This is critical when it comes to
schools education since,
alongside the NHS, they are one of the key elements of a nationally
funded system of
public services, paid for by direct taxation.
The call for evidence comes as the FE sector is undergoing Area Reviews
alongside increased competition from
schools and universities, cuts to
public funding, and demographic shifts.
Over the years, Open Engagement has been made possible by invested students, educators, artists, community members, and local organizations and businesses,
alongside the generous support of: A Blade of Grass, Arizona State University, Big Car Collective, Frank - Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry, Lewis and Clark College, Limerick
School of Art and Design, OTIS College of Art and Design, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland Art Museum, Portland State University, Queens Museum, Regional Art and Culture Council, SPARC, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Southern Methodist University, The Carnegie Museum of Art, The Dunlop Art Gallery, The Heinz Foundation, The Office of
Public Art, The
School of Art at Carnegie Mellon University, The Sprout
Fund, TriMet, University of Queensland, and University of Regina.
The commission makes 100 recommendations featuring six overarching ones: the National Advice and Legal Support
Fund mentioned before; prioritising
public legal education in
schools,
alongside financial literacy, and in «education for life»; calling on government to clampdown down «preventable demand» by getting decisions right the first time including a «polluter pays» scheme for the DWP to pay costs on upheld appeals (on average 35 % of appeals against welfare benefits decisions are upheld); an overhaul of the courts to make them better suited for the needs of litigants in person; a national strategy for 2015 — 20, including a «minister for advice and legal support»; and for local authorities to commission local advice and legal support plans.