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Being an effective ally for the 5%

Words are cheap if they’re not backed by action. There are questions managers should be asking themselves about equality

FE ethnicity pay gap revealed

Underrepresentation of ethnic minorities at region and leader level reveal cold spots in pay gaps

Non-white college principals drops to 5%

Colleges must improve data collection and access to leadership training for BAME staff, experts say

Ellisha Soanes, the AoC’s EDI guru

The AoC’s consultant on equality, diversity and inclusion believes many colleges still need to put their words into action when it comes to really championing diversity. Ellisha Soanes, the Association of College’s consultant on equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), believes that many colleges are “just paying lip service” to the issue with their policies, and […]

Palvinder Singh, principal, Kirklees College

Pally Singh, principal at Kirklees College in West Yorkshire, has to juggle all the usual demands of college leadership – funding, regulations, rules. But the biggest job facing leaders is much more ambiguous than that, he tells Jess Staufenberg  As you walk down the hill from Huddersfield train station towards Kirklees College, the town unfolds […]

Diversity in FE Week: A look at how we’ve done

Twelve months after our first look at diversity and visibility within our newspaper pages, FE Week editor Shane Chowen looks at how we’re doing. When we published our first diversity audit last year, we said that as the sector’s only dedicated newspaper, we take seriously our responsibility to reflect and represent the diversity of the […]

Is equality and diversity still the elephant in the room?

From data policies to wellbeing, don’t let the enthusiasm for diversity die, writes Haroon Bashir After the murder of George Floyd on 25 May 2020, many colleges made a commitment to positive changes about race. But over two years later, does that commitment hold or has the concept of equality and diversity (E&D) become the […]

A one-size-fits-all approach to assessment undermines equity and diversity

We need assessment settings and systems that give students what they need based on a careful and methodical attention to their circumstances, writes Jeff Greenidge When students come from various origins, experiences, and perspectives, it is impossible for them to all have the same needs. Equality has not worked. On the surface it appears to […]

Jeff Greenidge, director for diversity, AoC

Jeff Greenidge tells Jess Staufenberg why encouraging non-racists to be more vocal about their opposition to racism is the crucial next step for the sector Just over a year ago, the first ever “director for diversity” was appointed by the Association of Colleges and the Education and Training Foundation – Jeff Greenidge. The former languages […]