I’m looking forward to speaking at the Global Labour Market Conference in Riyadh today 🇸🇦

✍️ My latest Substack is now available to subscribers… open.substack.com/pub/tombewick/…

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). apple.news/A0nI2BG6YTriFg…

🇺🇸 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. open.substack.com/pub/tombewick/…

"Joe Arch he raised his voice, 'twas for the working men, Then let us all rejoice and say, We'll all be union men." Joseph Arch, founder of the Agricultural Labourers' Union, died #OnThisDay 1919. In 1885 Arch became the first rural labourer elected to Parliament.

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. open.substack.com/pub/tombewick/…

Registrations has opened for the Lifelong Education Institute Annual Conference on 29/4/25. It's always an excellent event and the speaker line-up this year is tremendous: Dr Fiona Aldridge Tom Bewick Stephen Evans Tom Richmond Alison Wolf and more

Big shout out from Tenerife for ⁦martin jones⁩ 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.

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.

✍️ How do we hold the latest Skills quango — Skills England, to account. You can read my latest Substack here: open.substack.com/pub/tombewick/…

✍️ My latest Substack, open access for next 7 days… open.substack.com/pub/tombewick/…

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.

‼️ Come and join the revolution to transform global higher education. Registration link and details here: ncad.org/icad

✍️ My latest Substack is now live! Free link here: theskillsagenda.substack.com/?r=o97g5&utm_m…

I’m delighted to announce that you can now pre-order my book. Link here: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/tom-bewick

‼️You can now pre-order my new book direct from the publisher here: policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/skills-policy-…

You can now pre-order my book, ‘Skills Policy in Britain and The Future of Work’ buy here/ policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/skills-policy-… 📺 youtu.be/NsEpVeEgArg?si…

📖 'Lord Sainsbury makes no secret of his agenda' ⬇️ Tom Bewick on what Prof Becky Francis could learn from the ghosts of curriculum reviews past - and his fearsT Levels widen the class divide feweek.co.uk/were-haunted-b…

✍️ My latest Substack reviews a speech given last week by The B&FC Principal chair of the government’s Social Mobility Commission👇 open.substack.com/pub/tombewick/…