Building an FE Research Community of Practice
A new report from the Further Education Trust for Leadership (@FETforL) by @stephenexley gives an example of how further education practitioner-researchers can work together to build FE’s…
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Missing the Story: the UK media’s neglect of Further Education
Not on the nine o’clock news A new paper supported by the Further Education Trust for Leadership highlights the UK media’s failure to understand or…
From ideas to action: making the most of the FE White Paper
Education Secretary @GavinWilliamson launched the UK Government’s long-awaited Further Education White Paper, Skills for Jobs: Lifelong Learning for Opportunity and Growth, in January. It has…
Study buddies? Competition and collaboration between higher education and further education
Universities and FE colleges fear “Hunger Games” battle for students after pandemic Universities and Further Education colleges will be drawn into more “turf wars” and…
Mind the knowledge gap: Understanding the contribution of ACE
A new @FETforL report asks what we can learn from the successes of Skills for Life and urges FE policymakers to build on the lessons of the…
Genuinely level up by giving skills powers to local areas, says think tank
New research from think tank @wearenewlocal and @FETforL finds: Local areas and their communities could transform skills and training in England and should be given the powers and…
EDSK & FETL Report; Further consideration: The role of FE colleges in the post-Augar education system
New Report from EDSK (@EDSKthinktank) and FETL (@FETforL) FE colleges should be required to break their different functions into separate institutions that have their own…
The Unseen Strategic Leader: The governance professionals’ place and their resource needs in facilitating effective governance
A new paper from @FETforL considers the nature of governance in FE and asks how governance professionals can be supported in ensuring more effective governance The Further…
Blame or betterment: Improving regulation and oversight in the FE system
A new paper from FETL reviews the impact of the regulatory system in further education, and asks how it can improve The Further Education Trust…
Moving to the next phase: Governance in further education
A new paper from @FETforL considers what ‘mature’ governance should look like in further education The Further Education Trust for Leadership (FETL) has published a…