Posted on Fri 7 Mar, 2025 | Category Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Course data by the Education and Training Foundation shows that, in 2023, female leaders constituted 66% of participants in our leadership programmes cohort compared to 54% of female leaders working in the Further Education (FE) and Skills sector during the same time period. This could suggest that more women than men were preparing for managerial […]
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Posted on Thu 6 Mar, 2025 | Category Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
With this year’s International Women’s Day coming up, we’re looking back at themes from previous years and their ongoing relevance today. In this article, first published in the spring 2024 edition of our membership magazine, InTuition, ETF’s CEO, Dr Katerina Kolyva, discussed leadership, sharing inspiring stories from women in leadership positions across the Further Education […]
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Posted on Wed 30 Oct, 2024 | Category Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
In this guest blog, Kirsten Trussell, Menopause lead at the Women’s Leadership Network, discusses how menopause affects the Further Education and Skills workforce and calls for sector-wide leadership to normalise talking about menopause so individuals who are impacted can access the support they need. Let’s talk about menopause. For some, that’s a welcome invitation. For […]
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Posted on Tue 4 Jun, 2024 | Category Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Our Further Education (FE) and Skills sector serves everyone in society, including people who are often marginalised and underrepresented in education and training. As June brings a vibrant celebration of the LGBTQ+ community, it’s crucial to recognise the significance of Pride Month and our role in supporting it. The Stonewall riots in 1969 marked a […]
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Posted on Fri 14 Apr, 2023 | Category Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Laura Kayes, Teaching, Learning and Assessment and Lecturer at Luminate Education Group, reflects on her learning from the ETF’s Inclusive Leadership Programme, focusing on what leaders can learn from cognitive justice and its implications for the recruitment and experience of individuals and their lived experiences.
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Posted on Fri 14 Apr, 2023 | Category Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Ami Kaur, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Dudley College of Technology, reflects on the experience of the ETF Inclusive Leadership programme and takeaways from it for implementation.
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Posted on Tue 11 Apr, 2023 | Category Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Jeff Greenidge, Director for Diversity at the Association of Colleges, reflects on his observations of the ETF Inclusive Leadership Programme and what it can tell us about the next steps for inclusivity in the FE and Training sector.
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Posted on Tue 28 Mar, 2023 | Category Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Michelle Swallow, English Lecturer and Learning Quality Manager at Bradford College, explores the gathering of momentum in equality, diversity and inclusion, and explores some of the issues that must be grappled with if organisations are to be transformed into truly inclusive settings.
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Posted on Wed 31 Aug, 2022 | Category Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
As part of our shared commitment, ETF partnered with BLG on the recent ‘Symposium report’, a publication that leads Anti-racism in Further Education. Simon Blake OBE shares his experience as an employer and member of the CMI committee on race.
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Posted on Thu 25 Aug, 2022 | Category Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
ETF National Head for Inclusion Teresa Carroll highlights the array of support and opportunities that will be available from our SEND (special educational needs and disabilities) offer in Autumn 2022.
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Posted on Wed 10 Aug, 2022 | Category Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
The Black Leadership Group (BLG formerly BFELG), and the Education and Training Foundation (ETF) are committed to working together to support an Anti-racist Further Education and Training sector. Dr Tiffany Holloman shares her experience as a researcher.
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Posted on Thu 28 Jul, 2022 | Category Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
The Black Leadership Group (BLG formerly BFELG), and the Education and Training Foundation (ETF) are committed to working together to support an Anti-racist Further Education and Training sector.Dawn Ward CBE shares her experiences and approaches as a college and sector leader.
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Posted on Thu 12 May, 2022 | Category Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Rachael Apps, administrator for quality and tutor development support with additional responsibility for safeguarding at City Lit, explains how she got into the FE and Training sector, and how the professional development she has undertaken recently is impacting on her outlook.
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Posted on Tue 8 Mar, 2022 | Category Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Ahead of International Women’s Day 2022, we asked Education and Training Foundation staff members to tell us about the women who inspire them.
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Posted on Wed 15 Dec, 2021 | Category Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
In November 2021, Jeff Greenidge, Director of Diversity at the Education and Training Foundation (ETF), chaired the discussion ‘EDI and Safeguarding: what binds us together’ at the Association of Colleges (AoC) Annual Conference.
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