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Katie Shaw @sewdarngood.bsky.social Head of Charitable Purpose at the WEA | into post-16 education, anarchism & Antarctica |
Ian Pryce CBE @ipryce.bsky.social Strategic adviser; NED & Chair; Mentor; Educator; Writer; Syndic of Cambridge University; Guitarist. The artist formerly known as CEO The Bedford College Group
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Johnny Rich @johnnyrich.com Director, ResearchPlus
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Andrew Otty @education720.bsky.social Former teacher and DfE policy lead. Now consultant, writer, and advocate for social justice in education.
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Luke Sibieta @lukesibieta.bsky.social Research Fellow at IFS, independent consultant, posts about about school funding, education, inequalities and cycling
Jisc @jisc.bsky.social Jisc: for the future of education and research
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Darren Hankey @darrenhankey.bsky.social Principal of the underfunded, overlooked, undervalued yet marvellous Hartlepool College of FE. Raised on a council estate & FSM throughout school.
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Shane Mann @shanemann.bsky.social CEO of EducationScape the home of leading digital newspapers Schools Week & FE Week, events including Festival of Education and the Apprenticeships & Training Conference and much more.
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JL Dutaut @dutaut.bsky.social On the lookout for other people’s opinions about England’s schools and college.
Try to keep my own to myself but not often successful.
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Tom Richmond @tom-richmond.com Education policy analyst. Host of 'Inside Your Ed' podcast (www.insideyoured.com). Former teacher, think tank director and government advisor. Follow my work here: https://linktr.ee/tomrichmond
Fiona Aldridge @fionaaldridge.bsky.social Employment and skills; industry and sectors; people and places. CEO at Skills Federation, the voice of employer-led sector skills bodies (aka FISSS). NED at Youth Futures Foundation. Formerly at WMCA and Learning & Work Institute.
Emily Jones @emilycjones.bsky.social Deputy Director at Learning and Work Institute
Tim Leunig @timleunig.bsky.social Policy thoughts: http://timleunig.substack.com Chief Economist Nesta, Director Econ PublicFirst, Vis Prof LSE Sch Public Policy, Vis Fellow Inst for Govt
Edge Foundation @edgeuk.bsky.social Edge is an independent foundation working to inspire education to give all young people across the UK the knowledge, skills and behaviours they need to flourish in their future life and work.
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Arv Kaushal @arv-kaushal.bsky.social Head of EDI & People Development - #FurtherEducation #HigherEducation
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Shane Chowen @ukshane.bsky.social Editor at FE Week - reporting on further education, skills and apprenticeships. Story tips: shane.chowen@feweek.co.uk
Andy Westwood @andywestwood.bsky.social Professor of Public Policy at University of Manchester. Soon to be Birmingham.
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Eddie Playfair @eddieplayfair.bsky.social Senior Policy Manager helping to represent & support colleges in England.
Equality, democracy, social justice, solidarity, learning, liberation. My views only. (He/him)
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Becky Francis @beckyfrancis.bsky.social Educationalist, sometime academic, committed to supporting social justice and evidence-led policymaking and practice in education.
CEO of the Education Endowment Foundation. Chaired the Curriculum and Assessment Review (2024-2025) but now back at the EEF
James Zuccollo @jzuccollo.bsky.social Researching and writing about the school workforce @EduPolicyInst.bsky.social. UK education and economics.
Kerris Cooper @kerriscooper.bsky.social Senior Researcher in Early Years and Inequalities at the Education Policy Institute. Visiting Senior Fellow at CASE, LSE.
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Stephen Evans @stephenevans.bsky.social Chief Executive, Learning and Work Institute.
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Sarah Waite @sarahjwaite.bsky.social Former teacher & Labour education adviser, now CEO of @getfurther.bsky.social #loveourcolleges
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Association of Colleges @aoc-info.bsky.social The national voice for further education, sixth form, tertiary and specialist colleges. Our members educate and train 1.6m people each year. #LoveOurColleges
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Julian Gravatt @juliangravatt.bsky.social Work: Deputy chief exec, Association of Colleges. Interests: education systems, public money, local politics and why people do the things they do
allen joseph @allenjoseph.bsky.social msc @ ox
Jo Hutchinson @jojohutchinson.bsky.social Director, SEND and Additional Needs @ Education Policy Institute. Former government statistician.
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