Workshops

For all in the learning and skills sector

1. New challenges for the sector:

Learn about the issues across the sector and make the shift from operational to strategic thinking.

John Stone, Former Chief Executive of the Learning and Skills Network and former Principal of Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College

For those wishing to lobby and influence public policy

2. Equality and cuts in learning budgets:

An opportunity to engage in identifying the issues and developing innovative ways to offset the impact of the current and planned cuts on women and BME staff, managers and learners.

Vicki Fagg, Principal of College of North West London

For governors, principals and managers with E and D brief

3. How to get a good grade for Equality and Diversity:

Examples of good practice in working towards and diversity for staff and learners in colleges in England.
Dr Christine Rose, Equality and Diversity Consultant, joined by representatives of the NBP and the WLN.

For BME professionals and for those championing race equality

4. Overcoming the obstacles to race equality

Hear the experiences of BME individuals who have adopted successful strategies to overcome challenging experiences in their career.
Led by the NBP with sector leaders including Wally Brown CBE.

For women and for those championing gender equality

5. Overcoming the obstacles to gender equality

Hear the experiences of women who have adopted successful strategies to overcome challenging experiences in their career.
Led by the WLN with sector leaders.
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For those aspiring to promotion

6. Work-shadowing and work placements and their role in career progression:

Many successful principals and middle and senior managers have greatly benefited from work-shadowing or from work placements.
Rajinder Mann, Executive Director of the Black Leadership Initiative, will be joined by people who have experienced work-shadowing and management work placements.

For those aspiring to promotion and seeking updating on mainstream FE funding

7. The latest funding issues and challenges in FE funding and how to address them.

Nick Linford, Expert in Funding.

For those aspiring to promotion

8. Three career stories: Dawn Telford, Head of 14-19 Provision, Boston College and Julie Ashton, Deputy Principal, New College Nottingham, joined by Earl Laird, Faculty Director Service Sector Studies, City of Wolverhampton College.

For all in the learning and skills sector

9. New challenges for the sector:

Learn about the issues across the sector and make the shift from operational to strategic thinking.

John Stone, Former Chief Executive of the Learning and Skills Network and former principal of Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College

For those who speak in public

10. Developing a confident voice and a powerful presentation:

For all those who speak in public and wish to improve their performance – from a department meeting to a national keynote
Led by Sally Hooton, WLN Project Manager

For governors, principals and managers with E and D brief

11. The practical case for diversity:

There’s an ethical case for diversity but what’s the practical case? Does a diverse team make better decisions? How important are role models? How can the leader of the organisation harvest diversity and turn it into something dynamic and active? This workshop explores the importance of the message and the practice. How do you articulate the arguments with clarity and confidence? How do you create a coherent strategy and turn it into practice? This workshop covers: the principal’s equality tool-kit, articulating the vision, steps in the strategy.

Led by Derek Hooper, Consultant on equality, diversity and inclusion

For BME professionals and for those championing race equality

12. Overcoming the obstacles to race equality

Hear the experiences of BME individuals who have adopted successful strategies to overcome challenging experiences in their career
Led by the NBP with sector leaders including Wally Brown CBE

For women and for those championing gender equality

13. Overcoming the obstacles to gender equality

Hear the experiences of women who have adopted successful strategies to overcome challenging experiences in their career
Led by the WLN with sector leaders

For those aspiring to promotion

14. Work-shadowing and work placements and their role in career progression:

Many successful principals and middle and senior managers have greatly benefited from work-shadowing or from work placements
Rajinder Mann, Executive Director of the Black Leadership Initiative, will be joined by people who have experienced work-shadowing and management work placements

For those aspiring to promotion and seeking updating on FE funding

15. Funding streams and current and future challenges:

How diversifying and widening a college’s funding can help address the changes.

For those aspiring to promotion

16. Three career stories: Dawn Telford, Head of 14-19 Provision, Boston College and Julie Ashton, Deputy Principal, New College Nottingham, joined by Earl Laird, Faculty Director Service Sector Studies, City of Wolverhampton College