The ETF Thinks... thought pieces

Articles under the theme of quality of teaching, training and leading by experts at the ETF and celebrated sector colleagues. The articles aim to get the sector thinking and discussing specific sector topics for the benefit of the FE workforce and their learners.

Thought leader articles

• Digital pedagogy: diesel trains or aeroplanes? – David Russell, CEO of the ETF 
• What do we want from the FE White Paper? – David Russell, CEO of the ETF 
• Reforms for a Revolutionary Post-16 White Paper – David Russell, CEO of the ETF, featured in Campaign for Learning’s publication 
• Fellowships in technical teaching: here’s why you should apply – Cerian Ayres, the ETF’s National Head of Technical Teaching 
• We must embrace diversity in the post-Covid-19 world – Teresa Carroll, the ETF’s National Head of Inclusion
• Learning spaces and communities, creating a post-Covid19 EdTech Strategy – Vikki Liogier, the ETF’s National Head of EdTech and Digital Skills
• Why decolonising the curriculum is a job for teachers – David Russell, CEO of the ETF
• How teachers should tackle practitioner research – Mark Beetlestone, Fareham College, published in Tes
• Drawn to Story – Daniel Gregson, University of Sunderland, through the Practitioner Research Programme
• Stories of supervision – Trish Spedding, University of Sunderland, through the Practitioner Research Programme
• The Thinking Deficit: What role does a poetry group have in developing critical thinking (CT) skills for adult lifelong learners in a Further Education (FE) art college? – Frances Norton, Leeds Arts University, and Professor Maggie Gregson, University of Sunderland, through the Practitioner Research Programme
• GCSE resits: Are results all in the mindset? – Emma Ireland, The Sheffield College, published in Tes 
• Why I got my students to write their own GCSE exams – Tom Vines, Brooklands College, published in Tes 
• How to get college students reading for pleasure – Cassandra Webb, Cambridge Regional College, published in Tes
• What are the digital accessibility gaps in further education? – Vikki Liogier, the ETF’s National Head of EdTech and Digital Skills, interviewed by AbilityNet
• Covid-19: Conspiracy Theories and Extremist Grooming – Blog by Selina Stewart, the ETF’s associate on Prevent duty support and training, with Government Events
• Teaching and learning at its best should reflect the diversity of our learners’ worlds – Teresa Carroll, the ETF’s National Head of Inclusion
• Future of FE: what do college leaders and Governors think? – Fiona Chalk, the ETF’s National Head of Governance Development, interviewed on #SkillsWorldLive
• Technical education, more important than ever before – Paul Kessell-Holland, National Head of T Level Design and Higher Level Education at the ETF
• Why T levels could be the future of qualifications – David Russell, Chief Executive of the ETF
• The role of the board in engendering the college of the future – Fiona Chalk, National Head of Governance Development at the ETF