Tom Bewick
@TomBewick
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Academic & Journalist@ The Skills Agenda Substack. Visiting professor of skills & workforce policy. Consult internationally on workforce policy, skills and AI.
England, United Kingdom
Joined July 2009
In the course of writing my book, ‘Skills Policy in Britain’ (forthcoming), I researched and reviewed more than 4000 primary source, declassified, government documents… from Winston Churchill’s views on technical education, to what Tony Blair was being advised about FE colleges.
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RT @FEWeek: 'Job updates from officials on LinkedIn felt Kafkaesque'.Author @TomBewick assesses @UKLabour 's performance on skills one year….
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Skills were meant to be at the heart of Labour’s economic revival but a year in, this promise remains elusive
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✍️ My latest Substack reviews a speech given last week by @FrancisAlun chair of the government’s Social Mobility Commission👇.
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RT @FEWeek: 📖 'Lord Sainsbury makes no secret of his agenda'.⬇️ @TomBewick on what @BeckyFrancis7 could learn from the ghosts of curriculum….
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By entrenching class divides, T levels are becoming the new 11-plus
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You can now pre-order my book, ‘Skills Policy in Britain and The Future of Work’ buy here/ 📺
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Skills Policy in Britain and the Future of Work - A Historical-Political-Analysis; This book examines the evolution of UK skills policy from the 1881 Royal Commission on Technical Instruction to the...
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‼️You can now pre-order my new book direct from the publisher here:
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I’m delighted to announce that you can now pre-order my book. Link here:
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RT @TomBewick: ‼️ Come and join the revolution to transform global higher education. Registration link and details here: .
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‼️ Come and join the revolution to transform global higher education. Registration link and details here:
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This is one of the most progressive policies in British education since the raising of the school leaving age in 1972. A focus on early years investment is a down payment on long-term success.
Our breakfast clubs rollout will save parents up to £450 a year, and will have a huge impact on children's education, attainment, and wellbeing. Find out more:.
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✍️ How do we hold the latest Skills quango — Skills England, to account. You can read my latest Substack here:
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GDP per capita is the best measure in terms of individual prosperity. And it is comparable using PPP with other countries. In 2005, Britons ranked in 16th place compared to other countries. Since that time we have slipped to 26th place. Quite literally we are getting poorer.
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Big shout out from Tenerife for @SpatialityJones . This book by Martin was invaluable during the process of researching and writing my forthcoming book: Skills Policy in Britain and The Future of Work.
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RT @JohnnySRich: Registrations has opened for the @Lifelong_Ed Annual Conference on 29/4/25. It's always an excellent event and the speake….
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It’s turned out to be a very interesting week in international diplomacy and trade relations. ✍️ My latest Substack explores whether we are entering a “neo-mercantilist” age, as the great powers fight for comparative advantage in AI and workforce skills.
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RT @EnglishRadical: "Joe Arch he raised his voice, 'twas for the working men, Then let us all rejoice and say, We'll all be union men." Jos….
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🇺🇸 America has one million registered apprentices. To match the leading systems in the world, it needs 4 million. In my latest Substack, I reflect on time spent this week with workforce leaders in the United States; offering here some personal reflections.
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The idea Britain does not have enough workers, when 1 in 5 working age people are currently inactive is bunkum. The solution is train, train, train (and also make pay and conditions better in some occupations).
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Rachel Reeves’ bold infrastructure plans for Heathrow, transport, housing and more rely on training a new generation of construction professionals before the shovels go in the ground
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