Posted on Fri 5 Apr, 2024 | Category Leadership
Professor Stephen Corbett of the University of Portsmouth reflects on work he has led on behalf of the Education and Training Foundation helping leaders to think about wellbeing in change in the FE sector.
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Posted on Wed 3 Apr, 2024 | Category Leadership
Dr Lou Mycroft and Joss Kang reflect on learning from the online network events they have recently led on behalf of the Education and Training Foundation.
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Posted on Wed 27 Mar, 2024 | Category Leadership
Tracy West and Jenny Tester of GatenbySanderson reflect on the ETF leadership innovation workshop they led in March, considering how leaders develop the skills and resources to navigate large, complex and ever-evolving challenges in the political landscape, and with budgetary constraints and the emergence of new technology, and asking what innovation and disruptive thinking are and how leaders can apply them in their own institutions.
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Posted on Thu 21 Mar, 2024 | Category Leadership
In the last of three articles focusing on motivating teachers to remain in Further Education (FE) and the part an alternative approach to professional development could play in achieving this, Education Consultant Dr Tricia Odell looks at some case studies of providers whose leaders have introduced non-judgemental mentoring, and the impact this has had on their organisation.
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Posted on Fri 15 Mar, 2024 | Category Leadership
Dr. Susan Pember CBE, Policy Director, Holex, and Dr. Fiona Aldridge, Head of Insight, West Midlands Combined Authority, reflect on the ETF innovation workshop on transforming adult community education they led at the start of March.
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Posted on Mon 11 Mar, 2024 | Category Leadership
In the second of three articles focusing on motivating teachers to remain in Further Education and the part an alternative approach to professional development could play, Education Consultant Dr Tricia Odell explores the practicalities of introducing a collaborative approach.
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Posted on Fri 8 Mar, 2024 | Category Leadership
As we mark International Women’s Day, Ruth Spellman OBE shares a glimpse into her personal leadership journey, and highlights qualities for successful leaders.
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Posted on Wed 6 Mar, 2024 | Category Leadership
In the first of three articles focusing on motivating teachers to remain in Further Education (FE) and the part an alternative approach to professional development could play, Education Consultant Dr Tricia Odell looks at the role of middle leaders in bringing about a cultural shift in professional learning.
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Posted on Thu 22 Feb, 2024 | Category Leadership
Ahead of the Education and Training Foundation’s (ETF’s) Innovation Workshop – Crafting a Fresh Curriculum for a New Era – in March, Dr. Susan Pember CBE, Policy Director, Holex, and Dr. Fiona Aldridge, Head of Insight, West Midlands Combined Authority, reflect on learning from the previous workshop in the series – Thinking Differently; A Framework for Successful Regional Partnership – which took place at the end of 2023.
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Posted on Thu 15 Feb, 2024 | Category Leadership
Clair Cooke, Director of Meliora Safeguarding and Wellbeing Limited, considers the complexities of decision making around safeguarding for leaders, how Social Graces impact on decisions, what can be done to tackle unconscious bias, and the importance of professional curiosity.
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Posted on Tue 23 Jan, 2024 | Category Leadership
Dr Lou Mycroft offers some practical advice to leaders on the knowledge and skills necessary to have the difficult conversations that culture and systems change can require.
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Posted on Tue 16 Jan, 2024 | Category Leadership
Matt Atkinson reflects on the ETF ‘Thinking Differently, Thinking Digitally’ workshop for leaders that he led at the end of 2023, considering the difference between developing a strategy and simply buying the latest kit, the importance of context in divining a way forward, and how well artificial intelligence is understood.
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Posted on Tue 19 Dec, 2023 | Category Leadership
In the concluding part of his series of thought pieces looking at the development of innovative mindsets, Rhys Davies turns his attention to how they can be developed in learners.
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Posted on Thu 14 Dec, 2023 | Category Leadership
In the second part of his series of thought pieces looking at the development of innovative mindsets, Rhys Davies turns his attention to how they can be developed in teachers.
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Posted on Mon 11 Dec, 2023 | Category Leadership
In the first of a new series of blogs for the ETF website, Rhys Davies considers how innovative mindsets can be developed in leaders.
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