Podcast appearances and mentions of gillian keegan

Former Conservative cabinet ministers Penny Mordaunt and Gillian Keegan join Beth, Ruth and Harriet in the studio to take us behind the scenes of the final days of the last government. For their final podcasts of 2024, Beth and Ruth ask how the Conservatives fell from power and they get the inside track on Labour's election campaign from Harriet. In Part 1, Penny and Gillian look back at the low mood in the party at the end of 2023, going into the election year.What led Rishi Sunak to call the election early? And just how bad was it to have a front seat to the dysfunction? Email us at electoraldysfunction@sky.uk, post on X to @BethRigby, or send a WhatsApp voice note on 07934 200 444.   

Former Conservative cabinet ministers Penny Mordaunt and Gillian Keegan join Beth, Ruth and Harriet in the studio to take us behind the scenes of the final days of the last government.  For their final podcasts of 2024, Beth and Ruth ask how the Conservatives fell from power and they get the inside track on Labour's election campaign from Harriet.  In Part 2, we go inside the Cabinet Room in No 10 Downing Street and we find out what the King was up to on the day the election was called.  Also – how do you deal with an election campaign full of gaffes? And what happens when you lose your parliamentary seat?  Email us at electoraldysfunction@sky.uk, post on X to @BethRigby, or send a WhatsApp voice note on 07934 200 444.   

Iain is joined by the fabulous former education secretary Gillian Keegan. They talk all things Tory conference, the leadership campaign, Liz Truss and such. But they also talk about Israel and Lebanon, Simon Case's resignation, dodgy curriculums, Gillian's off-mic moment, what comes after politics and much more besides!

It's results day and while students across the country celebrate their A-levels, BTEC and T-levels, university funding has come back into the limelight. And what's better than one former education minister? Two! Gillian Keegan is sitting in for George this week, and she and Ed Balls consider the best course of action to make the education sector pay for itself. Plus, Gillian makes her case for more business people in Parliament. Would they really drive more growth than career politicians with PPE degrees? And in the next instalment of our summer conversations, Ed and George give the 2024 intake of MPs their top tips for standing out from the crowd - but does Gillian agree?Become a member of POLITICAL CURRENCY GOLD

The Tories have been decimated. Gillian Keegan has been booted out. Two lovely sentences! We reflect on the election result, talk about the line between being a fun teacher but also doing the job effectively, and share general tips on how to survive gruelling term 6. We were pretty unhinged in this one.... Hope you enjoy it! Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teachsleeprepeatpodcast?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== Rate our podcast or share it with a friend. It really helps!

Where to start with an historic election night. Keir Starmer has got his 1997 moment, winning an enormous majority. Elsewhere, eleven cabinet ministers have lost their seats, including: Grant Shapps, Gillian Keegan and Penny Mordaunt. Former prime minister Liz Truss has lost her seat, as have senior Tories Jacob Rees-Mogg and Miriam Cates. The Lib Dems have made massive gains, the SNP were decimated in Scotland and Nigel Farage is the MP for Clacton.  But it's not a clean sweep for Labour. Two Labour frontbenchers have lost their seats and Starmer will enter government on a vote share of 35 per cent, the lowest of any postwar governing party. Will this hinder him in government? And is this landslide down to the Farage effect?  James Heale speaks to Fraser Nelson and Katy Balls.  Produced by Natasha Feroze and Oscar Edmondson. 

pWotD Episode 2620: 2024 United Kingdom general election Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today.With 376,778 views on Thursday, 4 July 2024 our article of the day is 2024 United Kingdom general election.The 2024 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 4 July 2024 to elect 650 Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons. The election resulted in a landslide victory for the opposition Labour Party led by Keir Starmer, similar to that achieved by Tony Blair at the 1997 general election, the last time a Labour opposition ousted a Conservative government. The governing Conservative Party under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak lost over 240 seats and suffered their worst ever defeat, ending its 14-year tenure as the primary governing party. The combined vote share for Labour and the Conservatives reached a record low, with Labour's vote share becoming the smallest of any majority government in UK electoral history. Smaller parties did significantly well; the Liberal Democrats made significant gains to reach their highest ever number of seats. Reform UK did well in vote share and had MPs elected to the Commons for the first time. The Green Party of England and Wales also won a record number of seats. The Scottish National Party (SNP) lost around three quarters of its seats to Scottish Labour. Labour returned to being the largest party in Scotland and remained so in Wales. The Conservatives won no seats in Wales or Cornwall and only one seat in North East England.Discussion around the campaign focused on public opinion of a change in government, as Labour maintained significant leads in opinion polling over the Conservatives, but usually by around 20 percentage points, twice the lead they would eventually win. Significant constituency boundary changes were in effect, the first since those implemented at the 2010 general election. It was the first general election in which photographic identification was required to vote in person in Great Britain. The general election was the first since Brexit, the UK's departure from the European Union (EU) on 31 January 2020, which was a major issue in the 2019 general election; it was also the first to take place since the COVID-19 pandemic or under the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022. This was the first victory for Labour in a general election in 19 years.A record number of Conservatives lost their seats at the election. Eleven were cabinet ministers, the highest amount in history, including Penny Mordaunt, Grant Shapps, Alex Chalk, Liam Fox, Johnny Mercer, Gillian Keegan and Mark Harper. Other MPs who lost their seats included the former prime minister Liz Truss, Michael Fabricant, Jonathan Gullis, Jacob Rees-Mogg, George Galloway and Douglas Ross. Newly elected MPs included the Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and its chairman Richard Tice, and the Green Party of England and Wales co-leaders Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay. MPs who stood down at the election included the former prime minister Theresa May, former cabinet ministers Sajid Javid, Dominic Raab, Matt Hancock, Ben Wallace, Nadhim Zahawi, Kwasi Kwarteng and Michael Gove, and long-serving MPs Harriet Harman and Margaret Beckett.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 12:35 UTC on Friday, 5 July 2024.For the full current version of the article, see 2024 United Kingdom general election on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm long-form Ruth.

With just one week to go until the election, Rishi Sunak's chances of avoiding a landslide defeat might have just got slimmer - all thanks to “gamble-gate”. Nish and Coco are joined by political correspondent Liz Bates to discuss the betting scandal plaguing the government. Sunak vowed to lead the world in “standards of decency” but has been very slow to act. Might this mean a complete wipeout for them?But that's not all the scandals this week. Education secretary Gillian Keegan has repeatedly used a claim about children being taught there are “72 genders” to back up government plans to ban schools from talking about gender identity. Nish, Coco and Liz investigate her so-called sources. And from politicians playing minecraft to the Reform UK Party singing the Spice Girls, the WTF moments are multiplying. Nish, Coco and Liz dissect their favourites from the week. Pod Save the UK is a Reduced Listening production for Crooked Media.Contact us via email: PSUK@reducedlistening.co.ukWhatsApp: 07494 933 444 (UK) or + 44 7494 933 444 (internationally)Insta: https://instagram.com/podsavetheukTwitter: https://twitter.com/podsavetheukTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@podsavetheukFacebook: https://facebook.com/podsavetheukYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/podsavetheworld Guest:Liz Bates, Political Correspondent, Sky News Useful links:https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/pod-save-the-uk-live Audio clips:BBC ITVReform UKTrophyTime

The Education Brief: Saturday 1 June 2024 - Top stories include: The pre-election ‘purdah' period begins on Saturday, limiting government announcements. Gillian Keegan has confirmed that teacher pay recommendations will come after the election. Leaders' unions say Ofsted must undertake "far-reaching reform". The government has been urged "rebalance" funding towards schools with the poorest intakes and invest more in alternative provision. This week's deep dive:  Labour's plans for education We'll also tell you what's happening at HEP this week and what we've been watching, listening to, and reading! Watching - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4VrtP3CXmU Listening - https://radiolab.org/podcast/91705-lucy Reading - https://uk.bettshow.com/hp-from-crisis-to-classroom-whitepaper AI Tool - https://ideogram.ai/login Music by Slo Pony

The Education Brief: Saturday 27 April 2024 - Top stories include: Ofsted is advancing its use of AI to enhance decision-making in school inspections. Single-phrase Ofsted judgments will remain for now because they provide clarity for parents and are crucial for actions on underperforming schools. Gillian Keegan expressed concerns over the difficulty of fully funding future teacher pay rises. Schools are losing nearly a quarter of lesson time to poor student behaviour. This week's deep dive:  The future of Progress 8 scores We'll also tell you what's happening at HEP this week and what we've been watching, listening to, and reading! Watching - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh3zm6mN5ZY Listening - https://open.spotify.com/episode/5yv8UuKJzgB0qHlqVYccxY Reading - https://hwrkmagazine.co.uk/talking-floats-on-a-sea-of-write/ AI Tool - https://schoolonline.ai/imaginator/ Music by Slo Pony

Julia Waters, the sister of headteacher Ruth Perry, joins Tom Rogers to discuss all things OFSTED. Julia talks about the lead up to the death of Ruth, the inspection which a coroner concluded was a cause of her death and the 56 days between the inspection and Ruth's death. Also in this interview - What has Julia's experience of Amanda Spielman, Gillian Keegan and Martyn Oliver been like? What are her aims for change? What happens if she doesn't get change? What is her message to the teaching unions and the profession as a whole? All covered in this interview.  

Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic, episode 74! This week: Toby has all the gossip from Liz Truss's ‘PopCon' event; A criminal who gamed the asylum system commits a despicable chemical attack, yet Gillian Keegan and others claim this is “not really about asylum”; MP Mike Freer steps down due to death threats and an arson […]

Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic, episode 74! This week: -Toby has all the gossip from Liz Truss's ‘PopCon' event  -A criminal who gamed the asylum system commits a despicable chemical attack, yet Gillian Keegan and others claim this is “not really about asylum” -MP Mike Freer steps down due to death threats and an arson attack -Some Premier League clubs appear to be spying on fans for wrongthink, in a massive story broken by the Free Speech Union -Tucker Carlson visits Russia, seemingly to record an interview with Vladimir Putin 
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What's it like to be the Secretary of State for Education who left school at 17? How much power do unions really have in British politics? What's it like to become a Tory MP when your family hails from the Labour Party? Gillian Keegan joins Rory and Alastair on today's episode of Leading to answer all these questions and more. TRIP Plus: Become a member of The Rest Is Politics Plus to support the podcast, receive our exclusive newsletter, enjoy ad-free listening to both TRIP and Leading, benefit from discount book prices on titles mentioned on the pod, join our Discord chatroom, and receive early access to live show tickets and Question Time episodes. Just head to therestispolitics.com to sign up, or start a free trial today on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/therestispolitics. Instagram: @restispolitics Twitter: @RestIsPolitics Email: restispolitics@gmail.com Producers: Dom Johnson + Nicole Maslen Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Trawl schedule has gone off piste due to haywire Christmas diaries (normal practice will resume next week). And so it is that this week, Jemma and Marina find themselves trawling, just as news is breaking that Cleverly has announced a tranche of policy, supposedly designed to cut immigration figures. Their heads are spinning as they try to absorb the latest ill thought out Tory batshittery which means foreign carers won't be able to bring dependants with them (nice). Oh, and if you fall in love with anyone foreign, unless they earn 37K, they can't come and live with you. Okaaaaa There do follow some reasons to be cheerful - more Tory MPs are reportedly considering leaving the sinking ship before they can be booted out. One of the names mooted is Education Secretary, Gillian Keegan, but she's busy wreaking havoc before she offskies. Childcare is the latest sector under the Trawl spotlight and Marina and Jemma's conclusions are that.....things aren't not looking good. Free hours can only be free if someone pays for the labour. A lot of people of note have sadly passed since the last ep. The Trawl ladies take a look at the people who have died in the last week and discuss whose deaths have moved then personally in the past. Jemma would never have predicted who Marina says.  There's news from the jungle, tweets from Cop 28 and a chat about why on earth Starmer felt the need to describe Thatcher's legacy as 'meaningful.' It's caused a ruckus on the left that's for sure.  Cilla's back for a quick blast and Larry and Paul serve a very well themed pudding. Thank you for sharing and do tweet us @MarinaPurkiss @jemmaforte @TheTrawlPodcast Patreon https://patreon.com/TheTrawlPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on the podcast Michelle Donelan's letter to UKRI expressing outrage over “extremism” has been in the news, and Gillian Keegan is bearing down on antisemitism on campus - we discuss and assess the fallout. Plus OfS is set to get digging around into franchised provision, and we try to work out if the student training needs in England's long-term NHS plan are deliverable.With Sally Mapstone, Principal and Vice Chancellor at the University of St Andrews, Paul Greatrix, Registrar at the University of Nottingham, David Kernohan, Deputy Editor at Wonkhe, Mike Ratcliffe, Academic Registrar at City, University of London and presented by Jim Dickinson, Associate Editor at Wonkhe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's been a particularly ludicrous week in Tory Britain. And that's saying something. Jemma and Marina plough through what feels like some sort of political fever dream. Starmer has announced he wants to renegotiate the Brexit deal, only we're pretty sure no one's told the EU and, unless we re-join the single market, is there any point just tinkering round the edges? Watch out everyone, Truss is on manoeuvres again. It's been a year since she absolutely devasted the British economy so she's returned to tell us all that she was right and what other things she'd love to do to damage it further.  Meanwhile, Education Secretary, Gillian Keegan, has been extolling the virtues of children being educated in portacabins. Kids love it apparently, so that's alright then. Then, to round off a truly inept week, Sunak held a press conference to tell the British public that lots of things that were never going to happen are not going to happen. So in case you've been lying awake worrying about having seven bins, worry no more.  Finally, Marina and Jemma have been watching the Laura Kuenssburg show State of Chaos. They give their verdict and tell you the fantastic guest they've got for the next Trawl Meets...... Thank you for sharing and do tweet us @MarinaPurkiss @jemmaforte @TheTrawlPodcast Patreon https://patreon.com/TheTrawlPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Last-minute safety worries about the structural soundness of school buildings threw the new term into chaos for many children and their parents. Could the episode spell disaster for Rishi Sunak's government?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

It's back to school week, or at least it is if you don't go to one of the 104 schools which have been deemed unsafe due to crumbling concrete. If you were in a position of power and had been warned for years that school buildings weren't safe, what would you do?  Jemma and Marina are hot and bothered, in the week when Britain went all Club Tropicana weather wise - only the drinks aren't free, nothing is and the price of a Tory government is getting more exorbitant by the minute.  They discuss Gillian Keegan's disastrous week and wonder why more people aren't calling out the £34 MILLION refurb she deemed necessary for her offices. Yes, that's right. THIRTY FOUR MILLION. An old Trawl catchphrase is used once again - regular listeners will know which one.  Meanwhile, Lee Anderson has been striding round a shopping centre being rude to people and Colin from Portsmouth has been on the blower again. Thank you for sharing and do tweet us @MarinaPurkiss @jemmaforte @TheTrawlPodcast Patreon https://patreon.com/TheTrawlPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alright guys welcome back to another episode of CrossingSwords. This week we discuss recent events in Uk politics, with an Angry Gillian Keegan, A delusional Rishi Sunak. Theres more than enough to discuss, but we also tackle the controversy surrounding Mason Greenwood and separately Jordan Henderson.Stick in there until the end as it takes a funny funny turn. Another Episode you don't want to miss.As always you can find us @ https://crossingswords.buzzsprout.com https://www.facebook.com/SwordsCrossing/ https://twitter.com/swordscrossing https://www.instagram.com/crossingswords_podcast/ https://www.tiktok.com/@crossingswords_podcastAnd now all of our episodes are recorded and uploaded to YouTube, you can find this @https://youtube.com/channel/UCdjNrKXParCgoFpiBGp_Y_A

Marina Hyde on why crumbling concrete is just the latest phase in Rishi's doom loop (1m26s); Maggie Smith on why her marriage disintegrated as her career took off (10m01s); and Richard Osman reveals how he conquered both TV and publishing (25m24s)

Keir Starmer has reshuffled his team of shadow ministers. So who's up? Who's down? Is this the march of the Blairites? And what does the reshuffle reveal about Starmer's plans for the general election campaign – or for government should Labour win? The Guardian's Aletha Adu joins the IfG podcast team to run the rule over the new shadow cabinet.   The concrete crisis in schools has placed education secretary Gillian Keegan under pressure – with the education secretary's comments also landing her in hot water. So who is to blame, how has the government handled the fall-out, and how could the problem be fixed?   PLUS: A very bad week for Birmingham City Council. So why are city councils running out of money? What does it mean for the people who live there? And how can the government make sure this doesn't happen again?   Hannah White presents. With Nick Davies and Sam Freedman.   Produced by Milo Hynes.

Iain and Jacqui discuss Gillian Keegan's f-bomb, crumbling concrete, the escaped prisoner, Labour's reshuffle, Britney Spears and loads more! Smut quota: Ample.

Andrew Mueller casts a wry look at the news this week, from Gillian Keegan's hot-mic blunder to a Republican politican's animosity towards Eminem.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nish and Coco reflect on a scandal they think is a perfect metaphor for Tory-led Britain. Schools have had to close because they've been built using cheap and unstable concrete (called RAAC), while there are also concerns over hospitals and other public buildings. So as the country crumbles around us, who's to blame?Labour leader Keir Starmer has reshuffled his top team ahead of next year's expected general election. Coco welcomes brand new Shadow Minister for Creative Industries and Digital, Chris Bryant, into the studio. He gives his reaction to his appointment and admits he's a bit “discombobulated” after a whirlwind day. He reveals how reshuffles haven't always gone well for him, and impresses Coco with his impression of Tony Blair. He also talks about his new book 'Code of Conduct', which seeks to provide a blueprint to make Westminster politics work better. Also find out Chris Bryant's favourite Sugababes song, why Nish fears being kidnapped by Kevin Bacon, and which action hero should voice Nadine Dorries' new book.Pod Save the UK is a Reduced Listening production for Crooked Media. Contact us via email: PSUK@reducedlistening.co.ukWhatsApp: 07514 644572 (UK) or + 44 7514 644572Insta: https://instagram.com/podsavetheukTwitter: https://twitter.com/podsavetheukTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@podsavetheukFacebook: https://facebook.com/podsavetheukYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/podsavetheworldUseful links:Article by Merope Mills: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/04/daughter-died-hospital-families-treatment-martha-ruleGuests:Sir Chris Bryant, Labour MP for Rhondda, and Shadow Minister for Creative Industries and DigitalAudio credits:Parliamentlive.tvITV NewsBBC Radio 4@Ettifaq

What a first week back for Rishi Sunak: Gillian Keegan can't stop making gaffes as schools continue to find out if they have unsafe concrete in their buildings. The Guardian's John Harris and Gaby Hinsliff speak to a headteacher whose school is affected. Plus, the Guardian political reporter Aletha Adu discusses what's going on behind the scenes with Labour's reshuffle. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

ITV crime drama The Tower is back on our screens for a second series, presenting our Hannah with an excellent opportunity to jump on the Zoom with Gemma Whelan, who plays DS Sarah Collins. They chat about the reputation of the Met, telling women's stories, Gentleman Jack, Upstart Crow and what exactly Gemma was doing with that fox.Jen's chatting to poet Maggie Smith about how when her career took off, her marriage declined, something she charts in her gorgeous new memoir, You could Make This Place Beautiful. They're also talking mumming, wifeing, and the division of labour.In Jenny Off The Blocks, Jen's talking about the US Open, among other things. And get your strategically placed Chelsea buns out for the lads, as the team revisit 2003's Calendar Girls. Plus, in the Bush Telegraph*, Britain's schools are crumbling, but won't somebody think of Gillian Keegan? Yeah, not even Mick's got the sarcasm levels to sell that one.*If you want to read the story Hannah references in BT about parental alienation, you can do so here.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/standardissuespodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We read the papers so you don't have to… Today: Straight to the head teachers office! Education secretary Gillian Keegan continues to rage over RAAC. Get off your backsides, or else. The government's back to work drive removes welfare from one million people. Plus Bulldozer in a China shop. Construction workers knock a big hole into the great wall of China to cut down commute. Miranda Sawyer is joined by author and screenwriter Alex von Tunzelmann and comedian Fergus Craig. Follow Paper Cuts: Twitter: https://twitter.com/papercutsshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/papercutsshow  Illustrations by Modern Toss https://moderntoss.com  Written and presented by Miranda Sawyer. Producer: Sophie Black. Assistant Producer: Adam Wright. Design: James Parrett. Music: Simon Williams. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Exec Producer: Martin Bojtos. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. PAPER CUTS is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ina Lundström pratar om det stora G20-mötet som drar igång i Indien i helgen och PR-maskineriet kring det.Kalle Berg pratar om att Storbritanniens skolminister Gillian Keegan är i blåsväder efter ett uppgivet uttalande om det faktum att det framkommit att ett stort antal skolor riskerar att rasa “utan förvarning” på grund av undermålig betong.Och så kommer Kai Knudsen, överläkare och universitetslektor i klinisk toxikologi på Sahlgrenska, och pratar om vurmen för psykedeliska substanser i behandling av depression.Dessutom: Gubb-bonanza i tv-rutan, fiskar som gillar sår och Hoojas storslam på Rockbjörnen – trots bojkott. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Keir Starmer has met with his brand new shadow cabinet for the first time, but does his top team now have more Blairites than Tony Blair ever did? Matt is joined by New Labour architect Lord Mandelson, former Starmer aide Chris Ward and Times Radio's Patrick Maguire.Plus: Columnists Daniel Finkelstein and John Stevens discuss the government's defence over collapsing schools, Gillian Keegan swearing and what has happened to Liz Truss' lectern. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A government poster warning us "MOST SCHOOLS ARE UNAFFECTED" by lethal crumbling concrete may not offer the reassurance the Department for Education is aiming for. Indeed it was a gift to Labour - whose comms department instantly retorted with "Most swimmers not at risk of sharks". So what has happened to capital spending on schools since the Conservatives came to power? And what on earth is going on inside Number 10?Later, we look at why Birmingham City Council has gone bust.... with our own resident Brummie.Editor: Tom HughesSenior Producer: Gabriel RadusProducer: Laura FitzPatrickPlanning Producer: Alex BarnettSocial Media Editor: Georgia FoxwellVideo Producer: Will Gibson-SmithYou can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The News Agents".The News Agents is a Global Player Original and a Persephonica Production.

UK education secretary Gillian Keegan has apologised after being caught swearing on mic after an ITV interview. Keegan expressed frustration at a reporter's questions about the concrete crisis- and dropped an f-bomb in irritation. UK correspondent Enda Brady says it's unlikely she'll be fired after this incident, given the state of UK politics. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The blame for the school concrete scandal has landed right at the Prime Minister's feet - after a former civil servant from the Department for Education revealed it was Chancellor Sunak that cut the funding for rebuilding schools five years ago. But it's his Education Secretary - Gillian Keegan - who's conducting the political heat today after a sweary off-mic rant which she is almost certainly now regretting. In fact she gave a subsequent apology ON mic. The News Agents are back - yes all three - asking what it means for our children's education - and how damaging it is to the Sunak government. And as Keir Starmer shuffles his top team, we ask what it tells us about Labour's priorities a year out from an election.Editor: Tom HughesSenior Producer: Gabriel RadusProducer: Laura FitzPatrickPlanning Producer: Alex BarnettSocial Media Editor: Georgia FoxwellVideo Producer: Will Gibson-SmithYou can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The News Agents".The News Agents is a Global Player Original and a Persephonica Production.

Welcome to the the PoliticsJOE Pubcast.Oli, Ava, and Ed give their thoughts on Keir Starmer's cabinet reshuffle, Gillian Keegan's hot mic moment, and the pros and cons of national service. Let us know what you thought of the episode and aggressively tweet us or the PolJOE account.Presenters: Oli Dugmore, Ava Santin, and Ed CampbellProducer: Laura BeveridgeSting design: Chris WhiteProduction: Shawnee Linstead, Oli Johnson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

MPs returned to Westminster after their summer break, but the same can't be said for thousands of children expected in classrooms for the Autumn term – due to the crumbling concrete crisis. More than 100 schools stayed shut on Monday due to safety fears about reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete - or RAAC – while the education secretary Gillian Keegan was caught on camera complaining about not being thanked for doing a "f***ing good job" over it all. On the Sky News Daily, Rob Powell speaks to Adrian Tagg, Building Surveying lead at the University of Reading about how far the crisis may spread. Plus, Sky's Sophy Ridge joins Rob to talk about the political fallout of the RAAC crisis, Labour's reshuffle and the possibility of a new by-election, as her new show The Politics Hub begins on Monday evening. Podcast producer: Emma-Rae WoodhouseInterviews producer: Alex EddenPodcast promotion producer: David ChipakupakuSenior podcast producer: Annie Joyce​​​​​​​Editor: Wendy Parker

It's an odd opener in this episode - as it's not every day you hear news broadcasters laughing at people dying on air. But it is a clip from GB News, so perhaps not so surprising after all... Then it's onto the education minister, Gillian Keegan showing that she doesn't actually care all that much about education, when she implied that there's no need to care so much about A-Levels because in 10 years' time they won't matter. Cheers for that, Gill.  Then the ladies discuss the awful news that Angela Rayner is...relatable. This followed an interview where she talked openly about raving till the early hours, drinking 'venom' cocktails and enjoying fast food. Heaven forbid. And as for Sunak... Now there's a PM who goes from bad to worse and Marina is losing her shit with him. When he's not rolling out the red carpet for Saudi Princes alleged to have murdered dissenting journalists, he's getting "confused" about how best to raid the public purse to enrich his wife further. Integrity and accountability, eat your heart out. To end, it's the most delicious pudding yet... It's profound, perceptive - it's perfect. Enjoy! Thank you for sharing and do tweet us @MarinaPurkiss @jemmaforte @TheTrawlPodcast Patreon https://patreon.com/TheTrawlPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Brent discusses all the happenings of a dramatic day in education as strikes were on and now off as unions in combination with Gillian Keegan and the prime minister recommend members accept the 6.5% pay offer on the table. Listen in to a range of callers share their views!

In another shocking week for the Conservatives, we take a look at why Gillian Keegan picked a fight with Andy Burnham, some insights into the strange behaviour of water company United Utilities and what led to another Labour dissenter getting the rough treatment from Sir Keir Starmer's bully boys.PLUS: Strong views on Lord Zac Goldsmith, Thick Right stalwart Lee Anderson and Kim McGuiness in the North East.DOUBLE PLUS: The travails of cricket.AND LAST BUT BY NO MEANS LEAST: A fulsome tribute to Bob Kerslake.

Rob Parsons is in Sheffield this week, attending the Northern Powerhouse Education, Employment and Skills Summit - a conference focused on levelling up skills in the North. The Northern Agenda editor grabbed a quick chat with education secretary Gillian Keegan, hearing her reaction to Andy Burnham's proposal for a “Greater Manchester Baccalaureate” - or MBacc. The Tory minister, who is originally from Lancashire, disagrees with the Greater Manchester mayor, believing that there should be a national plan for vocational education - like the T Levels that are already in place - for young people. And Rob speaks to Kim McGuinness, the police and crime commissioner for Northumbria, about her campaign to run for the newly-created position of Mayor of the North East next summer. The Labour politician answers questions about her manifesto, including pledges on child poverty and a tourist tax, as well as her feelings on the North of Tyne mayor Jamie Driscoll being denied a place on her party's longlist. *** Don't forget you can now watch the best interviews from The Northern Agenda podcast on YouTube - check out our playlist at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzE0rXt9oGq2nfc3VHw-Pzx1tttiLpP6z *** The Northern Agenda is a Laudable production for Reach. It is presented by Rob Parsons, and produced by Daniel J. McLaughlin. You can subscribe to the daily Northern Agenda newsletter here: http://www.thenorthernagenda.co.uk/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Education Brief: Monday 12th June 2023 - Top stories include: Gillian Keegan said that some changes being made to Ofsted inspection “will be immediate”. The DfE has released updated ‘keeping children safe in education guidance'. The DfE is worried marking boycotts might mean even more trouble for teacher recruitment. Record numbers of state school teachers are leaving the profession. This week's deep dive:  AEPA Roundtable Learnings from Haringey Education Partnership's Approach to Anti-Racism We'll also tell you what's happening at HEP this week and what we've been watching, listening to, and reading! Watching Listening Reading  Music by Slo Pony Link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/aepa-roundtable-learnings-from-haringeys-approach-to-anti-racism-tickets-616416457217

Donald Trump becomes the first former President in history to be indicted on criminal charges, Robert Jenrick announces plans to house refugees in ex-military bases, the government overrules its own advisers by banning nitrous oxide, and teachers get offered yet another raw deal by Gillian Keegan.In this episode Sam does his best to summarise the news we've missed over the last two weeks, Danny Sutcliffe branches out into the bakery business, Allyson June Smith explains why the Education Secretary's maths don't add up and the relentlessly optimistic Tegan Marlow travels the multiverse to find out where we'd really be housing migrants if Suella Braverman thought she could get away with it.Enjoying the show? Don't forget you can get early access to every episode and the stories on the I See You facebook page by signing up to our Patreon. Join now as an Early Bird supporter and you can get a massive discount on all of our exclusive content!Written and edited by Sam GoreProduced by Huw Roberts and our brilliant Patreon supportersI See News theme by Eddie FrenchGraphic design by John CooperThe following music was used for this media project:Advertise Your Business  by Rafael KruxLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/5613-advertise-your-business-License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license www.Patreon.com/ISeeYouStoriesCheck out Eddie French's new fortnightly sketch show Pick Scraped wherever you get your podcasts!Support the show

Hello and welcome back to the tes news podcast.Each episode of this podcast explores the biggest education story of the week, how that story developed, and what it means for schools, through the eyes of our expert journalists. All of the stories discussed can be found on our website tes.com/magazine. Stories such as David Wright's analysis piece on why schools must act on new filtering and monitoring standards from the government. A few months ago on this podcast, Senior editor Dan Worth and I discussed the tragic story of Frankie Thomas - who sadly took her own life after witnessing suicidal material on a school ipad. David Wright looks at this story in the context of new DfE filtering and monitoring standards - and explores why following them is so important. Our news team have had a lot to cover this week. Some highlights include: tes reporter John Roberts' breakdown of the 7 ways the DfE wants to strengthen MATs or reporter Matilda Martin's article exploring why just 3 percent of headteachers and senior leaders believe year 6 sats results are the best measure of high standards in primary schools. But our big story this week is teacher pay - which has of course been a big story for a while now. But has developed a lot over the course of this week. On Monday we learnt that the DfE had made an offer to education unions after intensive talks which began on the 17th March.The offer made to all 4 teaching unions, the NEU, Nasuwt, naht and ASCL, included a one off payment of £1000 for 2022-23 and a 4.5 per cent average pay increase for next year. But unions were quick to disregard the offer - with the NEU calling on its members to reject the insulting pay offer, and NASUWT and the NAHT joined in that call for their members to reject the offer, with NAHT calling the offer inadequate.Reporters Matilda Martin and Callum mason sat down earlier today to discuss what this could mean - including Gillian Keegan's plea to school leaders and the possibility of future strike days.

Monday 27th February 2023 - Top stories include: Gillian Keegan has invited unions to formal talks over pay if they call off their planned strike this week. Schools may be forced to plug a 39 million pound shortfall in funding due to free school meals extension. The largest Multi-Academy Trusts have given raises to their top earners. The DfE has recommended that teachers receive a pay rise of 3 per cent. This week's deep dive: HEP Talks The Big Idea: The Power of Teams with Samuel Crome We'll also tell you what's happening at HEP this week and what we've been watching, listening to, and reading! Watching - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2viDhIppIws Listening - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001hwrp?mc_cid=57feab06b0&mc_eid=74c9343839 Reading - https://gesherschool.com/issue-02/ The Big Idea with Sam Crome: The Power of Teams: https://vimeo.com/799081076 Haringey Creates Chair Based Dance - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/chair-based-dance-cpd-tickets-537666804887

Hundreds of thousands of workers are taking part in what unions say is the largest day of industrial action for more than a decade. School teachers, university staff, train drivers and civil servants are taking coordinated action in their disputes over pay and conditions. It is expected to be the biggest day of industrial action in a decade. Today's Justin Webb spoke to Dr Mary Bousted, Joint General Secretary of the National Education Union, and Nick Robinson spoke to Gillian Keegan, Education Secretary. They also heard from two head teachers. (Image: Striking teachers on the Tube in London, Credit: Kevin Coombs/ Reuters)

EDUCATION MINISTER IN THE DOWNTOWN DEN Back in 2020, the then junior minister for education, Gillian Keegan, joined us in the Den to talk about her fascinating career journey (she started as an apprentice in Kirkby, a town on the outskirts of Liverpool), her transition into politics, and her passion for improving skills, education, and training in our country. She is now the education minister – and she'll be one of the keynote speakers at DIBs ‘Change Makers Live' conference on 2nd March 2023 in Liverpool. Have a listen to what Gillian had to say to us almost three years ago when she was a member of Boris Johnson's government. Whatever your politics, we think you'll be impressed.  This is episode three of the Downtown Den's ‘Winning Women' series. Enjoy.

As the threat of teacher strikes looms over schools in England, Mark Coles looks at the life and career of Education secretary and Conservative MP for Chichester, Gillian Keegan. Friends and colleagues reveal how coming of age in Liverpool during the 1980s shaped her political views, leading her to a successful international career in business before entering politics. Presenter: Mark Coles Producers: Ben Cooper and Diane Richardson Editor: Simon Watts Production Co-ordinators: Maria Ogundele and Helena Warwick-Cross Sound Engineer: Neil Churchill

Happy New Year! It is always interesting to look ahead and think about what 2023 holds for everyone working in education. In this episode, we invite our guests, Helen Morgan and Andy Bridge, to look at the year ahead and share their best hopes and thoughts. We have a new Secretary of State for Education, Gillian Keegan, who is beginning to settle into her role, making her the 5th SoS in four months. With all of these changes at the top, can we now hope for stability around education policy in 2023? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom is joined by three special guests to discuss the future of OAK National Academy, the governments flagship curriculum resource programme. In part 1, Tom is joined by Mary Bousted, joint general secretary of the NEU and Caroline Wright, General Director of BESA (British Educational Suppliers Association) to discuss the letter they sent to new education secretary, Gillian Keegan, outlining their concerns about OAK. In part 2, OAKs external relations chief Jonathan Dando joins Tom to challenge the criticisms of OAK and outline what OAK is planning for the future.

Gillian Keegan on the state of the UK's education system, Cross Question & is it unethical for nurses to go on strike? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Chris Bryant, playwright Bonnie Greer, Conservative MP Bob Seely and Kate Andrews, Economics Editor at The Spectator.

Nick Robinson talks to the new education secretary, Gillian Keegan, about leaving school at 16 to work in a car factory, the time Derek Hatton bought her a glass of champagne and why sometimes cabinet ministers should just admit it when they don't know something.

Hello and welcome back to the tes news podcast.There is plenty to discuss this week, with a new look (or not so new look) DfE team leading the headlines. Reporter John Roberts joins us to break down what we can expect from Gillian Keegan, Nick Gibb and Robert Halfon.And senior editor Dan Worth is back to cover practically everything else in a whistle-stop tour of our features stories this week!Everything mentioned in this week's episode is available to read in full on our website:Gillian Keegan appointed as new education secretary‘We can't face another round of cuts,' new DfE ministers toldGibb and Halfon appointed as DfE ministersKeegan, Gibb and Halfon: what education can expectWhy does the DfE think we need fewer maths teachers?Labour's Skills Report: The good, the bad and the confusingSats: How to fix Year 6 writing moderationSchool funding crisis: ‘The mood among leaders is desolate'More money not a fix for ‘drastically overworked' teachersWhy wellbeing inspections are stressing out private schools

Rishi Sunak has completed ministerial appointments to the Department for Education. Now led by Gillian Keegan, who left school at 16 to become an apprentice, and with old hands such as Robert Halfon and Nick Gibb returning, how ambitious will he be on education reform? Katy Balls and James Forsyth discuss on this episode. Produced by Cindy Yu.

Chris Mason presents political discussion from Lambeth Town Hall.

Iain Dale and Jacqui Smith discuss the resignation of Cressida Dick, Jacqui's encounter with Nigel Farage, Kurt Zouma, Ukraine, Covid, Economic Growth, Neil Coyle, John Mjaor, Gillian Keegan, Keir Starmer being jostled, the NHS recovery plan, the mini reshuffle, Iain's forthcoming appearance on Eggheads and the For the Many tour. Smut quota: Low

Hope Virgo joins Abi and Debbie on the podcast episode this time, returning to our show to bring an update about her research work and the #UKCostofEatingDisorders Report. For several months, Hope has been collaborating with MPs like Kate Parminster, Gillian Keegan, Wera Hobhouse and John McDonnell in an effort to see a greater spotlight placed on the stark reality of eating disorder ‘need' as it stands in the UK today. We chat to Hope about how the report was received in Parliament, how she feels about the findings, whether she remains optimistic, and what she envisages for the next stage in her campaigning efforts. You'll also hear us discuss the ever more apparent need for greater education around eating disorders in society generally, and the ongoing efforts – among the likes of Wednesday's Child – to ensure that stigma, bias and false perception continue to be challenged around who suffers and why. If you'd like to pick up on anything you hear in this episode, please email debbie@wednesdayschild.co.uk Find out more about Wednesday's Child at https://wednesdayschild.co.uk/

In this week's episode, host Steve Anglesey asks if Britain is getting buyer's remorse over Boris Johnson. He takes listeners' thoughts on this issue and on Ken Clarke ahead of speaking with Tim Walker who interviewed Clarke for The New European's latest edition. Walker then joins our host to delve into the interview in detail. Why is there a lack of talent at the top of the political ladder? Has the race to find the next Conservative leader already begun? And, are we nearing an elected dictatorship, or have we already reached one? These are all questions he answers. Plus, Nadine Dorries, Gillian Keegan and George Eustice all feature in the Hall of Shame this week. Enjoyed this episode and the podcast's new shorter, snappier format? Let us know by tweeting @TheNewEuropean

It's that time of the year again. A-Level results are out - with GCSE results following. Cue images of students jumping in the air across the news outlets. But it's what happens next that really matters. This year saw a record number of A-Level students apply to go to university - but one of Britain's most prominent education leaders says too many are choosing that path and it might not be the right one for them. So what are the options, where can you go for advice on your next move and could an apprenticeship be for you?Georgie Frost gets all the answers from Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills Gillian Keegan.You can find out more about how the Homeserve Foundation could help you here and check out Amazing Apprenticeships and UCAS for up to date information on current apprenticeship vacancies.And check out the Government's apprenticeship hub here.

Our political editor Nicholas Cecil joins the show to tell us about the government minister who says it's the “duty” of older workers to get back to the office so they can guide their younger colleagues.Skills minister Gillian Keegan is also urging firms to use the summer to “ramp up” getting staff back into the office. She stressed that many young employees had missed out on key development experiences in their jobs because they have been working from home.However, the Government is under growing pressure to get civil servants back into Whitehall as it encourages more employees to return to the workplace in the private sector. Ms Keegan estimated that about 20 to 25 per cent of staff at the Department for Education are in the office on any one day at the moment. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Laura is joined by Gillian Keegan, Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills in the Department for Education and MP for Chichester. It was through a chance encounter that Gillian embarked on the route of becoming a Member of Parliament and she talks about the very special person who was pivotal in that change in career – and of many other female Conservative MPs for that matter! They also discuss the importance of skills and lifelong learning. Gillian is well known for being the first apprentice to become Minister for Apprenticeships, but what most people don't realise is that she is also a Sloan Fellow from the London Business School. They touch on the influence Liverpool and Madrid have had on her thinking, as well as her grandfather's miner's lamp, and the importance of skills in the economic recovery. You can follow Gillian and Laura on Twitter on @GillianKeegan and @LauraRound

In this episode I talk to MP of Chichester Gillian Keegan in this topic we discuss many subjects such as The Green Job's Task Force, Autism Awareness, Infrastructure of housing estates being built, Workplace bullying and finally conversations with the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.Gillian Keegan - Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/gilliankeeg...Gillian Keegan - Twitterhttps://twitter.com/GillianKeeganDonations welcome - Paypal - lloydimdpro@gmail.com#gilliankeegan #borisjohnson #chichester

For National Apprenticeship Week, our apprentice panel asked 10 questions to Gillian Keegan, Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills. Transcript Jamilah Simpson: Hi, I'm Jamilah Simpson the Multiverse community programs and networks associate I joined multiverse early last year after completing my digital marketing qualification as an apprentice at google I'm also an apprentice panel member and your host for this podcast.  We have a very special podcast today I'm joined by Gillian, Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills who will be answering questions submitted by the apprentice panel. As the first former apprentice to hold the role of Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills can you tell me more about your apprenticeship journey? Gillian Keegan: Yeah sure, and thanks for inviting me to do this it's fantastic. I love talking about apprenticeships and I think you find that anybody who's done apprenticeship becomes the world's biggest fan of the route. Pretty much everyone who's done one knows that they are fantastic. So I left school at 16. I grew up in a place called Knowsley, which I went to the normal comprehensive school it's kind of known for its social deprivation. You know there weren't that very many options if I'm honest when I left school in the 80s, very high youth unemployment then as well. But I was really lucky to get the opportunity to do an apprenticeship and it was what would now be called a rotational degree-level apprenticeship. it never had anything like that fancy name it was just called an apprenticeship in a car factory. But I started at 16 and they sponsored me right the way up to degree levels. So it was a life changer and in terms of social mobility, it completely changed the outcome of my life. Jamilah Simpson: Wow, that's amazing. I completely agree when I finished my apprenticeship I became the biggest advocate for apprenticeships because like you said you're just a bit biased once you've completed one. So my first question is do you think apprenticeships can help maintain the UK's reputation as a great place to do business and invest in given the UK's recent departure from the European Union. Gillian Keegan: Yes, but I think what we can't underestimate is there's actually a global skills shortages of many different skills now across the world. Now clearly those you know obvious ones like digital and tech and anything, I mean I know you did a digital marketing apprenticeship, so you'll be highly valued all over the world because obviously everybody wants those skills and they're relatively new skills that people are developing and you know many businesses are looking for more and more people who you know can help them in that new world. So I think the key thing is having the skills. You know I've worked in many many businesses, I've worked for about 30 years before becoming an MP, and then in this job now, and every single business I've worked in wherever it's been in the world you're always if you're looking to make investment decisions, you always look at what skills are available. People make any business successful and that their absolute essence of any business so looking to be able to build the teams and to be able to get access to the skills is a critical success criteria for any investment decision. However, I'll tell you I think the UK does stand in a very strong position, both because we have some natural assets our language is a natural asset everybody speaks English here native English, in most cases. But also we have some other assets as well what we're trying to do is make sure our apprenticeship system and our technical education system becomes a national asset that will ensure we close those skills gaps faster than most other people. Jamilah Simpson:  Cool. I think you made a really good point on the transferable skills that you learn from apprenticeships and the experience of being in a workplace. Which actually leads on to my next question of what future do you see for apprenticeships and their development as a valuable career choice for everyone Gillian Keegan: I think people just need to be aware of them, I think once you're aware of an apprenticeship and the range of apprenticeships and the opportunities and the different levels and the fact as you say that they're an almost an unparalleled way to learn. When you're in the workplace, but you're also taking time out to have formal study and you're reinforcing and transferring that knowledge backwards and forwards and it's just a brilliant way of learning particularly in a fast-moving, high-tech environment. Where you know there's almost no business that isn't digital now right you know, things have particularly as a result of the pandemic right we've all everything's online now. So you know in that kind of environment an apprenticeship is a really brilliant way into a career, and of course, what it does ensure is not only do you, somebody, fund your studies, but you never put your time and effort into studying something that's not valuable in the workplace because the employer's chosen those things that are valuable in their workplace. I think the other thing is these there's a lot of stereotypes around apprenticeships which is why it's brilliant that you're doing this Jamilah because people need to really understand that the apprenticeship system we have today there's so many things almost every career that you want to do you can do via an apprenticeship. The one I signed off the other day was a space engineer, I mean you know most people you know wouldn't imagine that if you want to go into space engineering then an apprenticeship is the way to do it. So there are 600 apprenticeship routes now that cover almost every career in the country. Jamilah Simpson: I think it's amazing how the number of routes that are offered for apprenticeship just keeps growing it's absolutely amazing to hear. I'm quite intrigued to know if you think apprenticeships are as respected as traditional further education? Gillian Keegan: Well, I highly respect them, but that's because I did one, and you know and also because I did a degree apprenticeship, I did a degree as well, and actually, I've gone back and done my Master's since, full time at London Business School, which I did a couple of years ago actually. So I think you know I truly respect them. But I think it's fair to say that maybe a lot of people have gone through the purely academic route have an old-fashioned stereotype about what apprenticeships are. I mean you know the amount of people who've said to me now in this job you know apprenticeships are really good for people who are good with their hands, I mean what nonsense is that you know, is that what you were thinking when you were you're doing digital marketing with Google,  oh I'm good with my hands, no you know it's so out of date. It's just a different route to get to the same place and I think in a fast-moving technological environment it's a better route because you don't have to cope with the disconnect between what you could study academically and what's actually going on in the workplace. So yeah, I think we've still got a lot more work to do and there are some people who just don't get what they are. Jamilah Simpson:  Yeah, I was actually one of those people who didn't really understand what apprenticeships were about before I did mine. I thought it was just for like construction or engineering, but once you do your research you find that it's so much more than that. So as I mentioned earlier I'm part of the Institute's apprentice panel and I'm interested to know where you see the apprentice panel's role fitting into your work? Gillian Keegan: I think it's to feedback and tell me what's going on, on the ground, what you think is going to help from the perspective of a relatively young group of people, who are relatively new into their careers, how the apprenticeship system helped, what could be better about it. Will you use an apprenticeship to get to the next stage of your career or your next stage of study, these are the things that you know should be sort of self-perpetuating in a way. So I think it's really to get that feedback from your experience, and also make sure that we continue to challenge ourselves to deliver the best experience we can for apprentices across the country. Jamilah Simpson: Well I think with our annual panel survey that we send out, and last year we got over a thousand responses which we're now using to implement it into our best practices handbook, I think our work with yours will align really nicely on that Gilliam Keegan:  Very much so, I'm always in listening mode Jamilah Simpson: So, I as you know I used to be an apprentice but I'm now at Multiverse, and we look at creating a proper sense of community for our apprentices from socials to societies to mental health support, networking and leadership opportunities. Do you think apprentices need more of a community and did you have anything like that when you were an apprentice? Gillian Keegan: No, I didn't, but I must say when I went to when I first met the team at Multiverse or Whitehat as it was called when I met them. I was super impressed by what they built in terms of that platform, they had all kinds of things, mental health support, peer-to-peer support and they were doing socials online and you know and I'm sure if it wasn't for the global pandemic they would have been doing socials and networking events in real life as well. I think that's fantastic. You know one of the things that you obviously, as an apprentice you have your workplace, and you have whatever your workplace offers in terms of support, mental health support, societies, clubs those kinds of things. Lots of workplaces do offer those. But I think there's something special about sharing that apprenticeship experience, because it's a broader community, and I know that there's there is some work that's going on to look. There's a couple of people who've got this initiative to look at a sort of apprenticeship group association, I think they're calling it, and I think that would be a fantastic. I think this is Jason Holt the chief executive of the Holts group and he's the chair of the ambassador network and Sir Peter Estlin, and they're looking to establish that association of apprentices and I think hopefully they'll include older ones like me as well, I'll get an opportunity to join. But I think you can always learn from shared experiences, and you're sort of aggregating your voice as well, which might make the message get through a bit more clearly.  Jamilah Simpson: When I was an apprentice one of the best parts about my apprenticeship was meeting other apprentices within the Whitehat community at the time and listening to their shared experiences as you said. When I first started at Multiverse I was actually running some of those online socials which didn't really work out but we tried to keep that connection between apprentices. So my next question is about social mobility, and how can we increase that in apprenticeships, what barriers do you think people from less advantaged backgrounds have when applying for apprenticeships. Gillian Keegan:  I think there's two things, I think first of all again it's knowledge. One of the key challenges we had, and I'm sure you found this as well at school, is when you find out about them they're like the world's best-kept secret in our country it to some degree. So I think the first thing is to make sure that the schools are really aware of all the opportunities, and of course, you know in some of those areas make sure that that you know the jobs are there that are obviously offering these apprenticeships. So I think that's the first thing but also completely focusing on trying to make them accessible to everybody. Any barriers that people may have, either through what they learn at school, how they find out about it, or even them thinking it's not for them, or it's something that doesn't fit their skills etc. I think we just need to really reduce all of those barriers. Now we've got a number of sort of more proactive things as well to really focus on different segments of apprentices you know sort of black and ethnic minority groups to make sure they're all aware of what apprenticeships there are, and then anybody with a learning difficulty or a disability making sure that we show how accessible and supportive the apprenticeship system is, to help them overcome any barriers they have. They are a brilliant way of getting on in life and I think It's knowledge really, so we need to really continue to make sure that people are aware of the high-quality apprenticeships in their area. They can easily search it, I mean the apprenticeships website has got a lot of information on, but you thinks to go to the apprenticeships website. You need those experiences in school as well. So we're doing a lot of work to make sure that it's the careers offer at school is a much better experience for people. Open up their eyes to what's available. Jamilah Simpson:  Something that I've seen since finishing my apprenticeship is a lot more schools inviting apprentices to speak about their experience, which I think is great because they're sharing like you said those experiences that they've lived. Gillian Keegan:  And you're the best adverts for it ever, and not only you're passionate about it, but anyone who can see somebody who's like them with similar age who's had a great experience well that's just a brilliant, brilliant advert. So the ambassadors' network is doing a fantastic job of that. Jamilah Simpson: So something that I didn't know really existed was degree apprentices, and it's been great hearing about your experience and how that led on to you completing your Masters. Can you confirm that degree apprenticeships will be continued to be supported and remain fully funded? Gillian Keegan:  Well as the first and only degree apprentice in the House of Commons, I can definitely say that I am very attached to the route. I think it's a brilliant advert for the program as well. Some people sort of sit there thinking about whether they want to do the academic route or the apprenticeship route, and the degree apprenticeship is basically both. So, I'm absolutely a huge fan and no, definitely on my watch I will be completely supporting degree apprenticeships. Because as I say I'm the only one in the House of Commons, so we want plenty of more, plenty more in many different fields. It's a great way of skipping the student debt making sure you study something really, really valuable, getting really brilliant work experience. I remember the dissertation I did as part of my degree was really practical, and it was implemented in the in the business that I worked in. Because I was seeing real business problems, I didn't have to think about academic ones. I was seeing real ones, so you know just that transfer of knowledge is so powerful. Jamilah Simpson: Amazing, Is there any plan to increase the minimum wage for apprentices in the near future? Jamilah Simpson: Yeah, I think there is. I think the low wage commission have recommended it goes from, I think it's £4.15 up to £4.30. However, I think the most important thing is that the vast majority of apprentices are you know a large number are actually paid a lot more. And I think the apprenticeship pay survey which was 2018-19, found that the median basic hourly pay for apprentices in 2018-19, was £6.95 for level two and three and £11.07 for apprentices at level four. And I will say all those years ago when I did my apprenticeship I was paid, they didn't have a concept of minimum wage then, but I was paid a good a decent wage for the job I was doing. And once you obviously finish your apprenticeship and get qualified, and of course you will be more highly paid. And the more skills you have in general in your career the more you'll get paid. Jamilah Simpson: Whilst we're on the topic of finance. When I started my apprenticeship something that I really struggled to understand was my finances. And we don't really get taught these skills in schools unless you specifically study accounting for example. Could money management and life skills be embedded within apprenticeships? Gillian Keegan: Well, I think the difficulty with doing it in apprenticeships is about half, five million apprentices have trained since 2010 until now, and about half of them are adults. So what we've tried to do with apprenticeships is get specific sort of skills that are relevant to that job. However, these skills are vitally important. So we've also worked with the Learning and Work Institute to develop a guide for apprentices on where to go for support during their apprenticeship. Including mental health, financial and employment advice. And we're working on that at the moment, so it'll be published in the spring. So I think that that's probably something that will be useful I think to apprentices or certainly to younger apprentices. It is a big life skill, and it's one that I don't know why it's not taught in schools. I mean we used to have something years ago that was taught in schools, that at least gave you the basics of budgeting, the basics of debt management or financial management. How you kind of manage your personal finances what good debt is, and what bad debt is, and that kind of thing, but it seems to have dropped off. It is vitally important, because the thing about apprentices is obviously they do start earning money, and in many cases, they start earning money at a younger age, so I think, hopefully, that guide will be useful, and if it isn't we will work until it is. Jamilah Simpson: I wish I had something like that at the beginning of my apprenticeship. Could we group larger employers with smaller businesses to give apprentices a wider variety of on-the-job training? For example, larger employers doing placements with apprentices in their supply chain. Gillian Keegan: So there's two things we're trying to address here. Two different things using this kind of model. The first is to enable the levy to work a lot better. So that smaller employers can access the system much more easily. So we're doing some work on the system, and we're doing some work to match employers that have spare levy with those that are looking for opportunities. And actually, a lot of that's been done with some pilots with the mayoral combined authorities and different models like this, so that's one thing. The second thing is where the structure of an industry doesn't work so well, because there's either it's a lot of like project-based work or freelance-based work, and actually getting an apprenticeship with one company that gives you everything you need is not the best approach. So we are also looking, well in the construction industry they look to try and trying to solve this because a lot of them are on project by project and employed project by project. But also we're looking at a couple of other industries as well, so I think that is an opportunity. What we're very keen to do is to keep the quality in the system. So to make sure that you don't get a number of sort of low-quality experiences, which doesn't lead to the right outcome. So we will have to be careful of that. I think it's something that we need to be more flexible on as we look to address some of the structures, of some of the industries. The other one is the creative arts as well, where people tend to be freelancers and be sort of employed by projects. So how we get an apprenticeship system to work for those industries is a challenge that we're thinking through right now. Jamilah Simpson: Cool, thank you, Gillian. I've got one final question for you before we wrap up, and it's about the apprentice panel. What would you like to see come from the apprentice panel in 2021? Gillian Keegan: Well, when I read the results of last year's survey I was really encouraged to see that you know even with the global pandemic 87% on the apprentice survey said they would recommend their apprenticeship to other people. So I think first of all it's to get that advocacy, for you know this is National Apprenticeship Week, you know we're going to be talking a lot about apprenticeships. But to keep that year-round, that that momentum of people talking about apprenticeships, sharing their experience, being real advocates for it. And I think on top of that, I'd like that 87% to be much closer to 100% as well. As we work together with the panel to help us understand the apprentice experience, and how we can make the design and delivery of the apprenticeships even better. I did my apprenticeship 35 years ago and you still will not find somebody who's more passionate and knows how much of a difference that made, all those years before. It really, they really are a fantastic way of going on and building brilliant careers in almost anything. And I think they're also a more secure way into the workplace which could be something that many young people are looking for. Particularly as we try and recover from the pandemic. Which will have impact on employment in the country, and so apprenticeships are a big, big part of our recovery. And we just need everybody to know about them, so hopefully, you've all got a lot of people that you can talk to Because I think your experiences are going to be absolutely valuable, invaluable in spreading the word. Jamilah Simpson: Definitely. So that's all we have time for in today's episode on behalf of the apprentice panel I want to say a huge thank you to our guest Gillian Keegan for taking the time to answer our questions. Thank you for listening and look out for our next episode. Bye!

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Julia is joined by Apprenticeships & Skills Minister, Gillian Keegan about her plans to transform the country's training and skills system post-coronavirus. Julia speaks with Children's Commissioner for England Anne Longfield who has published a major report calling on the government to establish a comprehensive recovery package for children. Julia is also joined by Professor Anthony Brookes, Geneticist and Health data Scientist at University of Leicester on the potential for harsher lockdown restrictions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Last week, GBTA and ITM hosted the inaugural Strategic Meetings Management Symposium in London featuring keynoter Gillian Keegan, Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Chichester. A travel industry veteran, she shared her unique perspective on the outlook for the business travel industry in a post-Brexit world. On today's episode of The Business of Travel, hear excerpts from her remarks followed by a one-on-one interview with GBTA Executive Director and COO Michael W. McCormick. Mike and Gillian discuss how she got into politics from the travel world, the path forward for Brexit and the impact on business travel and business in general. You can download and listen to The Business of Travel in iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play and your other favorite podcast directories. Be sure to subscribe to the show so you don't miss out!