Stay interviews and staff retention
As recruitment for the next academic year moves into overdrive, what about those staff who are staying – what do leaders know about how they…
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The strength of compassionate leadership
Working in the education sector continues to be highly stressful and demanding and leading with compassion becomes even more essential. Leaders who model compassion are…
Creating a menopause-friendly workplace
With women making up the majority of the further education workforce, it seems surprising that consideration for those experiencing the menopause has only fairly recently…
Futures Offering – effective careers provision for SEN students
Kelly Guthery, Careers and Employability Lead at Outcomes First Group (OFG) reflects on the importance of ensuring all young people with special educational needs (SEN)…
Building a culture of trust
TRUST – ‘Having a firm belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone’ (Oxford Dictionary). Trust is crucial in building a healthy culture, effective…
Leader Wellbeing
The statistics are stark – according to Education Support’s ‘Teacher Wellbeing Index 2022’, 61% of FE staff ‘had actively sought to change or leave their…
Apprenticeships and the apprenticeships levy – Is what has been created fit for purpose?
I always get excited about #NationalApprenticeshipWeek – it’s a great idea and really helps keep workplace training at the fore. So often the ugly sister…