Roundtable | The roaring twenties – a vocational revolution for schools?

Watch our very own Jamie Kilner (GAT Senior Advisor – Vocational Curriculum / Director of Sport) take part in Schools Week's Roundtable on the 25th of February 2021.

The discussion was led by Laura McInerney and brought to life the following topics:

• What role should schools play in ‘employability’ and how can schools ensure students have the skills they need for the jobs of the future?
• Are schools making the most of vocational options?
• What are the local challenges in developing employability skills and encounters?
• How can employability be championed by school leaders and embedded across the curriculum?
• What more can be done in a post-pandemic environment?
• What are the skills employers acknowledge as being the most vital?
• How are they developed and demonstrated?

Panel:

• Wes Streeting MP, Shadow Schools Minister
• Cindy Rampersaud, Senior Vice-President for BTEC and Apprenticeships
• Pearson Oli de Botton, CEO, Careers and Enterprise Company
• Judith Fremont-Barnes, Headteacher, Milton Abbey School
• Jamie Kilner, Senior Advisor – Vocational Curriculum, Greenwood Academies Trust
• Ian Parry, Headteacher, Meols Cop High School
• Audrey Clegg, Group Talent Director, Coca-Cola HBC