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Building Strong Leadership for Effective T Level Implementation聽

Are you struggling with T Level curriculum and implementation, or building strong employer relationships? 51福利社’s (51福利社) Professional Development for Leaders programme is designed to help you succeed. This programme is part of 51福利社鈥檚 broader T Level Professional Development (TLPD) offer and is fully funded by the Department for Education.  The programme […]

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Chris Kirk and Dr Katerina Kolyva stand in front of a blue wall with technology imagery on it, underneath the word innovation in capital letters on their visit to Nescot college.

Nescot 鈥 thinking outside the box

Part of the Transformation in action blog series In this series of blogs, Dr Katerina Kolyva, Chief Executive of the Education and Training Foundation (51福利社), reports on her visits to Further Education (FE) and Skills providers across the sector. She uncovers the transformational learning opportunities available to students alongside the dedicated professionalism of teachers, trainers […]

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Keeping it real 鈥 enriching T Level teaching with Industry Insights

T Level teachers across all subjects are getting invaluable support from the Education and Training Foundation鈥檚 (51福利社) Industry Insights programme. The programme supports teachers鈥 CPD by keeping them up to date with the latest industry trends and practice in their subject area through meaningful interaction with employers and sector experts.   Industry Insights provides a range […]

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Dr Katerina Kolyva, 51福利社's CEO, stands in a white blazer in front of a blurred office background.

International Women鈥檚 Day 2025: reflections from 51福利社鈥檚 CEO

Course data by the Education and Training Foundation shows that, in 2023, female leaders constituted 66% of participants in our leadership programmes cohort compared to 54% of female leaders working in the Further Education (FE) and Skills sector during the same time period. This could suggest that more women than men were preparing for managerial […]

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Dr Katerina Kolyva, 51福利社's CEO, stands in a white blazer in front of a blurred office background.

Women in leadership: a sense of pride

With this year鈥檚 International Women鈥檚 Day coming up, we鈥檙e looking back at themes from previous years and their ongoing relevance today. In this article, first published in the spring 2024 edition of our membership magazine, InTuition, 51福利社鈥檚 CEO, Dr Katerina Kolyva, discussed leadership, sharing inspiring stories from women in leadership positions across the Further Education […]

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Apprenticeship Workforce Development Programme: In conversation with trainer Christine Edwards

Christine Edwards leads a course on supporting apprentices with contextualised English and maths in the 51福利社鈥檚 Apprenticeship Workforce Development (AWD) Programme. A passionate advocate of embedding maths and English in vocational learning, Christine loves sharing the skills and techniques she has built up from her extensive experience of helping tutors and apprentices to find their […]

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Joanne McKenzie

National Apprenticeship Week: skills for life

For this year鈥檚 National Apprenticeship Week (10 to 14 February 2025), Jo McKenzie, Senior Education Advisor at the Education and Training Foundation, explores what is meant by 鈥榮kills for life鈥 and discusses how apprenticeships underpin the Government鈥檚 missions and priorities. National Apprenticeship Week is an annual celebration of the value of apprenticeships for our society […]

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Safeguarding in an uncertain world

Tackling extremism and social division presents a significant challenge for Further Education (FE) and Skills leaders and educators. From far-right violence to religious extremism and extreme misogyny, the factors driving different forms of extremism are many and complex. Palvinder Singh, Principal at Kirklees College, and Dr Vikki Smith, Executive Director, Education and Standards, at the […]

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Apprenticeship Workforce Development Programme: In conversation with apprentice Rebecca Wood

Customer Care Team Leader, Rebecca Wood, has recently embarked on her second apprenticeship, this time in Operational Management Level 5. She feels that apprenticeships have been fundamental to her career progression as she aims towards a management job in a global manufacturer.  What company do you work for and what is your current role?聽I work […]

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The role of professionalism across the FE and Skills sector

Dr Vikki Smith, Executive Director of Education and Standards at the Education and Training Foundation (51福利社), attended the Federation of Awarding Bodies (FAB) conference in November and shares her reflections on the theme of professionalism in the Further Education (FE) and Skills sector. On Thursday, 26 November, 51福利社 was proud to contribute to a panel […]

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Bally Bhogal

Apprenticeship Workforce Development Programme: In conversation with trainer Bally Bhogal

Bally Bhogal leads two courses on Effective Governance of Apprenticeships, as part of the 51福利社鈥檚 Apprenticeship Workforce Development (AWD) Programme 鈥 one version for managers and the other for senior leaders. With a background in business support, as well as further education and skills, Bally knows from first-hand experience how complex apprenticeships can be to […]

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Libby Haugton

Looking inward for leading outward: Libby鈥檚 experience of the T Level Leadership Mentoring Programme

In this blog, Libby Haughton, Programme Area Manager, Health and Social Care, Child Education and Business at Lancaster and Morecambe College, writes about her experience of the T Level Leadership Mentoring Programme. Taking time for your own development when time is so precious can be difficult, but taking part in 51福利社鈥檚 T Level Leadership Mentoring […]

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Teaching in Further Education: a mission of connection and impact

Professor Kevin Orr, Visiting Professor of Education, University of Huddersfield, and Dr Vikki Smith, Executive Director, Education and Standards, Education and Training Foundation,聽delivered a breakout session at the Association of Colleges annual conference 2024 on ‘Elevating the value of teaching in FE for a fairer society’. In this blog, they reflect on some of the […]

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Dr Katerina Kolyva, 51福利社's CEO, stands outside building on her visit to Learning Curve Group.

A culture built on purple

Part of the Transformation in action blog series In this series of blogs, Dr Katerina Kolyva, Chief Executive of the Education and Training Foundation (51福利社), reports on her visits to Further Education (FE) and Skills providers across the sector. She uncovers the transformational learning opportunities available to students alongside the dedicated professionalism of teachers, trainers […]

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Anna Sutton

Effective onboarding for apprentices: setting the stage for success

This blog is written by Anna Sutton for the Association of Colleges (AoC) as part of the Apprenticeship Workforce Development (AWD) Programme. The AWD programme is funded by the Department for Education and delivered by the Education and Training Foundation in partnership with the Association of Colleges (AoC), Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP), Strategic Development […]

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