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The @AoC_info @CollegeComm England report today is welcome. Lots of thought has gone into it & there's lots of sound ideas. Good to see the sector leading this. A few thoughts in the thread below 
1. A 10 year lifelong learning strategy would be really welcome. It can't just be a DfE White Paper. It needs to be cross-government & cross-sector to stand a chance of lasting the course.
2. I agree with the idea of a right to lifelong learning. We have some of the building blocks, but go further & simplify too. We also need to inspire people to learn. Our lockdown learning report shows an innate interest but that needs supporting. https://learningandwork.org.uk/resources/research-and-reports/learning-through-lockdown/
3. Long-term change requires long-term funding. So longer funding settlements should be in place. And we need more funding for adults - more funding per place & more places.
4. The report also talks about outcome agreements. I think this is crucial. It's similar to our work with @LGAcomms on Work Local. Measuring a basket of economic & social outcomes. We've also done work with the GLA on this. https://learningandwork.org.uk/resources/research-and-reports/work-local/
5. There's merit in arguing for MAT-like structures for colleges. But who's going to be setting the outcome agreements with these college groups? I'd say in many places it should be local gov as part of local economic strategies rather than DfE. But I doubt DfE intend that?
6. In addition, how do we make sure we have really high quality provision & don't lock out innovation or change. That balance between an overall plan v choice is difficult. But overall a timely & welcome report that should stimulate debate. Read it here: https://www.collegecommission.co.uk/england-final-report
