FE Week Podcast

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Shane Chowen
FE Week Podcast
The Staffroom - opinion

Don’t always assume inappropriate behaviour is sexually aggressive

Learners are sometimes being wrongly labelled as sexually aggressive, writes Jennifer Wilkinson Teaching in the 21st century is no...

Jess Staufenberg
Jennifer Wilkinson
Cabinet reshuffle, Politics

Goodbye Keegan – hello Burghart

The departing skills minister did well to lead in a pandemic but was too college-focused, writes Jane Hickie There...

Jess Staufenberg
Jane Hickie
Opinion

Unemployment is about to rise – ministers must drop plans to cut Universal Credit

With the job retention scheme about to end, unemployment will increase, writes Duncan Melville There is good news and...

Jess Staufenberg
Duncan Melville
The Staffroom - opinion

I have sometimes felt I am just a money generator for college

A “bums on seats” mentality in FE can result in more focus on spreadsheets than on human relationships, writes...

Jess Staufenberg
Jason Boucher
Opinion

Welcome to the white land of FE, Nadhim Zahawi

When the Cabinet is more ethnically diverse than FE leadership, the sector should be ashamed, writes Andy Forbes Well,...

Jess Staufenberg
Andy Forbes
Opinion

Prison education: Too many reviews, too little action

Let prisoners have a say in changes to prison education too, writes Jon Collins Prison education has suffered more...

Jess Staufenberg
Jon Collins
Opinion

Ethnic minority learner numbers on the construction T Level are actually quite good

Ethnic minority students on the construction T Level is above the industry average – but scrapping the BTEC could...

Jess Staufenberg
Hassana Ahmed
The Staffroom - opinion

Management, I advise you to trust your staff

Show faith in your staff, and support them to trial innovation, writes Laura Kayes Like my colleagues across the...

Jess Staufenberg
Laura Kayes