Tes FE

In the week colleges welcomed students and staff back for a new academic year, Loughborough College's principal and CEO Jo Maher joins Julia Belgutay and Kate Parker to talk about the new health and safety measures in place.

The college campus may look very different with signs, one-way systems and hand-sanitiser stations, but Maher says she's more determined than ever that 2020-21 is a postive and successful year for students.

Following on from A level and GCSE results day, the University and Colleges Union's general secretary Jo Grady talks to Julia Belgutay and Kate Parker about the government's U-turn and the impact it had on FE staff and students. 

She also discusses the return to college in September and what college leaders need to do to keep staff and students safe.

Chair of the education select committee and former skills minister Robert Halfon joins Julia Belgutay and Kate Parker on the Tes FE podcast. 

Mr Halfon sets out his vision for the apprenticeship sector post-Covid, as well as the role of colleges in economic recovery.

Julia Belgutay and Kate Parker are joined by Association of Employer and Learning Providers chief executive Mark Dawe in his final weeks at the organisation to reflect on his time at AELP and discuss the future of the training providers.

On this episode of the Tes FE podcast: Julia Belgutay and Kate Parker are joined by Association of Colleges chief executive David Hughes to discuss Gavin Williamson's landmark speech on the future of FE and the chancellor’s summer statement.