About KFE

Mission

Kent Further Education (KFE) champions the work of the region’s further education colleges across Kent & Medway. KFE promotes their role in developing and building a skilled and motivated workforce and a strong local economy.

Vision

A pro-active partnership of FE Colleges respected for their quality of provision, positive impact on learners, their communities and for their contribution to the economy.

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Purpose

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In accordance with our mission, we act as a voice for the county’s Further Education sector, and its colleges, to ensure it delivers the skills and training required by students, employers and the community. Kent Further Education is at the heart of helping to deliver the Government’s ambitious targets, for 16-18 education and training, the technical skills agenda, Apprenticeships, Higher Education and adult training in the county.

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Core Values

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• Openness and transparency

• Pro-active positive collaboration

• Mutual accountability and respect

• Collectively supportive in furtherance of common goals 

• Encouraging collaborative cultures

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The Chair of KFE rotates between the Principals. The current Chair of KFE is Simon Cook. KFE's operational structure, Strategic Board details and Network group Chairs are shown here.

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The KFE Director is Mark Hill - Contact

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Strategic Goals

KFE operates to an Annual Strategic Plan and an Operational Plan, which ensures its activities linked to the following Strategic Goals are advanced systematically and effectively. This includes KFE's advocacy and collaborative work, the functions of its various senior management network groups, awards sponsorship and skills competitions.

KFE Structure - Strategic Board & Network Groups

KFE is led by the Principals' Network Group (PNG) which is supported by the KFE Strategic Board and a number of network groups. The Strategic Board comprises the overall Principals / Chief Executives of each college supported by a member of their respective senior teams and the KFE Director. The KFE Strategic Board operates at a high level driving the overall KFE strategy, engaging external organisations, agencies and partners, as well as determining the partnership's on-going priorities and associated activities and projects.

The Strategic Board provides oversight to and steers the activity and focus of the various KFE Network Groups. It may also commission specific project activities and start and finish task groups in-year, in response to evolving strategies and local, regional and national developments and opportunities.

The KFE Network Groups are thematic in nature and support KFE's and each college's work through sharing of information, developments, good practice, external guest presentations and collation of benchmarking data. Networks are supported by senior members of each college's management teams with specific and relevant remits to each network. Networks meet at least termly with most holding 3 to 6 meetings annually.

External speakers are a regular feature at network meetings and enquiries are welcome from partners and organisations wishing to highlight an initiative or raise a topic with KFE. Please use the contact form or email us if you wish to enquire about being a guest at one of our future meetings.

The structure below the KFE Principals' Network Group for KFE and its Networks is as follows:

• Identifying TLA challenges and investigating ways to resolve them collaboratively

• Sharing best practice examples across the KFE partnership and disseminating project outcomes

• Sharing and developing approaches to observations

• Consulting on approaches to CPD and staff development

• Implementing the education inspection framework

• Reviewing emerging research  and themes in TLA

• Supporting the annual KFE TLA Conference (#TLAC)

Contact KFE

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KFE is administered and supported by www.rule5solutions.com as is this website. If you wish to contact Kent Further Education please complete the form below or email us directly via info@kentfurthereducation.org

Mark Hill

KFE Director