Unpacking The Black FE Leadership Group Impact Report – A year of remarkable Impact
The BFELG’s (@FeLeadership) first Impact Report is introduced by Lord Simon Woolley and prefaced by the BFELG Executive. The Report “A year of remarkable Impact…
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Ethnicity pay reporting in the further education sector: A burden or a boon?
Following an e-petition debate by UK MPs that revealed broad consensus on the need for mandatory data collection on ethnicity pay, Fieldfisher’s Head of Employment,…
If it thinks it can’t get the staff today, FE needs to wake up and smell the coffee.
The Office for National Statistics (@ONS) recently reported that job vacancies in the UK have risen above 1 million for the first time since records…
Could Education have saved George Floyd?
I have been trying to find the right words, more than that the right language. It feels very strange to be recounting something so personal…
Why the passing of Sir William McPherson is a reason for FE to assess its record on institutional racism
Sir William McPherson, the judge who presided over the inquiry into Stephen Lawrence’s murder, passed away on 14th February. The sad news, announced by his…
A Christmas message from the BFELG: why Johnny Mathis sounds different this year!
I openly confess to a tendency to reminisce at this time of the year, usually through the medium of the ubiquitous festive tunes that seem…
Why the ‘Blue-Eyed, Brown-Eyed’ Experiment is even more relevant 50 years on……
We needed to tackle inequality in a way that is intrinsic to the way we operate. We finally worked out how…. Having spent the majority of…
Further Education leadership, governance and management is at a crossroads
A call to action to all FE Chairs…. Further Education leadership, governance and management does not adequately represent the make-up of some of the communities it…
Gillian Keegan pledges to eliminate racism and to address racial inequalities in FE
#BlackHistoryMonth – Black @FELeadership Group (BFELG) welcomes the Department of Education (@EducationGovUK) and @GillianKeegan’s response to its recent Open Letter to Address Systemic Racism in Further Education.…
Black FE Leadership Group: If not us, who? If not now, when?
As a member of the recently formed Black @FELeadership Group (BFELG), I am hugely encouraged by the response to and engagement with our Open Letter since…