

2nd Annual National Conference held at Jurys Hotel, London

Of interest to anyone involved in the improvement of further education provision. This conference includes a policy update and reports from the new pilots and projects that are being rolled out across the country, including the Quality Improvement Strategy, the Learning and Skills Council's Framework for Excellence Pilot and the Technology Exemplar Network Programme. The government is committed to continuing improvement and striving for...

5th Annual Positive Activities Conference

Empowerment Access and Quality - Diverting Young People from Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour through Positive Activities Supported by The National Youth Agency and Crime Concern Held at Cavendish Conference Centre, London

Includes delegates from the police, local authorities, youth offending teams, drug action teams, Children's Trusts, the Connexions Service and other key stakeholders with a remit to help and support young people at risk of offending. This conference shows how the ‘Aiming high for young people: a ten year strategy for positive activities' will be rolled out, and what support is available. Local public services, voluntary groups...

Future of Nursing Summit: Workforce futures

2nd Annual Conference held at the Royal Society of Medicine, London

Brings together statutory and professional bodies, directors of nursing, clinical managers, primary care, secondary and acute care nursing managers, healthcare professionals and policy experts to hear from government and major nursing bodies who will provide a snapshot of where nursing stands in 2008. After a difficult 18 months, is nursing at a turning point as service delivery increases the focus on care in the community and quality of ca...

IPSOS Mori Health Conference 2008

held at the Kings Fund

Of interest to anyone involved in the NHS and the delivery of Health Care. After a 93% funding increase, why do nearly 40% of people still think the NHS is in decline? What's going wrong and what can the NHS do about it? Ipsos MORI looks at what's going well, what's not, and why in today's NHS. Many trusts are under-investing in communications, so what are the benefits of doing more? Speakers: Anna Walker, Healthcare Commission: The im...

School Transport 2008

6th National Conference held at the Barbican Centre, London

Of interest to anyone involved in planning and delivering school travel, this annual conference explores the latest government policies, best practice and innovations. The Local Transport Act will charge local authorities with promoting sustainable travel and mobility and tackling congestion. These new duties mirror the underlying principles of the school travel arrangements contained within the Education and Inspections Act – thus st...

IPSOS Mori 2007 Review

Ben Page managing director of Ipsos MORI and writer and columnist Ben Schott give their overview of events in 2007. The event was organised by Ipsos MORI and held at Interbrand on The Strand.

The Future of Inspection and Regulation of Early Years

The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) becomes statutory in September 2008. Merging the Birth to Three Matters Framework and the original foundation stage, to cover care, learning and development in all early years settings from birth to 5. In addition Education and Inspections Act came into force in November 2006, increasing the duties on local authorities and giving Ofsted new inspection duties for children's social services, having ...

Diverse Britain

Promoting Race Equality

Chaired by Mathew Amroliwala this event heard from Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission Trevor Phillips OBE and Minister for Equality Harriet Harman QC MP.

Delivering the future of housing for older people

for older people and an ageing population

This event explored the importance of planning a coherent housing strategy for the ageing population.

University and business collaboration

With the Lambert Review the seeds for universities collaboration with the private sector were sown and the Leitch Review is pushing the agenda further. Skills for the economy, knowledge transfer, research collaboration, employer engagement: these are just some of the major themes that need to be addressed by HEIs and private business together in the future. Formal research collaboration is a valued income stream for UK universities at almos...

Tackling Extremism Together

Preventing extremism is the biggest challenge facing Britain 's security and cohesion within our communities. Whilst the majority of society celebrates the cultural diversity in Britain , extremism and intolerance remain a very real and significant threat to national security and community safety. This event for national and local government, the police, schools, colleges, universities, youth services and communities explored effective ...

The New Local Government Landscape

This conference heard from a variety of senior figures involved in the current change process in local government. Delegates heard that authorities need the support of their politicians to drive through change and that reorganisation is all about outcomes – it will and must deliver better and more efficient services for citizens. Speakers also explored how local government must retain talent in the transition and that shared services don’t...

Domestic violence

This conference heard from speakers including Rt. Hon Harriet Harman QC MP, Leader of the House of Commons and Minister for Women and Sandra Horley OBE, Chief Executive of Refuge. Every week 2 women die because of domestic violence, and every day millions more are affected. Statistics show that 1 in 4 women will be a victim of domestic violence, and a recent survey showing that 42% of young people aged 16-20 know girls who have been hit by ...

Extending low cost home ownership support

held at Jurys Hotel London

This event will be of interest to anyone involved in housing across government, the public and private sector. The Housing Green Paper is discussed and the future of low cost home ownership - how new low cost home ownership schemes are being developed, the relationship between affordability and supply, how assistance can be better managed and information on the effectiveness of schemes is improved and – ultimately – ensuring sch...

Enhancing the Student Experience

The podcasted keynote address from Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills Rt. Hon. John Denham MP covers the importance of the student experience in deciding the future prosperity of the nation and the pressing need for universities and employers to listen to each other better. He also gives more details about the new national student forum and criticises David Willetts's comments about the QAA.

NHS Centre for Involvement

Over the last decade, patients and the public have been integral to health decision making in one form or another. With the introduction of key legislation such as the NHS Act 2006 and the Health and Social Care Act 2001, NHS organisations are now finding themselves placing patient, carers and users at the heart of service change. Further change is expected as the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill gathers momentum and n...

Admissions to Higher Education

The key challenge, as identified by the Schwartz and Wilson Reviews, remains the development of fair, transparent and professional admissions policies and procedures that not only enable students to make well-informed, effective HE applications but also enable universities to select candidates who will be able to finish the course whilst simultaneously minimising barriers to admissions and widening access. As the first cohort of students ma...

MKSM - The Growth Agenda: Sub-regional solutions

Milton Keynes and South Midlands Partnership The Growth Agenda: Sub-regional solutions

This event includes video, podcasts and PowerPoint presentations from all the main stakeholders in the Milton Keynes and South Midlands Partnership. The keynote speech is from Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Communities and Local Government Iain Wright MP.

New Look Local Area Agreements

Speakers at this conference included Local Government Minister John Healey MP, Cllr Sir Simon Milton Chair of the Local Government Association, Michael O’Higgins Chair of the Audit Commission and Lucy de Groot Executive Director at the Improvement and Development Agency.

Promoting Responsible Drinking

This event heard from Vernon Coaker MP who is a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Crime Reduction as well as leaders in the health and community safety fields. It was chaired by Srabani Sen Chief Executive of Alcohol Concern and other speakers included Professor Ian Gilmore, President of the Royal College of Physicians and Ben Baumberg from the Institute of Alcohol Studies.

Realising the Global University

Chaired by former BBC Education Correspondent Mike Baker this conference examined internationalisation strategies and the challenge of restructuring higher education; outlined the needs for transformational change; re-envisioned roles of universities in the 21st Century; and determined what institutional leaders need to do in order to compete effectively.

Economic Prosperity: The Sub-National Contribution

The sub-national review of economic development reported in July this year. The purpose of this review is to strengthen economic performance in regions, cities and localities across England. The review proposed reforms in four key areas: Empowering local authorities to promote economic development; Support for local authorities to work together at the sub-regional level; Strengthening the regional level and central government’s relati...

Youth Justice Convention 07

David Hanson, Minister of State at the Department of Justice announced changes in the governance of the Youth Justice Board. Ed Balls Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families expanded on the changes in his address on day two of the convention. This event includes podcast interviews with Ed Balls MP, David Hanson MP, Polly Toynbee, Simon Weston and Graham Robb interim chair of the Youth Justice Board.

Knowledge-driven healthcare solutions

improving patient outcomes and service delivery

Chaired by independent health expert Roy Lilley this event heard from IT specialists, medics and a patient on their experiences on and with high tech computing projects within the NHS.

Environmental Futures 07

Environment Agency Annual Conference

This conference was held on Monday 5th - Tuesday 6th November 2007 at the QEII Conference Centre in London. Speeches and presentations include: Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP - Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Malcolm Wicks MP - Minister of State for Energy, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Ken Livingstone - Mayor of London, Greater London Authority John Ashton - Special Representa...

Effective Marketing in Higher Education

As marketing and communications play an ever more important role within Higher Education institutions are increasingly putting marketing at the heart of their strategic planning, and considering marketing and communications a key part of all senior management team members’ roles. Chaired by former BBC education man Mike Baker the podcasts from this event include addresses by: Caroline Gipps, Vice Chancellor of the University of Wolver...

Vulnerable and Intimidated Victims and Witnesses

Podcasts from this event include the keynote address from Jonathan Sedgwick who is Acting Chief Executive at the Office for Criminal Justice Reform.

Reducing Minority Ethnic Unemployment

- highlighting the muslim experience

This conference was chaired by journalist and broadcaster Nasreen Suleaman. A wide range of topics are covered in the podcasts available as part of this event. Speakers include Dr Mohammed Ali OBE Chief Executive, QED UK, Minister of State Caroline Flint MP, Kay Carberry from the Commission for Human Rights and Equality and the Work Foundation's Will Hutton.

Regional Skills and Employment

David Lammy MP Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Skills, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills was the keynote speaker at this one-day conference which explored best practice and examined policies to meet the regional skills and training needs of both employers and employees.

Youth Justice Scotland

Prevention and Early Intervention

Bringing together representatives from across youth justice, this year's annual conference marked the beginning of the new administration, and provided a platform for new ideas to discuss the future direction for preventing and tackling youth offending in Scotland

Global Safe Abortion

The Marie Stopes Global Safe Abortion Conference 2007, in association with Ipas and Abortion Rights, built consensus and momentum around international efforts to reduce the unacceptable toll on women’s health and lives caused by unsafe abortion, through increasing access to safe services, recognising women’s right to self determination and encouraging legal reform. The conference was a seminal event and a call to action to move ...

Part-Time Study in Higher Education

This event examined how to effectively enable part-time students to access and succeed in Higher Education. Attendees included vice-chancellors, principals, chief executives, senior education staff and organisations concerned with part-time study, widening participation and student finance and support. The podcasts available include the keynote address by Lord Triesman, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Intellectual Property and Qu...

Communicating Effectively with the Hard to Reach

Truly effective communication is difficult but essential in reaching and engaging with individuals and communities, particularly the hardest to reach, minority groups and young people. This important one-day conference heard from speakers including Gillian Merron MP Parliamentary Secretary and Minister for the East Midlands from the Cabinet Office and the Government's Deputy Chief Nursing Officer, Kate Billingham. Chaired by broadcaster...

Re-designing Services in Primary Care

Leadership and Innovation in Health and Social Care

This two day, podcast and document only conference heard from distinguised speakers including Health Minister Ben Bradshaw MP, Mark Britnall, the NHS Director General for Commisioning and System Management and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Fiona Adshead. The selection of Podcasts also incudes a debate entitled 'Who can be trusted with the service re-design necessary to truly modernise the NHS?'.

Association of Healthcare Communicators

Their Annual Conference was held in Sheffield.

The Association of Healthcare Communicators (AHC) is the primary independent network for healthcare communications professionals working in, or mainly with, the NHS. Ben Page of IPSOS Mori addresses the conference with a presentation entitled 'How good is our reputation and what should we be doing to improve it?

Reducing Anti-Social Behaviour

This is a document and Podcast only event. Hear speeches from distinguished practitioners in the field including: Aileen Murphie Director, Home Affairs and Criminal Justice VFM, National Audit Office, Naomi Eisenstadt Director, Social Exclusion Taskforce, Bill Pitt MBE, Expert Practitioner and Director, ASB Action and Chief Superintendent Stephen Bloomfield Head of Safer Neighbourhoods for the Metropolitan Police Service.

FE Colleges and the International Market

Main speakers - RT. HON. CHARLES CLARKE MP and Dr Swati Kulkarni First Secretary (Political & Education), High Commission of India

This important conference examined how colleges can develop and implement the long-term strategies required to compete in the international market.

Restorative Justice: When, Where and How it Works

The conference was held over two days at the Guildhall Winchester, Hampshire.

THIS IS A PODCAST AND DOCUMENT ONLY EVENT There are interference issues on some of the podcast presentations. PLEASE NOTE: More material is being edited for this conference and will be uploaded shortly. For more details about availability please e-mail us by clicking on the contact tab at the top of the page.

Healthy Eating in Schools

Britain's children have an eating disorder – and it's getting worse; 1 in 4 children in England are obese – double the figure 10 years ago. If future trends continue 1/5 boys and 1/3 girls will be obese by 2020. To tackle this, the government set a PSA to halt the year-on-year increase in obesity among children under 11 by 2010. Public sector watchdogs have warned however that the government will miss this target if it f...

Delivering Choice-Based Lettings

The 3rd national Choice-Based Lettings conference brings together over 200 chief executives and directors from local authorities and housing associations to find out first the latest policy developments and initiatives in Choice-Based Lettings. This year’s event comes in the wake of the Hills and Cave Inquiries which highlight ‘the remarkable success of CBL in the context of an ever tighter social housing market’. But as t...

Delivering Vocational Skills

The Engineering and Technology Board - 2nd Annual Skills Conference

The provision of economically valuable skills is one of the greatest challenges facing education providers and industry stakeholders in the science, engineering and technology (SET) sector. If the key Leitch recommendation of world-class skills by 2020 are to be acheived, employers and the skills sector must work closely in partnership to equip the workforce with the Level 3-5 SET skills UK plc needs. The recent budget announcement that sci...

Social Enterprise is the Business

Social Enterprise London Conference 2007

This is a podcast only event. Speakers include Third Sector Minister Phil Hope MP, Ken Livingston and Sir Ronald Cohen.

Sports Provision for Children and Young People

In July, the Prime Minister announced that all school children will do up to five hours a week of sport. He pledged an additional £100 million to ensure that the original four-hour ambition for 2010 rises to five. The funding package will provide for a network of competition managers across the country to increase competition, more coaches both in schools and the community and a new national school sport week. In the first national co...

Reputation Management in Further Education

Since the 2006 FE White Paper - building on the Foster Review, and the FE and Training Bill - the Leitch Review has picked up the baton and endorsed the development towards a demand-led FE sector. Learner choice and access to high quality learning options, employer engagement and achieving excellence are the core aims set out by the National Improvement Strategy. The sector is set to drive it's own improvement and with the recently anno...

Successful Employment and Resettlement of Ex-Offenders

THIS IS A PODCAST ONLY EVENT

A recent report from the Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit, ‘Building on Progress: Security, Crime and Justice’ has reinforced the argument that rehabilitation, resettlement, education and employment schemes for the offender, both during and after prison sentences, are vital to reducing re-offending.” Reducing Re-offending: Creating the Right Framework, NLGN, June 2007 The need to establish effective programmes to reduc...

2nd Annual 14-19 Diplomas Conference

Planning and delivering the universal entitlement: next steps for 2008 and beyond

THIS IS A PODCAST AND DOCUMENT ONLY EVENT The 2nd Annual 14-19 Diplomas conference brought together an audience of over 400 consortia members, including senior managers from FE colleges, schools, Local Authorities, central government, awarding bodies, universities, and private and voluntary providers. With just one year to go before a predicted 40,000 young people embark on the first five lines of learning, this important conference provide...

5th Annual Sure Start Conference

Rolling Out Children's Centres

THIS IS A PODCAST AND DOCUMENT ONLY EVENT The 5th Annual Sure Start Conference, Rolling Out Children’s Centres, brought together over 150 stakeholders, including senior managers from children’s centres, local authorities, central government, and voluntary organisations. Sure Start has been the cornerstone of Labour’s drive to tackle child poverty and social exclusion. Its successes have been clear – it has helped to ...

Shaping Places and Communities

This annual conference looked at how cultural and leisure services can respond to and deliver new policy developments, and explored how the service can raise its profile by creating maximum impacts on local outcomes and performance. Speakers included Rt Hon James Purnell MP Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. The event brought together leaders from the culture and leisure sector from local, regional and national government, alo...

Policy Review TV launch event

The event was chaired by Elinor Goodman, former Political Editor of Channel 4 News. In the debate entitled "Will the Brown years ahead be a good time to be a top manager in public services and business?" Panel members Nicholas Timmins, Public Policy Editor of the Financial Times, Professor Jon Silverman, former BBC home affairs correspondent and now Professor of Criminal Justice and Media at the University of Bedfordshire and Neil...

The Youth Summit

The Youth Summit heralded a new era of service provision for young people with emerging priorities from the Government’s ten-year strategy for children and young people and the Comprehensive Spending Review. The event explored the Government’s ‘youth offer’ and mapped out the policy landscape for outcome-driven services for young people and their communities. It heard directly from a wide range of young people as exp...

Future Services Network Preparing for Change

Consumer and Citizen Driven Services

The next wave of public sector reform will have consumer driven services at its centre. Presumptions of consumer driven services lie behind the choices that will be made in CSR07. To promote diversity, public, private and voluntary organisations must combine in joint ventures to provide alternative ways of delivering public services and through different models. It will be a period of huge change, significant opportunities and so...

The Guardian Further Education and Skills Summit 2007

The learning and skills landscape is experiencing a period of intense and rapid change. The Leitch Review of Skills, the Further Education and Training Bill, and recent DfES green paper ‘Raising Expectations’, set out new challenges for the sector, signalling a major move towards a demand-led system and setting out the aim that all young people will remain in some form of education or training until they're 18. The developme...

Barker Review of Housing Supply: three years on

Campaign for More & Better Homes

PURPOSE OF THE CONFERENCE * Review the progress made since the original Barker Review of Housing Supply in March 2004 and the challenges that lay ahead in meeting future housing demand * Hear government plans to address housing need including recommendations from the Cross-cutting Review into Supporting Housing Growth, as well as priorities for CSR07 * Discuss plans for achieving Zero Carbon Homes by 2016 and identify the incentives for inc...

Financing the Future of Local Government

In the context of the 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review, which will set central government's spending objectives until 2011, this NLGN event provided the first opportunity following the local elections to discuss the implications of the CSR on local government funding. The government is committed to respond to the recent Lyons Inquiry at the CSR and this event was an opportunity to hear first hand debates over potential reform. Delegat...

SKILLS ACTIVE - staying ahead of the game

Energising the Industry 1 May 2007. Wembley Stadium.

Sport, fitness, playwork, the outdoor and caravan sectors have not only contributed well over £8 billion a year to the UK economy, but are key to the social fabric of the nation. With this level of growth, the development opportunities available for your business and key stakeholders are endless. In this light, the convention examined the vital importance of upskilling the workforce for continued success and the ability to increase pa...

The Lyons Inquiry: Final Report & Recommendations

This major national conference led by the Lyons Inquiry gave delegates the opportunity to hear final recommendations direct from Sir Michael. The conference provided attendees with the opportunity to debate the impact of the report with senior figures in the field and consider the opportunities that lie ahead for ‘place-shaping’ at a local level. Delegates had an opportunity to consider in detail key themes of: economic prosperi...

The Guardian Higher Education Summit 2007

The first annual Guardian Higher Education Summit for leaders and senior managers in UK higher education examined the global, financial, research, educational and civic challenges facing higher education in the UK.

The summit provided an integrated and comprehensive update on the latest policy and insight into future developments, and set out how the leading higher education institutions in the world are tackling the changes in higher education and research. It also examined the solutions they are developing, the consequences for public policy, and the future shape and sustainability of higher education institutions in the UK. Speakers included: Bill Ra...

CBI Productivity in Public Services Summit

Keynote Speaker: Rt. Hon Tony Blair MP, Prime Minister

A strong competitive economy is built on the foundation of first-class public services. Developing such services requires investment and innovative reforms to make sure that users receive the services they want and need. Better partnership working between the public, private and voluntary sectors is releasing greater productivity and encouraging different ways of working to deliver more responsive, better quality services.

The Future of Nursing

Re-empowering the Nursing Workforce

Both the Rt Hon David Cameron MP, Leader of HM Official Opposition and Lord Philip Hunt of King’s Heath, the newly appointed Minister of State for Quality, Department of Health addressed leaders and key practitioners within the nursing and health environs at the Future of Nursing Conference. Britain’s nursing organisations including the Nursing and Midwifery Council, Royal College of Nursing, and the Council of Deans alongside t...

Race Convention 2006

A catalyst for change

This year the Commission for Racial Equality - established by the 1976 Race Relations Act to lead the fight against discrimination and to promote good race relations - celebrates its 30th anniversary.To mark the occasion, the CRE is convening a race convention, the first its kind in the UK. It will be a landmark event with up-to-the minute debate to set the agenda for race relations and social equality in 21st century Britain. Speakers incl...

Behaviour Change

draws on social psychology, economics and behavioural science as well as early interventions and social media

Summary This management briefing contains presentations from experts who explain their experiences of applying behaviour change techniques to the wider society.  Public bodies have previously sought to change the behaviour of their citizens through legislation, regulation, fiscal measures and information. Innovative 'nudge' behaviour techniques have been ...

Child Protection

This management briefing contains carefully selected video presentations, a detailed research index and supporting documents, including case studies. The briefing is an ideal training tool for senior managers covering the key areas of policy development, future strategy and best practice. The service enables users to access the material at a time and place convenient to them.

Summary This management briefing contains presentations from child protection specialists on best practice and future policy developments.  Effective child protection is essential as part of wider work to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. However, all agencies and individuals should aim to proactively safeguard and promote the welfare of children so that the need for action to protect...

Effective Marketing in Higher Education

This presentation addresses what branding means in today's highly-pressured environment. There is a new competitive context for university brands, and new challenges that will drive brand development: the presentation exphasises the importance of clarity and accuracy of information, and an integrity of purpose for an institution's brand. It outlines the links between brand and reputation, and points out that reputation is created by...

Further Education and Skills Inspection

This policy and management briefing contains presentations from college leaders and OFSTED inspectors, providing a unique resource for institutions approaching inspection, or simply seeking to improve processes, practices and data in order to be inspection-ready. Inspections are a fundamental part of college life, and can be an opportunity to promote best practice and initiate organisational change. With detailed case studi...

Further Education Mergers and Partnerships

This policy and management briefing contains presentations from college principals and leading experts on mergers and partnerships in further education. With the government encouraging college mergers, and competition increasing across the sector, it is vital for senior further education professionals to look at ways to ensure the future success of their colleges. This briefing addresses the opportunities that exist in the sector for outsou...

Higher Education and Schools Partnerships

This management policy briefing contains carefully selected presentations from experts in building and maintaining partnerships between Higher Education Institutions and schools. Following the government's changes to tuition fees and the requirement for HEIs to draw up access agreements, outreach and widening participation activities have never been more important. But building successful partnerships...

Income Generation for Local Government

This policy briefing contains presentations from experts who share their experience of innovative income generation techniques.

Summary Local government is well rehearsed in the need to increase efficiency and reduce spend, but during these well documented periods of austerity, it is important to look to new measures of income generation. Generating income is about more than increasing congestion, waste and parking charges. It is about restructuring service models to make use of assets, mutuals, social enterprises, co-payments ...

Shared Services in higher education

This policy briefing contains carefully selected video presentations, a detailed research index and supporting documents, including case studies. The briefing is an ideal training tool for senior managers covering the key areas of policy development, future strategy and best practice. This online service enables you and your team to access the material at any time or place.

Summary This policy briefing contains presentations from experts who explain their experiences of shared services. For institutions faced with funding cuts this briefing outlines how effiency savings can create major opportunities for new business development. The pack, which highlights the opportunities and pitfalls of using shared services, includes feasibility studies and real life case s...

Social Enterprise

This policy briefing contains carefully selected video presentations, a detailed research index and supporting documents, including case studies. The briefing is an ideal training tool for senior managers covering the key areas of policy development, future strategy and best practice.

Summary This policy briefing contains presentations from experts who explain their experiences of applying mutual and social enterprise models to the wider society. Mutual and social enterprise models are a recognised way of engaging staff in the ownership of change and innovation. An increased focus from media and from politicians on ‘employee ownership’, ‘mutual ownership’, &l...

Study Abroad: international student exchange programmes and international partnerships

This policy briefing contains carefully selected video presentations, a detailed research index and supporting documents, including case studies. The briefing is an ideal training tool for senior managers covering the key areas of policy development, future strategy and best practice.

Summary This policy briefing contains presentations from international and national experts on the future of Study Abroad and Student Exchange programmes. Higher education Institutions in the UK and abroad will be affected by austerity measures, government funding cuts, tuition fee rises and an increased number of students. In order to maintain a good international reputation, support for study abroad ...

Understanding Mutual and Social Enterprise Organisations TP

This briefing contains presentations from experts who share their experience of understanding mutual and social enterprise organisations. Use this pack as a training and research tool for you and your colleagues to share, be inspired and learn from best practice examples. A one off price provides you with unlimited access for twelve months.

This management briefing contains presentations from experts who explain their experiences of applying mutual and social enterprise models to the wider society. Mutual and social enterprise models are a recognised way of engaging staff in the ownership of change and innovation. An increased focus from media and from politicians on ‘employee ownership’, ‘mutual ownership’, ‘co-operatives, and ‘social enter...