The Staffroom - opinion

The staffroom: Let’s move beyond compliance with equality impact assessments

Colleges that integrate equality impact assessments into decision making will improve their efficiency and reputation

Jessica Hill
Gail Pringle
Inclusion

How to make the further education sector neurodiverse-ready

A rising tide of need in schools will inevitably reach colleges before long. Here’s how to be ready to...

JL Dutaut
Hannah Gains
Inclusion, Long read, Students

From veterans to refugees: City Lit’s silent revolution in deaf education

For more than a century, London’s City Lit has been a global beacon of hope and empowerment for deaf...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Inclusion

An evidence-based approach to equality, diversity and inclusion

Hearing the voices of our whole community has helped us embed a genuinely inclusive ethos that has benefited our...

JL Dutaut
Arinola Edeh
Inclusion

Neurodiversity in the workplace will stall without support from FE

The latest Neurodiversity Index shows substantial barriers to workplace inclusion remain – and FE can play an important role...

JL Dutaut
Kirstie Donnelly
Inclusion, Long read

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...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Inclusion

Working with employers to make apprenticeships more accessible to autistic learners

Apprenticeships can extend opportunities and diversify our workforce – but employers need support to make it happen. Here’s how...

JL Dutaut
Paul Scales
Inclusion

Time for government to end racial inequalities in apprenticeships

It’s Race Equality Week as well as National Apprenticeships Week, and there’s more in common to their agendas than...

JL Dutaut
Jeremy Crook
Inclusion

Keegan wants ‘extreme caution’ from colleges after trans advice delayed

Education secretary claimed trans guidance delay was to 'allow more time' to speak with teachers, parents and lawyers

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter