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LSDA annual summer conference 21-22 June 2005
Keynote speakers (in order of appearance)
*Transcripts of speeches will be added to the site as they become available.
Transcripts of speeches
Ruth Kelly, Secretary of State for Education and Skills, highlighted the contribution that the learning and skills sector makes to the achievement of social justice, social mobility and economic prosperity. She also announced two senior appointments to the new Quality Improvement Agency.
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John Benington, Professor of Public Policy and Management, Warwick Business School, presented an academic's view of the management of change as a dynamic and volatile process.
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Sir Andrew Foster, Chair of the Review of Further Education, stressed the need for further education to have a clear mission and purpose.
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Andrew Thomson, Chief Executive, Learning and Skills Development Agency (LSDA), set out the main tasks ahead for the Quality Improvement Agency.
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Waqar Azmi, OBE, Chief Diversity Adviser, Cabinet Office, reported on the campaign to improve diversity within the civil service.
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Nick Pearce, Director, Institute for Public Policy Research, spoke about increasing inequalities of wealth and opportunity and the need to speed up the drive for greater social justice.
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Barry Quirk, CBE, Chief Executive, London Borough of Lewisham and Efficiency Champion at the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, provided insights into how local government achieves efficiency gains without reducing public services.
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Mark Haysom, Chief Executive, Learning and Skills Council, introduced the next steps in the LSC's agenda for change.
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