A Crowdsourced Dataset

Transformative Leadership in Further Education The Further Education Trust for Leadership (FETL) funded this research project that aims to explore how further education leaders who have a self-professed history of commitment to social justice negotiate the current sectoral conditions to realise these values in their work. The project will involve three contextualised case studies and you are being invited to participate as part of one of these case studies. Please take time to read the following information carefully and discuss it with others if you wish. Ask us if there is anything that is not clear or if you would like more information. Take time to decide whether or not you wish to take part.

1. Why have I been chosen?

You have been chosen because as a member of staff, a student and/or as someone with a connection to your college you have experience and a familiarity with the college, its ethos and a sense of the values that underpin the educational experience here.

2. Do I have to take part?

You can decide whether or not you wish to take part. If you do agree to take part you will be able to keep a copy of this

information sheet and you should indicate your agreement to the online consent form. You can still withdraw at any time. You do not have to give a reason.

3. What does taking part involve?

You will be interviewed about your experiences of teaching / learning / working at or with the college.

4. What are the possible disadvantages / risks or benefits of taking part?

We do not anticipate that participation in the research will cause you any disadvantages or be of any risk. It is hoped that this work will lead to a better understanding and critique of how colleges can operate while maintaining a commitment to social justice – and what this means for leadership.

5. Will my taking part in this project be kept confidential?

We will anonymise you and your data and we will take all reasonable steps to ensure that you will not be identifiable in any reports, publications or media outlets. Data collected may be shared in an anonymised form to allow reuse by the research team. These anonymised data will not allow any individuals to be identified or identifiable. Your interview will be audio-recorded and transcriptions of what you say might be used in reports, publications and conference presentations. Results of the research will be published and we will share any publications with you.

6. Who is organising and funding the research?

The project is organised by Dr Rob Smith (rob.smith@bcu.

ac.uk) of Birmingham City University and Prof Vicky Duckworth ([email protected]) of Edgehill University. Other

researchers will also be involved.

If you have any complaints or concerns over the conduct of this research project you can contact any member of the research team. Alternatively you can contact an independent Ethics Officer at: [email protected] in case of issues being raised.

Birmingham City University (‘BCU’) is the sponsor for this study based in the United Kingdom. We will be using information from you in order to undertake this study and will act as the data controller for this study. This means that we are responsible for looking after your information and using it properly. BCU will keep identifiable information about you 5 years after the study has finished. BCU will securely destroy information held about you 5 years after the study has finished, unless there is a legal requirement to retain information for a longer period.

Your rights to access, change or move your information are limited, as we need to manage your information in specific ways in order for the research to be reliable and accurate. You hold the rights to withdraw from the study. Withdrawing from the study means we will delete all the research data you provide us. We will keep some information about you that we have already obtained. This includes your signed consent form, your name and the contact details you provide us. To safeguard your rights, we will use the minimum personally-identifiable information possible.

BCU will use your name and contact details you provided to us to contact you about the research study, and make sure that relevant information about the study is recorded to oversee the quality of the study. Individuals from BCU and regulatory organisations may look at your research records to check the accuracy of the research study. The only people in BCU who will have access to information that identifies you will be people who need to contact you regarding the data collection activities, to verify the data collected and/or to disseminate findings to you or audit the data collection process.

If you have any concerns about how we use or handle your personal data please contact the University’s Data Protection Officer using the following contact details:

By Email to: [email protected] By Telephone on: +44 (0)121 331 5288

By Post to: Data Protection Officer

Information Management Team

If you are not content with the how we handle your information we would ask you to contact our Data Protection Officer to help you who will investigate the matter. However, you do also have the right to complain directly to the Information Commissioner at: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Information about the Information Commissioner is available at: http://ico.org.uk.