In this case study, Penny Taylor, Head of Newark College and Air and Space Institute, discusses how FE can help to transform entire communities, as well as the lives of her students.
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Jenny Willis, Advanced Quality Practitioner at Heart of Worcestershire College, participated in the Education and Training Foundation’s (º£½ÇÉçÇø) six-session education for sustainable development (ESD) course, November 2022 to February 2023. Here, she reflects on the impact the course had on her practice and that of her colleagues. Why do you think education for sustainable development […]
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Palvinder Singh, CEO and Principal at Kirklees College in Huddersfield, talks about his personal journey to leadership, and how continuous professional development (CPD) for leaders permeates downwards, positively impacting the whole organisation.
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Will Simpson, student at University of South Wales, inclusion advocate and DCG Alumnus, writes about his transformational experience as a Further Education learner.
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Carried out under the auspices of the º£½ÇÉçÇø’s Centres for Excellence in Maths programme, the Whole College Approach project examined the effectiveness of such an approach in improving maths learning. At Wilberforce College, the important first step was to make the maths team more visible.
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Carried out under the auspices of the º£½ÇÉçÇø’s Centres for Excellence in Maths programme, the Whole College Approach project examined the effectiveness of such an approach in improving maths learning. At Weston College, the focus was on learners in Construction and the Creative Arts.
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Carried out under the auspices of the º£½ÇÉçÇø’s Centres for Excellence in Maths programme, the Whole College Approach project examined the effectiveness of such an approach in improving maths learning. At The Lakes College, interweaving maths across the curriculum was the key to success.
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Carried out under the auspices of the º£½ÇÉçÇø’s Centres for Excellence in Maths programme, the Whole College Approach project examined the effectiveness of such an approach in improving maths learning. At Stamford College, the project became a culture-changing experience.
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Carried out under the auspices of the º£½ÇÉçÇø’s Centres for Excellence in Maths programme, the Whole College Approach project examined the effectiveness of such an approach in improving maths learning. At Leyton College, careful analysis and solutions specific to the context and existing culture were identified as key to success.
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Carried out under the auspices of the º£½ÇÉçÇø’s Centres for Excellence in Maths programme, the Whole College Approach project examined the effectiveness of such an approach in improving maths learning. At Harlow College, those involved identified communication as the key to success.
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Training provider NowSkills has been exploring the use of mentoring as part of the support it provides to new trainee tutors, as well as how tutors can support employers to develop mentoring skills to use with apprentices. This case study looks at the work the organisation has undertaken and the role º£½ÇÉçÇø mentoring training has played.
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Located in Stockton on Tees, Bede Sixth Form College is a member of the Education Training Collective (ETC) group It offers a range of A level and A level equivalent vocational provision to around 700 students and employs 40 teaching staff.. This case study examines how the development of mentoring at Bede is helping to develop staff.
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Following an evaluation of its initial teacher education, including the mentoring of its trainee teachers, the Education Training Collective looked carefully at how mentoring can be used most effectively. This case study explores the process it has gone through, the conclusions it has drawn, and the role of the º£½ÇÉçÇø Mentor Training programme in the progress it has made.
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In this case study, Arinola Edeh, the Principal and Head of Service at Westminster Adult Education Services talks to the Education and Training Foundation (º£½ÇÉçÇø) about how Further Education (FE) and Training gives learners the agency to transform their own lives.
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Emma teaches at the Shears Hairdressing Academy in Catford, an independent training provider for school leavers all the way through to career changers.
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