This week Shane is joined by David Russell, chief executive at the Education and Training Foundation, and Fiona Aldridge, head of skills insight at West Midlands combined authority – to discuss the biggest stories. Have the government’s special educational needs reforms failed – and if so, what should be done? Who is providing solid, top-down leadership on sustainability in the FE sector? And the guests discuss their reflections on the spending review after time to mull it over during the half-term break. Listen to episode five below, and hit subscribe to follow the podcast!