Shane Chowen
Editor at FE Week - reporting on further education, skills and apprenticeships. Story tips: shane.chowen@feweek.co.uk
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📣 Further education, training & apprenticeships
A starter pack of experts, leaders, thinkers and do-ers in further education, adult education, apprenticeships and training.
@jackydys.bsky.social
Senior reporter @schoolsweek.bsky.social. Email: Jack.dyson@schoolsweek.co.uk
@uk-itss.bsky.social
Advocating for the technical community in higher education and research with @tech-commit.bsky.social Funded by Research England, part of @ukri.org Learn more www.itss.org.uk | Subscribe for updates http://eepurl.com/ixy59g
@rory-evans.bsky.social
Advisor to ~17% of the PLP's lesbians. Drink margaritas on my own time.
@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social
🌹 Proud Labour MP for Houghton & Sunderland South 📚 Secretary of State for Education 🟰 Minister for Women & Equalities
@thomasbewick.bsky.social
The Bluesky home of the popular Substack — The Skills Agenda https://open.substack.com/pub/tombewick
@francesread.bsky.social
Correspondent for Channel 4 News & BBC News 🎥 Currently London, previously Los Angeles and up north. https://muckrack.com/frances-read
@jessstaufenberg.bsky.social
Journalist on corruption, climate, state of democracy @source-material.org. Former @schoolsweek.bsky.social @feweek.bsky.social, cofounder @pepforum.bsky.social. jess@source-material.org for stories or jhstaufenberg@gmail.com
@ellenthinn.bsky.social
Chief Executive of Sunderland College, Northumberland College & Hartlepool Sixth Form College - aka Education Partnership North East. https://educationpartnershipne.ac.uk
@neilharrison.bsky.social
Professor of Education and Social Justice in the School of Education at the University of Exeter - posts personal.
@beckyfrancis.bsky.social
Educationalist, sometime academic, committed to supporting social justice and evidence-led policymaking and practice in education. Currently stepped away from leadership of the EEF to lead the independent Curriculum and Assessment Review
@bailii.bsky.social
BAILII (www.bailii.org) provides FREE online access to case law, legislation, and other legal materials from the United Kingdom, England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Europe, and several other jurisdictions.
@bethbreeze.bsky.social
Wanderer and ponderer. Educator. PhD candidate. Navigating identity, belonging and self-worth. They/them.
@rcolvile.bsky.social
Director of CPS, editor-in-chief of CapX, columnist for The Sunday Times, author of The Great Acceleration. Politics, policy and parenting.
@neildotobrien.bsky.social
Conservative MP for Harborough, Oadby & Wigston. Local news: http://facebook.com/neil4harborough Blog: https://neilobrien.co.uk
@rosafurneaux.bsky.social
Senior investigative reporter at SourceMaterial • Climate, corruption, democracy • Previously Reuters, TBIJ • rosa@source-material.org
@liamthorp.bsky.social
Political Editor, Liverpool Echo. 3 x Specialist Regional Journalist of the Year. Orwell Prize and Paul Foot Award nominee. Loves overpriced craft ale.
@bethrigby.bsky.social
Political Editor, Presenter and Podcaster, Sky News. RTS Political Journalist of the Year. Electoral Dysfunction podcast out every Friday
@eddorrell.bsky.social
Partner at Public First (education, levelling up and Labour). Quant, qual, political comms. Ex-journo at @tes. Still write a lot.
@joedromey.bsky.social
General Secretary of The Fabian Society. Formerly IPPR, Learning & Work Institute and Central London Forward. Recovering Cllr. Passionate about good work, inclusive growth & tackling inequality.
@paulbivand.bsky.social
Labour market stats wonk: default mode: cynical. Boosts are not endorsements and may be ironic. Also on avian-dinosaur-site @PaulBivand
@tomstannard.bsky.social
Chief Executive @mancitycouncil.bsky.social | #Manchester & UK #localgov | Chair @theied.bsky.social | Chartered Surveyor | Member @solace-uk.bsky.social | Commissioner @livingwageuk.bsky.social | CFC | bike run hike
@moremorrow.bsky.social
Trust Leader (CELT, Cornwall) Educator Live in beautiful Devon All views my own
@holexpolicy.bsky.social
HOLEX is the lead professional body for Adult Community Education and Learning, representing a network of 140+ Adult Community Education (ACE) Institutions and is the sector professional membership body for Local Authority Adult Community Education.
@natspec.bsky.social
Natspec represents 120+ colleges from across the UK which offer specialist education and training for young people with learning difficulties & disabilities. https://natspec.org.uk/ #SENDinFE
@drpam.bsky.social
#FBPE, Author, Journalist, Chartered Psychologist, Associate Fellow British Psychological Society, Historian, Educator.
@dbanksy.bsky.social
Journalist, media law consultant and trainer, guitarist, Cymro. davidbanksmedialaw.com
@caromcd.bsky.social
CEO of @holexpolicy.bsky.social. Passionate about all things adult education and social mobility. Aston Villa FC to the core.
@suecowley.bsky.social
UK based writer, teacher, trainer, presenter. Helps to run a preschool. Loves gardening and my allotment. She/her. Author of 30+ books for teachers. Please contact me via my website for CPD/INSET bookings and writing queries. www.suecowley.co.uk
@bigrob2d.bsky.social
Husband, father, terrible poet rbpoetry.blogspot.com Chair of governors at a large secondary school and apprenticeship “expert” Cricket badger and QPR fan
@sundayblake.bsky.social
Slow learner, quick wit 👁️👄👁️ Belonging and mattering in HE 📚 Professional finder of secret third things 🔍 Fearfully and wonderfully made 💖 Living in answered prayers 🙏🏼🪽
@smfthinktank.bsky.social
Britain’s leading cross-party think tank, with a mission to enable markets and government to work together to benefit society. https://www.smf.co.uk/ | Also on LinkedIn and X (@SMFthinktank)
@stephenkb.bsky.social
Associate editor and columnist @financialtimes.com. Post too often about culture, public policy, management, politics, nerd stuff, Arsenal, wosoc. Try my UK politics newsletter for free here: www.ft.com/tryinsidepolitics
@drkaindemanji.bsky.social
Politics, health & social care, Labour Party Activist, ASN mum, permanently frazzled and constantly juggling. Personal not professional account.
@wmc-adultlearning.bsky.social
Welcome to our official account 👋 Since 1854, we've been helping adults learn and grow. Based in #Camden, we offer courses to upskill, gain qualifications, or try something creative. Visit wmcollege.ac.uk ⬅️ to find out more.
@salfordccgroup.bsky.social
SCC Group is a collective group of colleges across Salford. Each college prides itself on delivering the best teaching and learning possible.
@sambaars.bsky.social
Head of Research and Insight at Isos Partnership ⦿ public sector policy and delivery ⦿ education and skills ⦿ area-based inequalities ⦿ research and evaluation
@uhmbtapprentice.bsky.social
Providing information about Apprenticeships at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust, which sit within the Careers and Apprenticeships Team. For enquiries, please contact: apprenticeships@mbht.nhs.uk nhscareersnw.co.uk
@bjonesdceoatlum.bsky.social
Deputy CEO at Luminate Education Group and Executive Principal, Leeds City College. Education, training, skills, productivity, growth and environmental sustainability.
@annieiseating.bsky.social
Senior reporter at FE Week, covering all things FE - training, apprenticeships and further education. Tips: anviksha.patel@feweek.co.uk
@thenfer.bsky.social
Global independent provider of research, assessment and information services for education. Follow @nferclassroom.bsky.social too if you're working in schools. https://linktr.ee/thenfer
@cjayanetti.bsky.social
Freelance journalist covering British politics and public services - NHS, education, care, housing, disability, benefits - these days mainly for the Observer, Big Issue and Politics Home. Not a tribalist. I like good things and I don't like bad things.