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Revolutions in thinking

David Russell considers his emerging conclusions from the self-improving system project he has been undertaking at Oxford Saïd. In this blog, he discusses the importance of process versus outcome, with some surprises along the way.

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An elephant in the system – and what it means

David Russell considers the top themes of a self-improving FE system that have emerged from 50 interviews with those in the sector. In this one, he discusses the absence of SEND coming up as a topic in his interviews.

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Themes that must be tackled in the move towards a self-improving FE system: All about employers

David Russell considers the top themes of a self-improving FE system that have emerged from 50 interviews with those in the sector. In this one, he discusses the importance of employers as a factor in improvement.

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Themes that must be tackled in the move towards a self-improving FE system: Observation culture; and pay and conditions

David Russell considers the top themes of a self-improving FE system that have emerged from 50 interviews with those in the sector. In this one, he discusses closing the research-teaching gap.

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Themes that must be tackled in the move towards a self-improving FE system: Closing the research-teaching gap

David Russell considers the top themes of a self-improving FE system that have emerged from 50 interviews with those in the sector. In this one, he discusses closing the research-teaching gap.

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Themes that must be tackled in the move towards a self-improving FE system: Collectivism

David Russell considers the top themes of a self-improving FE system that have emerged from 50 interviews with those in the sector. In this one, he discusses collectivism.

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Themes that must be tackled in the move towards a self-improving FE system: Layers

David Russell considers the top themes of a self-improving FE system that have emerged from 50 interviews with those in the sector. In this one, he discusses layers of a complex system.

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Themes that must be tackled in the move towards a self-improving FE system: Inspection

David Russell considers the top themes of a self-improving FE system that have emerged from 50 interviews with those in the sector. In this one, he discusses inspection.

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Themes that must be tackled in the move towards a self-improving FE system: Human Relations

David Russell considers the top themes of a self-improving FE system that have emerged from 50 interviews with those in the sector. In this one, he examines human relations.

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Themes that must be tackled in the move towards a self-improving FE system: Measuring true purpose

David Russell considers the top themes of a self-improving FE system that have emerged from 50 interviews with those in the sector. In this one, he examines Themes that must be tackled in the move towards a self-improving FE system: Measuring true purpose.

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Themes that must be tackled in the move towards a self-improving FE system: Trust

David Russell considers the top themes of a self-improving FE system that have emerged from 50 interviews with those in the sector.

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Leading FE figures converge on Oxford for symposium

In this next blog, David Russell previews a symposium, working on the challenge of how we move towards a self-improving system in FE.

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Negative feedback loops in Further Education

In this fifth blog looking at the development of a self-improving system in FE, David Russell discusses negative feedback loops.

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Positive feedback loops in Further Education

In this project blog looking at the development of a self-improving system in FE, David Russell delves into the concept of feedback loops.

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What can Systems Thinking tell us about Further Education?

In the third in his series of blogs detailing his project looking at the development of a self-improving system in FE, David Russell looks at systems thinking and the delivery of FE and the apparent lack of overlap of expertise on the two.

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