Policy Connect

For months, in conversations among members of FE and HE, often over warm orange juice and cold croissants at sector conferences and panels, the launch of the Government’s Post-18 Review of Education and Funding has been anticipated. For those who are tired of hearing themselves quip – “let’s see what Augar recommends…” – the report has finally landed.

On Tuesday, 22nd April, the APPCCG and Policy Connect teamed up with a wide range of other Non-Governmental Organisations to host student climate activist Greta Thunberg at a special parliamentary reception.

Policy Connect report says zero plastic ‘waste’ export goal is needed to boost UK investment and jobs, cut emissions, and protect marine life.

With little fanfare, the draft of the first Environment Bill in 20 years was published by the Government at 5.30pm on Wednesday evening. Policy Connect was one of the 173,000 people and organisations to submit evidence to the Environmental Principles and Governance Bill on behalf of our members and supports. The fact that this is one of the highest number of response to a public consultation that the government have ever had shows the importance of the environment to the public.