Digital Insight Hubs

About the programme

Digital inequality remains a significant challenge across the FE sector. Differences in access to technology, staff digital skills, and learner experiences create gaps that impact educational outcomes.

The Digital Insight Hub pilot programme aims to reduce these disparities by fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing. By showcasing effective practices, mentoring peers, and hosting events, Insight Hubs are helping ensure that all colleges can benefit from innovative approaches and digital transformation.

The three colleges that were selected as the pilot hubs, through a highly competitive application process are:

• Basingstoke College of Technology
• Heart of Yorkshire Education Group
• South Staffordshire College.

Digital Insight Days

Each Digital Insight Hub will host an in-person Digital Insight Day. These events allow colleges to understand the journey each Hub has been on through digital transformation and the development of a strong digital culture, including honest reflections on successes and challenges faced along the way. There will be plenty of opportunities to share and ask questions. Attendees will gain transferable ideas to help them on their own college's digital transformation journey.

An Insight Day should give visiting colleges a meaningful, hands‑on understanding of the host college’s digital approaches. The content will be engaging, transparent, and designed to help others adapt or replicate what works.

The details of the individual events, and how to book, are below:

• Basingstoke College of Technology – Wednesday 18 March
• South Staffordshire College (Rodbaston College) - Friday 24 April
• Heart of Yorkshire Education Group (Wakefield College) – Tuesday 28 April.

Book onto a Digital Insight Day

Mentoring

Mentoring is a core element of the Digital Insight Hubs programme, offering targeted one‑to‑one support to help colleges progress on their digital transformation journey. Through this strand of the programme, nine colleges will receive personalised guidance from experienced Hub mentors, with two dedicated online meetings between March and June 2026 to explore institutional challenges, share effective practice, and identify practical early actions that can drive meaningful change. This structured peer‑support model ensures colleges have a trusted space to ask questions, reflect openly, and build confidence as they develop their digital capabilities.

Find out more about mentoring