Westminster Employment Forum

Next steps for teacher recruitment and retention in England

priorities for the new government | promoting teaching as a profession | incentives & use of funding | staff well-being & working conditions | professional development | standards & inspection

Morning, Wednesday, 27^th November 2024
Online

From the Westminster Education Forum

Keynote Speakers: Sue Lovelock, Director, Teacher Workforce, Department for Education and Jack Worth, Lead Economist and School Workforce Lead, National Foundation for Educational Research

Sarah Mukherjee

Next steps for developing green skills and employment opportunities in England

priorities for policy & businesses | workforce recruitment & upskilling | local & national skills gaps in green industries | Skills England | finance & the National Wealth Fund | future labour market

Morning, Thursday, 28^th November 2024
Online

Keynote Speaker: Sarah Mukherjee, CEO, Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment

Rebecca Thomas

Equality in the workplace - next steps for UK policy and organisational practice

legislation and government priorities | potential impact | implementation by employers | policy coordination | stakeholder role and collaboration | the socio-economic duty

Morning, Wednesday, 11^th December 2024
Online

Keynote Speaker: Rebecca Thomas, Head, Employment Policy, EHRC

Vivienne Artz

Next steps for women in the workplace in the UK

leadership | addressing prejudices | pay gap reporting | flexible working | Employment Rights Bill | protections against harassment and discrimination | Statutory Sick Pay reforms | policy

Morning, Wednesday, 26^th March 2025
online

Keynote Speaker: Vivienne Artz, CEO, FTSE Women Leaders Review

In Production

The Westminster Employment Forum is planning a very full programme for the next 12 months.

Please give us a ring on 01344 864796 or email email info@forumsupport.co.uk to discuss future conferences.

We'd be happy to share ideas on areas to focus on, speaker suggestions, and other ways of getting involved.

Parliamentary Patrons of the Forum

The parliamentary patrons of the Westminster Employment Forum are:

Lord Aberdare

Dawn Butler MP

Sarah Champion MP

Rt Hon Baroness Garden of Frognal

Lord Holmes of Richmond

The Earl of Kinnoull

Lord Low of Dalston

Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall

Chi Onwurah MP

Baroness Prosser

Baroness Thomas of Winchester

Baroness Thornton

Lord Watson of Invergowrie

Lord Young of Norwood Green

Note: parliamentary patrons take no financial interest in the Forum.