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24 January 2026

Theme: EDI

Diversity in FE Week: A look at how we’ve done

Twelve months after our first look at diversity and visibility within our newspaper pages, FE Week editor Shane Chowen looks at how we’re doing. When we published our first diversity audit last year, we said that as the sector’s only dedicated newspaper, we take seriously our responsibility to reflect and represent the diversity of the […]

Is equality and diversity still the elephant in the room?

From data policies to wellbeing, don’t let the enthusiasm for diversity die, writes Haroon Bashir After the murder of George Floyd on 25 May 2020, many colleges made a commitment to positive changes about race. But over two years later, does that commitment hold or has the concept of equality and diversity (E&D) become the […]

Do you know how to support a student with a recent autism diagnosis?

As a member of staff with Asperger’s Syndrome, I have first-hand experience of the kind of support that can really help, writes Harry Empsall I was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome in 1999 at the age of four. My journey hasn’t been an easy one because along the way I have encountered ignorance and bullying. But […]

This is what I’ve learnt as a staff member with ADHD

Staff can use the term ‘ADHD’ flippantly, but a thorough understanding and compassion for the diagnosis is needed, writes Richard Moody At 26 years old I was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. It was a long journey to get there. Growing up, I knew I wasn’t necessarily ‘normal’. That feeling followed me through my […]