Die, die, DEI
The Slow Newscast
Alice Sandelson
4.6 • 894 Ratings
🗓️ 1 April 2025
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Donald Trump has ordered the federal government to scrap its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, and corporate America has supposedly followed suit. But this has someone else's fingerprints all over it. This is the story of how one man tried to kill an idea.
Reporter: Stephen Armstrong
Producer: Ada Barumé
Sound design: Karla Patella
Artwork: Lola Williams
Editor: Jasper Corbett
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| 0:00.0 | This episode is brought to you by the Teach in Further Education Campaign. |
| 0:04.4 | Are you a skilled professional? |
| 0:06.2 | If so, your real-life industry experience could be more valuable than you realise. |
| 0:12.3 | The Teach in Further Education campaign is calling on professionals like you to share those skills |
| 0:17.8 | by teaching in further education. You may already have what it takes. |
| 0:22.9 | You could shape the next generation of workers in your field and have a positive impact on |
| 0:27.6 | students' lives. You can teach a range of students from 16 years old to adult learners on a range |
| 0:33.9 | of courses from construction, engineering and manufacturing to digital skills and health and social care. |
| 0:40.8 | You might be thinking, teaching, that's not for me, I don't have the right qualifications. |
| 0:46.5 | Well, here's the thing. You don't always need an academic degree or prior teaching qualifications |
| 0:51.7 | to start teaching in further education. |
| 0:54.5 | And it doesn't have to be an all-or-nothing option. |
| 0:57.3 | You could teach part-time alongside your current job. |
| 1:00.6 | Changing lives without changing careers. |
| 1:03.1 | Wouldn't that be amazing? |
| 1:04.8 | So why not consider sharing your skills where it matters most |
| 1:07.6 | and help inspire the next generation of workers in the field you love. |
| 1:12.1 | Head to gov.uk forward slash teach in further education to find out more. |
| 1:22.2 | Tautus |
| 1:22.8 | Hello, it's Claudia here and you're listening to the slow newscast from Tortus. |
| 1:32.5 | This week, The Man Who Killed an Idea, or at least tried to. |
| 1:37.5 | Earlier this year, a series of large companies rolled back initiatives on diversity, equity and inclusion. |
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