Education, equality, democracy, social justice, solidarity, liberation. I can be found on Bluesky: @eddieplayfair.bsky.social
London, England
Joined September 2013
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What if we adopted the French municipal election system?
Blog: Being more French? Council Elections 2026 eddieplayfair.com/2026/08/22…
Lovely to see my piece 'For a really useful education' in the latest issue of Forum.
journals.lwbooks.co.uk/vol-6…
"Shaping a really useful education should be a democratic and dialectical process, embracing different purposes and... a continuous critical questioning of our world."
Tax the rich and invest in the rest of us: I just signed the @equalitytrust petition "Say No to an Austerity Budget!" Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/…
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Read our new blog, 'National Apprenticeships Week: How Youth Social Action apprentices are making a difference' by Shcara Strudley Smith, Project Manager at the Association of Colleges. #NAW2025
aoc.co.uk/news-campaigns-par…
ALT The graphic reads, 'National Apprenticeships Week: How Youth Social Action apprentices are making a difference by Shcara Strudley Smith, the Project Manager at the Association of Colleges' and includes a headshot of Shcara and AoC logo.
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"Teaching about past atrocities can help encourage students to challenge hatred, racism and discrimination in the here and now," says @eddieplayfair , Senior Policy Manager at AoC, in our new blog on #InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay.
Read more:
aoc.co.uk/news-campaigns-par…
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We should celebrate the record numbers of post-16 students achieving a grade 4 or above in GCSE English and/or maths in November. Grade 4+ achievements are up 13% over Nov 2023. See our @AoC_info briefing on this week’s GCSE English and maths results here:
bit.ly/4jd2B6m
You can read some of our Sociology for New Worlds student writing here, including 'My grandmother's grandmother' from me. Doing the Masters in Education and Social Justice at @BirkbeckUoL has been pure joy! Thank you to our wonderful teacher Margarita Aragon. @bbkpsychosocial
This year’s contributions have been uploaded to Sociology for New Worlds, the blog by our amazing MA Sociology students, edited by Margarita Aragon. sociologyfornewworlds.wordpr…
My second @nusuk @nusconnect event of the week today and a great opportunity to return to the wonderful @SouthBankColl Nine Elms campus.
I'll be talking about how colleges can help develop distinctive FE student representation and leadership.
@AoC_info @LondonColleges @fmmorey
I'm at @dudleycollege today with @nusconnect and @nusuk talking about student engagement and student leadership and how colleges can support the development of a distinctive and influential national voice for FE students.
@AoC_info #LoveOurColleges
@GuildHE @NAMSS_AC_UK
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Big week for the Chancellor, hoping it might be a good week for colleges. After 14 tough years, they need something in the #Budget24 to show that the next decade will be about @hmtreasury investing for people, communities, fair economic growth
💷 'We need the chancellor to show that she views our sector as offering a strong and vital return on investment, not a cost'
@AoCDavidH
feweek.co.uk/budget-our-expe…
Our @AoC_info draft response to the Curriculum & Assessment Review has just gone live. We hope it will prompt discussion and that colleges will respond in large numbers. This is a great opportunity to help shape the system and benefit our students! d4hfzltwt4wv7.cloudfront.net…
How can we decolonise our cultures and communities? transformingsociety.co.uk/20… #Global social challenges
I'm at a Curriculum & Assessment Review roadshow today. This review is a great opportunity for colleges to help shape the 16-19 offer and FE voices need to be heard. We'll be sharing an @AoC_info draft response for discussion tomorrow - well ahead of the 22 Nov deadline.
A few thoughts about the role of Colleges in supporting the government's missions. I'm also reflecting on skills, policy and pedagogy. Quite a lot to squeeze into five minutes! youtu.be/aDhe8vltnUg
Thank you to @E_T_Foundation & @FENews for the opportunity.
@AoC_info
We Need Wealth Taxes on the Super-Rich, Not More Cuts in the Autumn Budget chng.it/pwT6NCP6 via @UKChange
I'm looking forward to speaking about post-16 Citizenship Education and political literacy on this @ACitizenshipT panel online this afternoon.
You can register here: teachingcitizenship.org.uk/e…
@AoC_info @emoorse01 @James_Sloam
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Post-16 Educator
Iss. 117, Oct-Dec 2024
Further Education: #skills sector or people's sector?
@eddieplayfair on the need for some radical imagination and a democratic vision in the #FE sector.
post16educator.org.uk/
#skills #democraticeducation #LoveFE #Post16Educator
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Happy #BlackHistoryMonth2024. This month highlights the importance of racial equality and the ongoing effort to promote meaningful change in the further education sector.
Find out more about our equality, diversity and inclusion work:
aoc.co.uk/about-us/our-equal…
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@DrJoGrady at #Lab24. Post-compulsory education needs investment now - but it also needs an optimistic and inspiring vision of how education can change lives and transform communities. Thanks to @ucu for supporting this work - and to co-authors @john_holford and @eddieplayfair
