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)

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NFER and Skills Builder Partnership held 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, was 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 included:

  • 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