What will happen if Colleges can't match the School Teacher Payrise? The FE + Skills Collective reflective. Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 767: 12th October 2024.
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This is the weekly e-newsletter and e-journal by FE News: ISSN 2732-4095. We know life is busy, so here is a snapshot of the latest announcements and epic thought leadership articles, from sector influencers and cool thinkers across FE and Skills this week on FE News

Gavin’s Reflective Perspective

FE + Skills Collective

So, the Collective event, has happened and wow, what a cracking day, energy and event... the event has gone... but the report is on it's way. I just wanted to say a massive thank you to everyone who took time out to be a part of the FE + Skills Collective, massive thanks to our partner Education and Training Foundation... and from next week you will see loads of content and video from Edge Foundation, our media sponsor. Here is my Collective Reflective.

This week there was the IfATE Bill in the House of Lords. The very next day, Jennifer Coupland was on the stage at the Collective. So will aim to share this video with you next week.

AoC also recommended a 2.5% pay rise for Educators in Colleges (when School teachers earlier received 5.5% and there is a £9k pay gap between school and college teachers), so we'll see how this plays out. What happens next if Colleges can't meet the pay gap... they haven't exactly had any help with raising salaries so far from the Government. What is the knock on effects to Colleges, Independent Training Providers. Only time will tell!

I won't do any spoilers from the Collective... but professionalisation, educating and developing our educators was key.. but if colleges, let alone Training Providers don't have help to increase salaries, will there be an educators drain from FE and Skills?

So I hope you enjoy FE Soundbite this week.

Exclusive Thought Leadership

Our Top 3 Thought Leadership Articles This Week

FE +Skills Collective Reflective- Bridging Policy and Pedagogy By Gavin O’Meara, CEO and Founder of FE News and FE Careers…. and very proud and privileged to be a part of the FE + Skills Collective

The AI Breakthrough in Education By Nicola Pearce, Head of Education, BenQ

How generative AI could improve rather than threaten assessment By Jonquil Lowe Senior Lecturer in Economics and Personal Finance at The Open University, Liz Hardie Director of SCiLAB and senior lecturer in Open Justice at The Open University and Gray Mytton Assessment Innovation Manager at NCFE 

This Week, We Have Also Had Some Other Epic Exclusives!

Supporting student-centric Higher Education with industry microcredentials By Nikolaz Foucaud, Managing Director, EMEA, Coursera

Education leaders must meet the demand for high quality Religious Education By Greg Parekh is Head of RE at Helston Community College and a secondary consultant to Cornwall SACRE

Collaboration over Competition – The Key to Transforming the Employment Support Sector By Scott Parkin FIEP, Group CEO, IEP

What’s New in the World of FE?

Announcements

IfATE bill paves the way for Skills England By Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE)

What does the Employment Rights Bill mean for you? By Sir Keir Starmer

Education Secretary confirms £7 million to tackle antisemitism in education By DfE

AoC Recommends 2.5% Pay Rise for Colleges By Association of Colleges (AoC)

Singapore GLLS 2024

Amy Ogan from Carnegie Mello University discusses AI and Lifelong Learning

D2L’s John Baker discusses AI and Personalisation at GLLS2024

Voices

Attracting students is only part of the challenge in new university admissions buyer’s market By Leo Hanna, Executive Vice President, TechnologyOne UK

AI Offers Economic Gains For The UK, But Only If Education Can Keep Pace By Esther O’Callaghan, Founder of hundo and Amelia Loveday, Head of Partnerships at hundo

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