Further Education Trust For Leadership (FETL)

INFORMING THE FUTURE The Further Education Trust for Leadership is an independent think tank established to strengthen and develop the leadership of thinking from, in and about the further education system. Find out more > Our mission The Further Education Trust for Leadership (FETL) aims to foster and support the leadership of thinking in further education and skills. FETL offers opportunities to colleagues in and around the further education and skills system. We do this through our programme for the exploration of future possibilities, the events we offer and the resources we produce. We support sector colleagues to undertake research and development activities in areas which are of interest to them and which are relevant to the leadership of thinking, in pursuit of intelligent sector development. Their thinking in turn informs the creation of new, collaborative spaces of possibility, encouraging generative engagement with relevant partners. Available to download today The FETL Publications Catalogue gives an overview of every work published by FETL between 2014 and 2020. You can download it at: fetl.org.uk/catalogue PublicationsPublicationsThink Pieces and BlogThink Pieces and BlogResourcesResourcesEventsEvents What’s new Latest blogs and think pieces Sir Ian Diamond says lifelong learning central to helping people and businesses rebound from the pandemic Radical, long-term education and skills reforms and investment are needed to address current and future skills gaps and transform life chances for every adult. The... facebook twitter linkedin email29.10.20 To flourish, FE needs to be trusted “This went on too long without us knowing about it.” This was the take of Anne Milton, former skills minister, on the financial crisis that engulfed Hadlow College,... facebook twitter linkedin email13.10.20 FE and the challenge of a ‘return to normal’ There is a lot of talk, at the moment, about the likelihood of a return to ‘normal’ in society. For FE, I wonder whether there is such a thing as normal, let alone... facebook twitter linkedin email01.09.20 Vision for the future of Colleges launched by the Independent Commission We are delighted to see that today the Independent Commission on the College of the Future has launched its vision for the future of colleges across the UK. facebook twitter linkedin email22.07.20 Latest videos Upcoming events There are currently no upcoming events. FETL publications The Way We Work Further consideration - Creating a new role, purpose and direction for the FE sector The Unseen Strategic Leader: The governance professionals’ place and their resource needs in facilitating effective governance Blame or betterment? Regulation and intervention in further education The Further Education Governance Maturity Matrix Voices of the shamed: The personal toll of shame and shaming in further education Leadership, learning and lockdown: First thoughts on lessons for leadership from the coronavirus crisis FE and Skills and shame in organisational life England’s Skills Puzzle: Piecing together further education, training and employment Shaping the Future: A 21st Century Skills System for Wales – Challenges and Opportunities Leadership in Prison Education: Meeting the challenges of the new system Leading by Listening: Reflective Learning Leadership, Further Education and Social Justice Leadership, Learning and Demographics: The Changing Shape of the Lifecourse and its Implications for Education A World-class Workforce for World-class Skills: The case for a national institute for technical teaching and regional knowledge centres A Permanent National Necessity... Healthy, Wealthy and Wise: implications for workforce development A 21st Century Skills System for Wales: Challenges and Opportunities Rethinking Place and Purpose: Provocations on the Future of FE Leading Skill: Paper 2 Policies for strong leadership in Further Education colleges Crossing Boundaries 2: The FE Sector and Permeable Spaces Burden of Proof: Is evidence really the key to good policy design? Adult Community Education: Supporting place and people: Characteristics of success Colleges as Anchors in Their Spaces: A Study in college leadership of place Learning at Life Transitions: Supporting learners returning to work or preparing to retire Adopting global skills innovation for the UK The role of leadership in prioritising and improving the quality of teaching and learning in further education Leading skills: Exploring leadership in Further Education colleges – Paper 1 Shame, Learning and Repair: Fostering compassion in organisational life Employers in the Driving Seat? An independent voice for the sector: the Further Education 'Elders' Beating the odds, and the system Marvellous Regiment: 100 Years of Women in Further Education and Skills The future is coming: ready or not? Recognising Excellence In The Governance of Independent Training Providers Finding the glass slipper – The impact of leadership on innovation in further education Collaboration and Leadership for Improving Mental Health and Wellbeing The Skills System in Northern Ireland Scripting the future – exploring potential strategic leadership responses to the marketization of English FE and vocational provision Reimagining Lifelong Learning: A brief history of an idea Thinking For A Change Higher Education in Further Education: Leading the Challenge Employers in the driving seat? Cities of Learning In The UK Hidden leadership: exploring the Assumptions that define further Education leadership 2018 Crossing boundaries Leverage Leadership: Lessons from further education Leverage Leadership: A new paradigm for further education Rising to the Challenge Leaders' Voices Equipping Scotland for the future Going Places Possibility thinking: Reimagining the future of further education and skills Remembered thinking... A Compendium of Thinking on Innovative Governance in the FE and Skills Sector Leadership And Ethics in Further Education How can Psychoanalysis and systems theory contribute to the leadership of thinking in the further education and skills sector? The long-term implications of devolution and localism for FE in England Tim Ward: Fellow 2015 Leaders or Leadership Using Systems Theory in Leadership Ruth Allen: Fellow 2015 Ann Creed: Fellow 2015 Alex Day: Fellow 2015 Fellows 2015 Informing the future The Changing Face of FE Leadership in Wales New Blood Possibility Thinking: Creative Conversations On The Future of FE and Skills > Keep up to date with FETL. Send us your email and we will keep you informed on events and FETL research when it is published. Privacy policy Cookie Policy Latest tweets New Publication: The Way We Work, from @AELPUK The Covid-19 pandemic has asked difficult questions of us all, and… https://t.co/7ulblUP739 0 days ago Join @CollegeComm for its final UK-wide report launch event on Wednesday 28 October, 3pm-4pm. Commissioners will sh… https://t.co/SFBEFrfst4 27 days ago New Think Piece: 'To flourish, FE needs to be trusted' from Stephen Exley Read the full piece here… https://t.co/PYQtsWEf9u 34 days ago If you missed Dame Ruth Silver taking part in FE Week's webinar 'Should FE colleges lose autonomy to make course ch… https://t.co/KVshTT05xG 38 days ago Contact info 6 Trull Farm Buildings, Tetbury, Gloucestershire GL8 8SQ Phone: +44 (0)203 637 0977 Fax: +44 (0)1285 841 576 Email: enquiries@fetl.org.uk