We are presenting at the 2017 Conservative Party Conference fringe event in Manchester to advocate on behalf of further education. We will convey the crucial messages from our research. If you are in the area, please come along to join in the dialogue and support
Month: September 2017
How FE support is vital for student wellbeing
It had always been my intention to move straight from school to college to pursue my A Levels and then go on to university to study something I’m really passionate about. With 11 decent GCSEs in my bag I began Media Studies, Film Studies and English Literature at the Manchester College Shena Simon campus in…
David
David: literacy, fatherhood and empowermentIn this video, David talks about the importance of literacy for him as a person and a father. He talks about his family background and going to work as a boy which limited his engagement with school. Further education has changed the way he interacts with the outside world. David talks…
Jade
Jade: motherhood, literacy and empowermentJade is a mother who attends adult literacy classes run jointly by a local Further Education provider and a local charitable trust in Rochdale. Being a mum motivates her and she has seen her confidence increase while studying and has learnt new literacies. Now, she has aspirations for her future and…
Believe in FE
Growing up as a youth, I established my goal of working within the Pharmacology sector. I strongly remember coming to this decision in Year 8, when we were asked to choose our options, where I really started to consider career options. In the meeting to review my choices, which were: GCSE – Double Science, ICT,…
Mental Wealth Conference 2017
The UCU FE transforming lives and communities research was shared at the the Mental Wealth Conference 2017 CityLit. In an event organised by Khorshed Bhote, we discussed the findings of the research and then joined an inpirational panel which inluded Amy King, a STEM role model: http://www.mentalwealthfestival.co.uk/speakers2017/ We shared the strong link between the power…
FE: making brave choices
Further education can be scary to any teenager because it is about making decisions; decisions that they feel they are not prepared for, decisions that in some way will influence their future. I don’t know if I felt particularly ready to make choices about my future when I chose FE, however, I do know that…
Further Education Trust for Leadership
Further education and community: The responsibilities of leaders