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FE HR Hub @fehrhub.bsky.social The professional community for HR and people leaders across further education. Connecting colleagues, sharing expertise and growing capability through practical learning, peer support and thoughtful conversations about people, culture and leadership.
Financial Media Group @financialmedia.bsky.social Financial Media Group offers full digital marketing turn key solutions for small to medium sized & publicly traded companies.
Patrick McGahon @paadzer.bsky.social Irish gay guy in the East of England ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
In my fifties
EastEnders & Bargain Hunt fan
RIP mum ๐ 2022
Worked at Cambridge University & NHS
Awful at responding to DMs
Sober a few years
Not looking for hookups
@mrsdpw.bsky.social @mrsdpw.bsky.social 
The Bedford College Group @bedfordcollegegrp.bsky.social ๐ The Bedford College Group is made up of a dynamic family of colleges across Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire, proudly serving our communities with a wide range of education and training opportunities ๐ซ
Yiannis Koursis OBE @ykoursis.bsky.social CEO @ The Bedford College Group
I believe in #TransformingLives
Views my own. My pronouns are He, Him, His
linkedin.com/in/yianniskoursis
James Stockdale @jamesstockdale.bsky.social CEO/Board member in UK Skills/FE sector. Musician. Frustrated by politics but canโt tear myself away from it.
GetZero @getzero.bsky.social Get the Green Skills you need for a Greener Future! ๐
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I Quit Smoking ๐ญ ๐ ๐ @iquitcigs.bsky.social Anti-Smoker My Website campralquitsmoking.net See How I Quit 20 Years Ago Fought Nicotine 35 Years Supporting others who Quit ๐ญ STL MO โค๏ธTo Promote Authors ๐ & Ozarks ๐ Photographer ๐ท Pez Add @jesspiperfanpage.bsky.social @stegenmodem.bsky.social ๐
@edcommspr.bsky.social @edcommspr.bsky.social 
Whyzayker @whyzayker.bsky.social Musician, writer, big mouth boomer lib, Woke as fuck, retired union president, LGBTQ safe haven, Trumpism is cancer ๐๐คฌ๐๐๐ธโฎ๏ธ
Elizabeth Ann Davis Education and Literacy Foundation @eadelf.bsky.social The Elizabeth Ann Davis Education & Literacy Foundation (EADELF) is dedicated to empowering adults, across all ages and capabilities, with essential literacy and computer skills to succeed in a rapidly evolving world.
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
Jeremy Benson @jembenson.bsky.social Adviser @aqaeducation.bsky.social, MAT and @RSPH.bsky.social trustee, ex-senior civil servant; classical music, #LCFC ๐ฆ, Englandโฝ๏ธ๐, walks, photos, words; husband, father, generally curious
https://substack.com/@jembenson
๐ Leicestershire, UK
Hannah Murphy @hannahmurphyb.bsky.social Head of Evaluation at Youth Futures Foundation. Employment & skills, young people, low pay & progression. IOW'er, stuck on the mainland. She/her.
Ken Brydon @prison-stories.bsky.social My award-winning Prison Short Stories, all written at San Quentin. ๐๏ธ Joyce Carol Oates published one. I served 39 years, 23 of them at San Quentin. There, I discovered that words can heal.
Dr Alice Eardley @aliceeardley.bsky.social Deputy CEO at Get Further. Former teacher, leader and researcher: FE, HE and schools. Former DfE policy advisor - post-16 English and maths ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Bill Jones @bjonesdceoatlum.bsky.social Deputy CEO at Luminate Education Group and Executive Principal, Leeds City College.
Education, training, skills, productivity, growth and environmental sustainability.
@jerrywhiteccn.bsky.social @jerrywhiteccn.bsky.social 
Anviksha @annieiseating.bsky.social Senior reporter at FE Week, covering all things FE - training, apprenticeships and further education. Tips: anviksha.patel@feweek.co.uk
@lhdallow.bsky.social @lhdallow.bsky.social 
Dr. Reinhold P. Lautner @dermacure.bsky.social I am retired and have used AI professionally for years. To help retirees, I created AI Maturity, a group on skool.com for seniors. There, they can learn to handle everything related to AI in the simplest way.
https://www.skool.com/aimaturity-5066/about
Danica Ognjenovic @blytheroad.bsky.social
Likes: politics, art, flute players, quirky guitar tutorsโฆ environmentalists, libraries, Old English and animals. Pro EU๐ช๐บ
Dislikes: autocrats, oligarchs
Alison Sidebottom @alibobski.bsky.social Crafting cat lover, with a penchant for books, lego and yoga. Works at UCL supporting apprenticeships. Views are all my own.
Jon Andrews @mrjpandrews.bsky.social Head of Analysis, Education Policy Institute
https://epi.org.uk
- K @kambijr.bsky.social @kambijr.bsky.social
School Jobs @schooljobs.bsky.social The Bluesky home of Vocational Recruitment who support schools and candidates with their recruitment needs.
We specialise in helping unemployed people and underrepresented groups into education roles.
Vocationalrecruitment.com
Kerry Gray @kerrygray.bsky.social Head of Adult Education at Leicester City Council and sometime landscape painter.
Jessica Hill @jessjanehill.bsky.social Commissioning and investigations editor for FE Week
Arv Kaushal @arv-kaushal.bsky.social Head of EDI & People Development - #FurtherEducation #HigherEducation
Asking the questions that people don't want asked.
Supporting those that don't understand why those questions need to be asked.
#Equity. #Diversity. #Inclusion. #Education.
Estelle Wolfers ๐ฌ๐ง ๐ช๐บ๐ซถ๐ฆ @firetower.eurosky.social Courts, cats and cars; she/her
Skills and Education Group @skillsedugroup.bsky.social We offer high-quality services, support, and representation to the education and skills sector.
Our brands include Skills and Education Group, Skills and Education Group Awards, Skills and Education Group Access and BIIAB.
Howie @drhowards.bsky.social Researcher / SL in education and technology, while awaiting the rapture. Otherwise walking around thinking about music, space and books. YNWA. ๐ต๐ธ
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Howard-Scott
David (Ted) Robinson @davidrobinsonedu.bsky.social Director of Vulnerable Learners and Post-16 at EPI. Will occasionally post my climbing videos....
Laura Kayes @laurakayes.bsky.social Working in local government policy | Fiddler ๐ป | Doctoral Student Funded by #ResearchFurther researching poverty and class-based bias in policy | Writer | Glaswegian | Views my own | She/Her
QM_UCU @qmucu.bsky.social Local University & College Union branch at Queen Mary University of London. || Account checked only part-time; allow time for responses or reach us via email. https://qmucu.org/
theAlways ๐ง๐ธ Paโ todos ๐ฅ @senecaword.bsky.social ๐ง๐ฟโ๐ป Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity ๐ป. Polyglot | Lover of life, great music, good food and wine, laughter. #tech #art #travel #queerlove ๐ #music
The BLOCK button works well here. ๐ง๐ฟ
Spaghetti Carbanana @zwejas.bsky.social Comic relief
Phil Martin @philm-dft.bsky.social Head of HGV Workforce Strategy at the Department for Transport.
All views my own.
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)
Blogging at eddieplayfair.com 
Hartlepool College @hartlepoolfe.bsky.social Excellence in further and higher education to transform students' lives (since 1849) in Hartlepool and the wider community #TransformingLives
Monica Ferguson @scotscowgirl.bsky.social Small Scottish coffee lover. Chief Executive & Artistic Director of The Stables MK and IF: Milton Keynes International Festival.
Mary Curnock Cook @marycurnockcook.bsky.social Chair Pearson Education; Chair Dyson Inst; Council Uni of Leicester; NED London Interdisciplinary School, Student Room, Education Cubed. Trustee River Learning Trust, HEPI. Advisory in edtech. Ex CEO UCAS
Rory Hay @roryhay.bsky.social Digital Marketing ๐ป at Nielsen McAllister Public Relations โ๏ธ | #socialmedia #seo #emailmarketing
๐Derby, UK
Andy Westwood @andywestwood.bsky.social Professor of Public Policy at University of Manchester. Soon to be Birmingham.
Julia Heap @juliaheap.bsky.social Mum, wife, daughter, friend.
Proud member of #teamhopwood
Views are of me, myself and I
Appalachian Learning Initiative @appli.org The Appalachian Learning Initiative (APPLI, like โapplyโ) is a Morgantown, WV-based 501(c)(3) non-profit that conducts research on, reports data about, and advocates for issues impacting adults living in the Appalachian Region.
https://linktr.ee/APPLIOrg
Tracey Pitts @traceypittsedu.bsky.social Digital Innovation & Transformation Specialist. Google Certified Trainer. Educational Innovator with 20+ Years Experience in AI Integration and Technology-Enhanced Learning Strategies
@michaelmk40.bsky.social @michaelmk40.bsky.social 
Diana Tremayne @dianatremayne.bsky.social Lecturer, Labour and Co-operative councillor, (former) ESOL teacher, General Synod rep and various other things... Interested in professional learning and identity. Often out and about in Calderdale.
She/her ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
D. A. @devgm.bsky.social Silent.co (Developer)
๐ fintech / development
I love to program, travel, write poetry, and I think banana bread is underrated.
Philip J. Grant @philipjgrant.bsky.social Writer ยท Psychologist ยท Cultural Thinker
Meaning ยท Self ยท Systems
Exploring the strange business of being human.
James Valentine @jamesevalentine.bsky.social Labour Councillor for Kempston West, Bedford Borough Council. Current responsibility; Chair of Children's Services Overview & Scrutiny. Liberal, proud European.
Laura Boundy @dozzieb.bsky.social Specialist Education Marketing Consultant
Further Education | Adult Education | Training Providers | Schools | Academy Trusts
...also Mum, runner, dog mum, volunteer etc!
Smita Jamdar ๐บ๐ฆ @smitajamdar.bsky.social Head of Education Shakespeare Martineau, LFC, she/her
Andy Youell @andyyouell.com Higher education - data, systems and regulation | LFC | Eclectic musical adventures | Red wine | Saab | www.andyyouell.com
JL Dutaut @dutaut.bsky.social On the lookout for other peopleโs opinions about Englandโs schools and college.
Try to keep my own to myself but not often successful.
jl@schoolsweek.co.uk | 07597 054499 | https://schoolsweek.co.uk | https://feweek.co.uk | https://educationfest.co.uk
Rethink Food @rethinkfooduk.bsky.social Nonprofit on a mission to create a generation of healthy, food-literate, and environmentally conscious young people; fighting food insecurity and food waste in our communities.
Corrienne Peasgood OBE @corriennep.bsky.social 
Katie Shaw @sewdarngood.bsky.social Head of Charitable Purpose at the WEA | into post-16 education, anarchism & Antarctica |
Billy Camden @billycamden.bsky.social Deputy editor at @feweek.bsky.social - reporting on further education, skills and apprenticeships. Story tips: billy.camden@feweek.co.uk
Duncan Adams @duncanadams.bsky.social By day helping leaders and organisations find their voice and build better organisations. By night eating twiglets and avoiding the gym.
Palvinder Singh @palvindersingh.bsky.social College Principal & Chief Executive. Interested in education, privilege, history and purpose. All views are my own. likes re tweets are not endorsements
Alun Francis @alunfrancis.bsky.social Chief Executive, Blackpool and the Fylde College and Chair, Social Mobility Commission.
Stephen Evans @stephenevans.bsky.social Chief Executive, Learning and Work Institute.
Ex HMT, SMF and London government.
Learning, skills, labour markets & public policy.
Views my own.
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.
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.
Jo FletcherSaxon ๐๏ธ ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ป @jofletchersaxon.bsky.social Assistant Principal FE,HE,Adult Ed, #TeacherEducation | #PhD teacher-research #furthereducation | Co-host FE Research #Podcast | Ed. Learning & Skills Research Network | Jisc Community Champion | BERA Teacher Network | https://linktr.ee/JoFletcherSaxon
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
Fi @fionabardell.bsky.social London-based Aussie. Public Affairs at AoC. Reader and perpetually searching for a decent oat cappuccino in London.
I'm always ready to chat FE, skills, books, travel recs and where to find the best pastries in London. All posts and opinions my own. 
Riverside Training @riversidetraining.bsky.social Progressing Your Career.
๐linktr.ee/RiversideTraining
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.
https://educationscape.com/
EducationScape @educationscape.bsky.social Inspiring the education landscape through insightful reporting from Schools Week and FE Week, engaging events such as the Festival of Education, and transformative services such as Education Week Jobs.
https://educationscape.com/
Festival of Education @educationfest.bsky.social The 15th Festival of Education will take place on 3 & 4 July 2025 at Wellington College. Est. 2010.
https://educationfest.co.uk
Schools Week and FE Week Jobs @educationjobs.bsky.social Powered by Education Week Jobs. We connect teachers, lecturers and education leaders with top roles at schools, colleges, training providers and education organisations We're the jobs board for Schools Week and FE Week.
https://www.educationweekjobs.co.uk
This is Madness @valepuella.bsky.social She/Her. Furious about MVAWG. ๐ต๐ธ๐ฌ๐ง๐ฎ๐ช๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐๐๐๐- N @nitsrik.bsky.social @nitsrik.bsky.social
Get Real Leadership Hub @getrealleadership.bsky.social Get Real is a professional development platform for school leaders rooted in collective knowledge generation, sensemaking and scenario-based learning.
getrealleadershiphub.substack.com
@benheinitz.bsky.social @benheinitz.bsky.social 
Josh Mellor @joshmellor.bsky.social Senior reporter at FE Week. Covering all things FE - training, apprenticeships and further education. josh.mellor@feweek.co.uk.
https://feweek.co.uk/author/joshmellor/
Jacqui Howard @jacquihoward.bsky.social Leadership&Management Facilitator at ETF. EMCC Coach&Mentor. Teaching&ITE. Education, education, education. Plus cats, Moomins, Eurovision, politics. Previously taught/led in primary/secondary/FE/HE.
Also an independent celebrant! ๐
Personal views. NW UK.
Lewis Cooper @lewis-cooper.bsky.social Public Affairs and Campaigns Director, AoC (Association of Colleges)
Maria Ingram-Cotton @maria300.bsky.social 
FE Week @feweek.bsky.social Leading the way in further education, skills & apprenticeships news, views and investigations. Published by EducationScape
Dr Shaid Mahmood MBE @shaidmahmood.bsky.social Pro Vice Chancellor @durham-university.bsky.social | Board Chair @aoc-info.bsky.social | Director @energycentralUK | Trustee @leedsunited.bsky.social Foundation | personal acct, views own/pinched, RT not endorsement.
Chris Butcher @weachrisbutcher.bsky.social Senior Public Policy Manager at WEA. The WEA (Workers' Educational Association) has been "bringing adult learning within reach" for over 120 years.
https://www.wea.org.uk/
He/Him
Diarmuid McDonnell @diarmuidmc.bsky.social Reader in Social Statistics @UWS. Charities and social statistics, two daughters and a wife is enough to keep me going.
Scott Forbes @scottforbes.bsky.social Managing Director at EducationScape. Passionate about education and international development.
Edtech McKean @paulmckean.bsky.social Director FE, skills and training at Jisc. Passionate educator, technologist and active member of the FE community. (Face-blind)