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Articles by Patrice M. Miller
College leaders 'don't reflect student diversity'
Figures reveal that just 8.3 per cent of college leaders are from a black, Asian and ethnic minority (BAME) background. The data from the Education and Training Foundation (ETF) reveals that just 6.8 per cent of senior and middle managers in FE colleges hail from a BAME background, while the figure for principals and chief executives stands at 9.8 per cent. This does not reflect the country’s demographics: at the 2011 census, the BAME population stood at 13 per cent.
FE is a diverse sector. So why does its public face have to be white?
I recently attended the annual Tes FE Awards. I, like many other attendees, looked at the winners on stage, as they took their picture to celebrate and capture well-deserved accomplishments, achievements and aspirations. It was an incredible moment, worthy of photographing. But in the midst of all the glitz, glamour and glory, I could not help but feel slightly isolated. I looked across the length of the stage and realised that not one of the beaming faces looked like me.
I crumbled and cried, but it helped me see the light
Being a teacher is a bit like your favourite celebrity’s Instagram page: we always want to celebrate, show off and promote the highs, but hide the lows. I’m writing this because this week, for the first time in three years, my self-belief as an English teacher in the further education sector collapsed; it crumbled like a house of sand.
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