This meeting took place on 4 February 2016. Read the transcript here.
The remit of the Mayor of London’s Education Programme currently only includes primary and secondary schools.
However, the Greater London Authority (GLA) will have a much larger role in the Further Education (FE) sector, with proposals for adult skills funding to be devolved to London by 2019.
The Mayor will also Chair a pan-London steering group for a review of the capital’s FE sector, which is due to begin this month.
The London Assembly Education Panel will tomorrow examine the current and future state of London’s FE sector focussing on three main topics:
- The impact of the reduction in Government funding over the last five years.
- How the London Area Review will be conducted by the Mayor and what issues it will consider.
- How devolving control of the adult skills budget to the GLA might improve the quality and sustainability of the FE sector.
The following guests will be questioned:
- Andrew Travers, Chief Executive, London Borough of Barnet, and London Councils lead on skills devolution
- Sir Frank McLoughlin, Principal, City and Islington College
- Mary Vine Morris, Regional Director, Association of Colleges
- Dr Sue Pember OBE, Director of Policy and External Relations, Holex
- Jack Morris OBE, Co-Chair of the Skills and Employment Working Group. London Enterprise Panel
- Michelle Cuomo Boorer, Senior Manager – Skills, SMEs and Employment, Greater London Authority.
The meeting will take place on Thursday 4 February from 2:30pm in the Chamber, City Hall (The Queen’s Walk, London SE1).
Media and members of the public are invited to attend.
The meeting can also be viewed via webcast.
Notes to editors
- Full Agenda Papers.
- Jennette Arnold OBE AM, Chair of the Education Panel is available for interview. See contact details below.
- As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor.
For media enquiries, please contact Mary Dolan 020 7983 4603. For out of hours media enquiries, call 020 7983 4000 and ask for the London Assembly duty press officer. Non-media enquiries should be directed to the Public Liaison Unit on 020 7983 4100.