An independent professional community for Education, Quality, and Teaching, Learning & Assessment specialists across Further Education.
NQN brings people together to share, support one another and think differently about how we improve the quality of education for learners, and how we help staff be the best they can be. It’s for everyone shaping quality across the sector: FE colleges, sixth form colleges, independent training providers and the wider FE community.
Leading quality in FE is complex, and it can feel isolating. Professionals shouldn’t have to navigate it alone or keep reinventing solutions others have already explored. Together, we learn faster, work smarter and have greater impact.
That’s also what makes NQN different. We’re not just a place to share resources. We build the relationships and honest conversations that help people grow, adapt and lead meaningful improvement.
Stef is a Quality Improvement Specialist who works with colleges and independent training providers to raise educational quality through effective strategies, systems and change management. With senior leadership experience in teaching and learning across 16-18, apprenticeships and higher education, she has led T-Level implementation, curriculum innovation and professional development, and created the blended course Driving Quality Improvement.
Ben is an education consultant, speaker and author working across AI strategy, innovation and the future of learning in Further Education and beyond. He co-founded Edufuturists and leads The Ideas Guy. He is the author of The Ideas Guy, Pick 'n' Mix Education and AI in Education: A Parent's Handbook, as well as being a contributing author in the upcoming Reimagining Pedagogy, Inclusion, and Leadership in the Age of AI: The Ethical Evolution of Education.
A small group of sector leaders who help shape our direction. Details to follow.
We're assembling a small group of sector leaders to help shape our direction. Names to follow.
