Further Education in England: Transforming lives & Communities research project, is commissioned by UCU and aims to understand and provide evidence of how the further education (FE) sector is vital in transforming lives and communities in 21st century Britain. To provide a frame of reference, which is underpinned and driven by excellence in the sector, the…
Month: January 2018
Women and Further Education
The vital role of Further Education in empowering women, their family and communities
Lessons Learned
*some names have been changed Working with young people is challenging and tiring but it can also be rewarding; there is always something more that can be learned and I learn as much from them as I would hope they do from me. The biggest rewards and sometimes the most important lessons come in the…
Lessons Learned
Anya Cook, Higher Education Mentor, Newcastle College, UCU Branch Secretary, National Executive *some names have been changed Working with young people is challenging and tiring but it can also be rewarding; there is always something more that can be learned and I learn as much from them as I would hope they do from me.…
Further Education providers are crucial for challenging inequality
Vicky and Rob share why further education providers are crucial for challenging inequality and transforming lives in 21st century post-austerity Britain. Follow link to article: https://feweek.co.uk/2017/12/16/further-education-transforms-lives-and-we-must-protect-it/