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

By David Russell, CEO of the ETF:

• Digital pedagogy: diesel trains or aeroplanes? 
• What do we want from the FE White Paper? 
• Reforms for a Revolutionary Post-16 White Paper, featured in Campaign for Learning’s publication
• Why decolonising the curriculum is a job for teachers
• Why T levels could be the future of qualifications

Cerian Ayres, the ETF’s National Head of Technical Teaching:

• Fellowships in technical teaching: here’s why you should apply – Cerian Ayres, the ETF’s National Head of Technical Teaching

Vikki Liogier, the ETF’s National Head of EdTech and Digital Skills:

• Learning spaces and communities, creating a post-Covid19 EdTech Strategy
• What are the digital accessibility gaps in further education? – Interview with AbilityNet

Teresa Carroll, the ETF’s National Head of Inclusion:

• We must embrace diversity in the post-Covid-19 world
• Teaching and learning at its best should reflect the diversity of our learners’ worlds

Fiona Chalk, the ETF’s National Head of Governance Development:

• Future of FE: what do college leaders and Governors think? Interview with #SkillsWorldLive
• The role of the board in engendering the college of the future – Fiona Chalk, National Head of Governance Development at the ETF

Paul Kessell-Holland, National Head of T Level Design and Higher Level Education at the ETF:

• Technical education, more important than ever before

Blog by Selina Stewart, the ETF’s associate on Prevent duty support and training:

• Covid-19: Conspiracy Theories and Extremist Grooming

Other authors:

• 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