S1 Ep8: Plans for higher education, adult participation in FE and Ofsted
This week Shane is joined by three guests, to cover three particularly interesting topics: Ed Reza Schwitzer, former DfE civil servant, Sue Pember, adult education guru, and Catherine Sezen at the Ass...
26 Nov 202137min
S1 Ep7: Association of Colleges conference special: Nadhim Zahawi, T Levels and apprenticeships
This special episode comes straight from the Association of Colleges annual conference in Birmingham, one of the biggest FE events of the year! Shane is joined by two leading principals: Sally Dicket...
17 Nov 202123min
S1 Ep6: Industry and FE, tertiary sector reform and Lifelong Learning Week
This week Shane is joined by Stephen Evans, chief executive at the Learning and Work Institute, and Lynette Leith, vice principal at Hull College - to discuss the hot topics. What is the relationsh...
12 Nov 202130min
S1 Ep5: Special educational needs provision, sustainability and the spending review
This week Shane is joined by David Russell, chief executive at the Education and Training Foundation, and Fiona Aldridge, head of skills insight at West Midlands combined authority - to discuss the bi...
5 Nov 202139min
S1 Ep4: Reaching net zero, careers guidance and academic research in FE
This week Shane is joined by college principal Ian Pryce and the chief operating officer of an independent training provider, Nicki Hay, to discuss the biggest stories. How should providers respond t...
22 Okt 202128min
S1 Ep3: 'Triple whammy' college costs, BTEC campaign and Social Mobility Commission
This week Shane is joined by former DfE civil servant and adult education expert Sue Pember, and further education funding guru Julian Gravatt. How are energy costs affecting colleges? Why did the Lo...
15 Okt 202128min
S1 Ep2: The Tory Party Conference, Lords 'Peer Review' the Skills Bill and the future of assessment
In our second episode, Shane is joined by exams board guru Kirstie Donnelly, from City & Guilds Group, and policy director Simon Ashworth, from the Association of Employment and Learning Providers. S...
8 Okt 202140min
S1 Ep1: Kickstart, 2022 assessment and minister portfolios
In this week’s episode, former skills minister Anne Milton and Central Bedfordshire College CEO Ali Hadawi give their take on the failing Kickstart programme, the 2022 exams announcements and what the...
1 Okt 202132min
