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Mental Health Foundation joins Good for Me Good for FE

The Further Education sector’s community action campaign – Good for ME Good for FE - is welcoming the Mental Health Foundation as the latest charity to come on board.


In the Media (2020-2023)

London & South East Education Group regularly features in the media - with colleagues from all parts of the organisation contributing to various articles, comment pieces and news stories - articles Oct 2020 - July 2023

July 2023 

25 July: Children & Young People Now - Supported Internships | Click here

June 2023 

29 June: Could volunteering and social action solve our skills issues? | Association of Colleges | Click here

23 June: ASCL - The Leader Magazine | Grow your own talent - Leader Magazine - Neil Golding | Click here  

5 June: Improving Attendance | Education Executive | Click here

1 June: FE Week - Mark Jenkinson | London shows local FE partnerships are key to driving the green skills agenda | Click here

May 2023 

26 May: How DJ lessons are helping to raise attendance | Tes | Click here

26 May: Delivering green skills in London depends on FE to lead partnerships | FE Week | Click Here

23 May: Free school meal plan for London children “could leave schools worse off” | Evening Standard | Click here

16 May: New Statesman - How to implement a policy: universal free school meals | Click here

April 2023

27 April: Employer event supports green skills and jobs drive across the Local London Region| London Colleges | Click here

25 April: CYP Now - College provides alternative career pathways | Click here 24 April: The Staffroom. Ensuring EDI is more than 'box-ticking' (feweek.co.uk) | Click here

5 April: Council leader shares his career story to inspire LSEC Greenwich students | FE News | Click here 

March 2023

26 March: Scrapping BTECs will narrow access to English universities | Times Higher Education (THE) | Click here

4 March: FE Week - Ministers must heed colleges on their move to defund BTECs | Click here

February 2023

23 February: FE Week - LSEC wins national EDI award  | Click here

10 February: Orpington 1st - Local MP opens new University Centre in Orpington | Orpington 1st | Click here

1 February: FE News | Improved Special Needs provision for children and young people in Lambeth | Click here

January 2023

31 January: Sec-Ed - We’re on the front-line, but we can’t do it alone  | Click here

25 January: FE News -| Colleges’ green skills drive continues across London by teaming up with sustainability experts | Click here

22 January: FE warm spaces help communities through the cost of living crisis | Click here

22 January: FE Week - What employers want from college partnerships article from one of our new College Fellow's, Alex Dimsdale | Click here

21 January: News Shopper - London South East College Bromley visit from TikTok band Here At Last | Click here

18 January: FE News - TikTok boyband leaves a buzz throughout London South East Colleges | Click here

17 January - Fellowship Launch | Click here

December 2022

5 December - London Colleges - Sarah Stockley wins apprentice award | Click here

6 December 2022: Schools Week Sam Parrett interview | Click here

6 December 2022: FE Week Sam Parrett interview | Click here

9 December: Schools Week – Madelaine Caplin comment piece | Click here

November 2022

1 November 2022 – AoC Think Further Reversing the narrative of failure Sam Parrett | Click here

4 November 2022 - FE Week - Earlier further education choices could transform the life chances of many - Sam Parrett | Click here

10 November 2022 - FE News - LSEC celebrates accreditation for its exemplary ethnicity agenda | Click here

15 November 2022 - AoC/FE News - Sarah Stockley named Apprentice of the Year | Click here

18 November 2022 - FE Week - Just 1 in 4 SEND students in work a year after the internship ends – Interview with Rhona Sapsford 

24 November 2022 – #futureofapprenticeships PODCAST with Neil Coates  | Click here

30 November 2022 - FE News - Cost of Learning - How the sector is stepping up | Click here

October 2022

7 October 2022 - FE News - College and employer partnership secures investment to increase green and digital skills across the capital - FE News | Click here

14 October 2022 - FE Week - How to support learners with SEND into employment | Click here

17 October 2022 - FE News - AoC joins sector’s social action initiative – FE News | Click here

20 October 2022 - AoC Think Further - Tackling disadvantage in FE: reversing the… | Association of Colleges (aoc.co.uk) Sam Parrett | Click here

21 October 2022 - Schools Week - the Conversation - Neil Miller | Click here

26 October - Education Journal - AoC joins GfM GfFE | Click here

September 2022

1 September 2022 - FE Week supplement - The future of assessment must be a more level playing field - Asfa Sohail  |  Click here

28 September 2022 - Orpington 1st - Trust pupils celebrate success | Click here

August 2022

8 August - The Independent - letter to editor from Sam Parrett - There is more to HE than university  |  Click here

17 August - Orpington 1st - College offers many options for gaining a higher level qualification  |  Click here

25 August - Evening Standard - teenagers with Covid-inflated GCSEs may struggle with A Levels | Click here

 25 August - News Shopper - schools and colleges celebrate students' GCSE results |. Click here

July 2022

6 July - SecEd - Reducing school exclusions: Fixing the system | Click here

13 July - Local Authority Building and Maintenance - Bramley Oak Academy refurbishment  | Click here

June 2022

1 June - FE Week Podcast - Refugees - featuring Beth Moore | Click here

8 June - FE News - Making Social Action part of our sector's DNA - Sam Parrett | Click here

17 June - FE News - A social impact revolution - David Gallagher (NCFE) | Click here

20 June - Orpington 1st - College wins Bromley community award | Click here

May 2022

4 May - The Guardian - Letter to editor from Neil Miller - Why ending exclusions isn't easy | Click here

5 May - FE News  - College offers pioneering 4-day week | Click here

6 May - FE Week - College to trial 4-day week | Click here

18 May - Evening Standard - pioneering four day week offered to STEM teachers | Click here

25 May - News Shopper - One Bromley award for LSEC | Click here

26 May - Bromley Buzz podcast - featuring Sam Parrett | Click here

April 2022

29 April - FE Week - Fit your own mental health oxygen mask before fitting others - Asfa Solail | Click Here

2 April - TES - How to engage reluctant learners with maths - Cheryl Folkes BTA | Click Here

2 April - TES - How to engage reluctant learners with literacy - Georgina Gallagher BTA | Click here

1 April - FE Week - Digitising EHCPs does not solve huge waiting lists - Dr Sam Parrett CBE | Click here  

1 April - Schools Week - SEND Review: reforms must now follow quickly - Dr Sam Parrett CBE | Click here 

March 2022 

31 March - UK Fundraising - Mental Health Foundation joins GfMGfFE | Click here 

29 March - Children & Young People Now - Neil Miller - Schools know what’s best to support disadvantaged pupils’ learning needs | Click Here

28 March - FE Week - Vulnerable refugee learners are being moved around between local authorities, threatening their education | Click here

18 March - FE News - London South Eat Colleges honoured at Royal Civic Awards | Click here 

12 March - Evening Standard - UASC need more support | Click here

7 March - FE News online - #GoodforMEGoodforFE Ukraine Crisis Appeal | Click here

3 March - The Guardian - Letter to Editor - Dr Sam Parrett - Student loan plans will lead to greater inequality | Click here

February 2022

28 February - Weaving health and safety into school culture | Click here

15 February - TImes Higher Education online - Universities’ domination of FE-HE partnerships must end | Click here

9 February - FE News online - Successful and accessible apprenticeship provision requires strategic and sustainable partnerships | Click here

4 February - The Sun - SUNEMPLOYMENT Begin your career with one of the 30,000 apprenticeships available right now |  Click here

January 2022

31 January - Schools week - Why an SEMH setting could be a professional's destination of choice | Click here

31 January - FE week - Colleges should consider a forest school on campus | Click here

18 January - SEC ED – Three inspections in a week: We need more compassion | Click here

18 January- Headteacher Update – Three inspections in a week: We need more compassion | Click here

December 2021

1 December - FE News online - New Principal appointed at London South East Colleges | Click here

4 December - tes.com - Why you need to embed music into every lesson | Click here

10 December - FE Week - Behaviour Management | Click here

15 December - FE Week - GfMGfFE reaches halfway goal | Click here

November 2021

26 November - South London Press - BBA celebrates its 5th birthday | Click here

26 November - FE News online - Lemn Sissay inspires college network | Click here

October 2021

7 October - FE News online - LSEC chosen as SEND Centre of Excellence | Click here

7 October - FE News online - Education Skills Crisis  | click here

4 October - SkillsWorldLive (radio) - #AntiRacismInAction  | Click here

4 October - FE Week - Turing Scheme  |  Click here

September 2021

14 September - FE News online – College partners with Bromley Healthcare  |  Click here

21 September - FE Week – College Improvement  | Click here

24 September - FE News online – FA joins Good for Me Good for You campaign | Click here

August 2021

27 August - TES - Careers Advice, is your school breaking the law? | Click here

30 August - TES - Why we need a long term vision to close skills gaps  | Click here

3 August - TES.com, Teacher assessed grades: Did they work for colleges? |  Click here

July 2021

1 July - Good for Me Good for FE, Dr Sam Parrett CBE, London South East Colleges, Jo Maher, Loughborough College and Stuart Rimmer MBE, East Coast College | Click here

June 2021

30 June - National Leadership Centre Public Leaders Report | Click here

25 June - Good for Me Good for FE | Click here

18 June - Good for Me Good for FE | FE weekTES.comFE News

15 June - Infosecurity, McAfee and London South East Colleges' cyberskills partnership |Click here

13 June - Schools Week, Colleges are the missing link in the post-Covid reform chain | Click here

11 June - TES, CBE for Sam Parrett | Click here

11 June - Schools Week, CBE for Sam Parrett | Click here

3 June - The Caterer, Marriott Takeover - Alex Dimsdale | Click her

May 2021

30 May - FE Week, College Collaboration is a Gamechanger | Click here

28 May - TES, FE Awards 2021 - London South East Colleges FE provider of the year | Click here

28 May - TES, FE Awards 2021 - winners revealed | Click here

19 May - TES.com, Colleges need employers' help in the skills revolution | Click here

11 May - TES.com, Queen's Speech: What it said about FE and training | Click here

April 2021

27 April - TES.com, London has to avoid 'lost generation', colleges say | Click here

23 April - TES.com, How to harness the under used talent around you  | Click here

23 April -  FE News, Skills Minister visits London South Colleges to launch CIFE report | Click here

13 April - Schools Week, Bexley Music | Click here

9 April - TES.com, EDI and grants programme | Click here

3 April - FE News,  Skills Minister visits London South East Colleges to launch CIFE report | Click here

March 2021

23 March - Collab Group Blog - Dr Sam Parrett OBE: CEO and Group Principal at London South East Colleges. | Click here

23 March - This is Local London, London South East Colleges (Future Greenwich) | Click here

23 March - FE Week, London South East Colleges (re-opening feature) | Click here

23 March - FE Week, London South East Colleges (EFSA relationships) | Click here

19 March - Orpington 1st, London South East Colleges (Stuart Lawrence Landmark Lecture) | Click here

8 March - TES.com, London South East Colleges (featuring David Lambert) | Click here

February 2021

28 February - South London Press, London South East Colleges | Click here

24 February - FE News, London South East Colleges | Click here

24 February - TES.com | Click here

14 February - FE Week | Click here

12 February - FE News and South London Press, London South East Colleges | Click here

4 February - TES.com | Click here

January 2021

26 January - FE News, London South East Colleges | Click here

22 January - News Shopper, London South East Colleges | Click Here

22 January - TES, Sam Parrett | Click Here

20 January - TES, Stephen Howlett | Click Here

7 January - FE News, Sam Parrett | Click Here

29 December - TES, Sam Parrett | Click Here

December 2020

28 December - TES, Sam Parrett | Click Here

18 December -TES, Sam Parrett | Click Here

16 December - Schools Week, Madelaine Caplin | Click Here

12 December - FE Week, Janet Curtis-Broni | Click Here

9 December - TES, Sam Parrett | Click Here

October 2020

16 October - TES, Sam Parrett | Click Here

9 October - FE Week, London South East Colleges Festive Foodbank | Click Here

6 October - South London Press, London South East Colleges Festive Foodbank | Click Here

September 2020

25 September - Schools Week, Madaleine Caplin (London & South East Academies Trust) | Click Here

22 September - Sec-Ed, Neil Miller | Click Here

20 September - FE Week, Sam Parrett | Click Here

17 September - The Independent (and Yahoo! News), Neil Miller (London & South East Academies Trust) | Click Here

11 September - TES, Sam Parrett | Click Here


In the Media

London & South East Education Group regularly appears in the media, with colleagues from all the organisation contributing to various articles, comment pieces, and news stories.

October 2024

2 October: VAT exemption for Colleges | Mail Online | Click here

3 October: London South East Colleges wins Social Value award | FE News | Click here

September 2024

30 September: The Benefits of a try before you buy approach to joining a trust| Schools wek |  - Click here

30 September: How to launch a staff friendly volunteering strategy | FE Week | Click here

27 September: Trust Awards | Orpington 1st | Click here  

20 September: Fear and sanctions have failed to get Britain working. Why not try tea and empathy? | The Guardian | Click here

18 September: Outrageous FE teacher pay gap causing huge vacancies in key priority skills | FE Week | Click here

13 September: Embedding EDI at London South East Colleges: creating opportunity through belonging | FE News | Click here

10 September: Children and Young People Now | Cynow.co.uk |  Click here

June 2024

17 June: Sector-Based Work Academy Programme (SWAP): a new approach to addressing the green skills gap | FE News | Click here

17 June: The Staffroom. The election is a chance to empower learners | feweek.co.uk | Click here

9 June: Students volunteer to support their local communities | feweek.co.uk | Click here

May 2024

26 May: Microcreds can turn volunteering into recognised learning | feweek.co.uk | Click here

21 May: Primary school eco-champions win global citizenship award | londonnewsonline.co.uk | Click here

7 May: SEND students show off their business skills in Dragons’ Den event | londonnewsonline.co.uk | Click here

1 May 2024: How to ensure trustees make informed decisions on growth | schoolsweek.co.uk | Click here

April 2024

23 April: Why we’re developing micro-credentials – and you should too | feweek.co.uk | Click here

2 April: The Staffroom. Why faith is a cornerstone of effective ED | feweek.co.uk | Click here

March 2024

29 March: Why outstanding schools should join a MAT (and how to find the right one) | schoolsweek.co.uk | Click here

February 2024

26 February: Empowering through education: the evolution of NCFE and FE institutions | wired-gov.net | Click here

5 February: Resits: Colleges could do much more with some flexibility | FE Week.co.uk | Click Here

January 2024

24 January: Anxiety, poverty and undiagnosed special needs fuel spiralling levels of school truancy | The Standard | Click here

21 January: Balanced MAT expansion is about striking the right chords | schoolsweek.co.uk | Click here

20 January: Anxiety, poverty and undiagnosed special needs fuel spiralling levels of school truancy | The Standard | Click here

2 January: Bexley school children sing in King's Christmas message | This is Local London | Click here

December 2023

25 December: Bexley Music Primary Choir performs on the King's Christmas Message 2023 - The King's Christmas Broadcast 2023 | BBC | Click here

8 December: Schools Week - Mental Health and Attendance | Click here

7 December: Association of Colleges (aoc.co.uk) | Why we are re-imagining social action | Click here 

5 December: Volunteering hero at The Sheffield College recognised in new national awards | FE News | Click here

November 2023 

17 November: Londonhigher.ac.uk | How London’s universities and colleges are working together to support students, employers and local communities  Click here 

14 November: FE News | Minister visits London South East Colleges ahead of skills funding announcement | Click here

October 2023 

31 October: Inaugural Good for Me Good for FE award winners revealed | FE Week | Click here

19 October: Children and Young People Now Magazine |To tackle attendance, we must redefine it | Click here

19 October: David Evennett MP visit to LSEC | FE News | Click here

12 October: Celebrating the success of outstanding pupils | Orpington 1st | Click here

September 2023 

29 September: South London Press | Green skills | Click here

29 September: Joining a MAT helped us rebuild trust and re-imagine success | Schools Week |Click here

28 September: FE Week - Shelagh Legrave | Why it’s time to recognise the work of colleges as social action leaders | Click here

9 September: FE Week - Good for Me Good for FE awards launch | Click here

1 September: FE News - Sam Parrett - 20th anniversary | Click here


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