Posted on February 7th, 2025
Tackling extremism and social division presents a significant challenge for Further Education (FE) and Skills leaders and educators. From far-right violence to religious extremism and extreme misogyny, the factors driving different forms of extremism are many and complex.
Palvinder Singh, Principal at Kirklees College, and Dr Vikki Smith, Executive Director, Education and Standards, at the Education and Training Foundation, came together to discuss some of the challenges facing educators in tackling extremism and ways to move forward as a sector. In a two-part series for FE News, they discussed the challenges posed by the rise of misinformation and an increasingly divided political landscape, and explored the need for a values-led, system-wide approach to safeguarding.
The series is available to read now on FE News:
