Skills Imperative 2035: What will the future of work look like and how can we prepare learners?

Wednesday 4 February 2026

16:30 - 17:30

Online (Zoom)

NFER and Skills Builder Partnership are holding a webinar for practitioners and school leaders to discover the latest research from The Skills Imperative 2035 Programme, funded by the Nuffield Foundation.

NFER’s Research Director, Luke Bocock, will be joined by a panel of experts to discuss practical approaches, models and tools schools can use to prepare students with the essential employment skills to enter the labour market.
 
Panellists include:

  • Luke Bocock, Research Director, NFER
  • Alice Chan, Head of Policy and External Affairs, Skills Builder Partnership
  • Laura Hawksworth, Associate Director Policy & Impact, The Careers and Enterprise Company
  • Kelvin Daley, Executive Headteacher of Priory Primary School, and Withymoor Primary School
  • George Kearney-Bambridge, CEO Envision
  • Nial Sherrard, Assistant Headteacher at Upper Batley High School