Skills and Education Group

Let's Go Further

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Let's Go Further is a podcast from the Skills and Education Group that aims to challenge the way we think about skills and education. In Series 4, launching February 2024, we’re shining a spotlight on the education and skills policy issues that will take centre stage at the forthcoming General Election. From apprenticeships to the role of FE in a green economy, the skills gap and the brave new world of AI, we'll be looking at what the key talking points will be and what commitments we might expect to appear in party manifestos. And we'll be asking what policies are needed to give learners, emp...

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Driving the economy: why FE is key 07.12.2022 23:07

Could a strong further education system be the key to driving the economy? In the final episode of this series, we welcome Alun Francis OBE, Principal and Chief Executive of Oldham College and Deputy Chair of the Social Mobility Commission. Through the two positions he holds, Alun is able to provide both regional and national perspectives on social mobility – how we define it, how we measure it, a...

Let's re-assess: work less and learn more 23.11.2022 23:43

Assessments, assessments, assessments. If you're a practitioner, you'll know that these can feel like a burden. But what if there was a way to reduce staff workload whilst improving learner grades? Introducing the DIRT and TOES method – an assessment approach that involves both peer-to-peer feedback and independent reflection. As you'll hear in this episode, it has worked wonders for staff and lea...

Football and life goals: great match! 09.11.2022 18:25

What role can sport and exercise play in helping learners to reach their potential? In this episode of Let's Go Further, we hear from Damian Butters, Sports Course Coordinator at Shipley College, whose Ability Counts football team won their regional league earlier this year. Ability Counts football brings together individuals from a variety of backgrounds, giving those with disabilities or learn...

I'm an older learner: get used to it! 25.10.2022 24:38

You're never too old to start learning something new. That's the key message of this conversation with Mamello Atisa, a learner studying at Fashion Enter , a Skills and Education Group Foundation grant recipient , and Learner of the Year finalist in the FAB Awards 2022 . Listen as Mamello shares her passion for learning, her love of fashion, and her experience of being an adult learner. Whatever y...

What should we do about social mobility? 11.10.2022 29:51

In this episode, we are joined by Professor Lee Elliott Major OBE who discusses what we mean by social mobility, how we can improve it in the UK, and how we can better support disadvantaged learners in further education. Lee is the UK's first ever Professor of Social Mobility. He has written several books and regularly appears in national broadcast and print media. He is also an example of social...

The power of education, where it all starts 27.09.2022 26:07

In this first episode of Let's Go Further, brought to you by the Skills and Education Group , we are joined by Jaz Ampaw-Farr, a teacher, keynote speaker, trainer and 'resilience ninja'. You may have seen her on The Apprentice , in a TEDx talk , or at the Skills and Education Group Annual Conference in 2019 . Who is Jaz Ampaw-Farr? Jaz Ampaw-Farr is a Human First Leadership Strategist, keynote s...