Association of Colleges (AoC)
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The national voice for further education, sixth form, tertiary & specialist colleges. Our members educate and train 1.6m people each year. #LoveOurColleges
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Leading the Way in FE, Skills & Apprenticeships News – Stay Informed, Stay Ahead with FE Week. Published by @EducationScape
David Hughes CBE
CEO Association of Colleges - supporting & promoting the interests of further education colleges. #LoveOurColleges My pronouns are He, Him, His
Nick Linford
Founder of Lsect, FE Week, Schools Week and ADI. Author of apprenticeship funding guide, U8s girls rugby coach, Zwifter & proud dad to Daniel, Thomas & Jessica
Ian Pryce CBE
The artist formerly known as CEO The Bedford College Group; DfE/FEC mentor; NED; Syndic of Cambridge University; Guitarist; Grandpa
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Interested in the business, law and politics of education
Join us for our upcoming AWD course on designing effective onboarding. This free course is designed for managers and will help you get apprentices and employers off to a positive start from day one.
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'There's been lots of talk recently across the UK and in Australia about colleges being anchor institutions, but there's a risk we're not clear on what that means - for us, it's about their mission for people, productivity and place' David Hughes CBE delivering a keynote TAFE Directors Australia
Discover why mentorship programmes are essential in further education institutions in our latest #ThinkFurther blog by Stephanie Marshall-Whitley, Research Further Scholar, and Lecturer at Truro&PenwithCollege.
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Read our recent #ThinkFurther blog in partnership with NCFE, ‘Flexibility in qualification design will meet skills needs’ by Gerry McDonald, CEO and Group Principal of New City College.
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In the UK House of Commons Peter Aldous MP highlights the drop in Level 2 apprenticeship starts and asks Skills Minister, Luke Hall MP, what is being done to reverse this decline. He emphasises the crucial role of apprenticeships in promoting social mobility and levelling up.
Lavinya Stennett, Founder and Director of The Black Curriculum, says we need to push our EDI curriculum work further, and highlights the importance of embedding Black British history in the curriculum.
Find out more in our recent blog:
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'AoC recommend we rejoin Erasmas+, but retain Turing as a global and possible commonwealth scheme' - Great to see Nick Trench referencing our internationalisation policy paper in the House of Lords. Read the paper here: aoc.co.uk/policy/opportu…
In our recent #ThinkFurther blog in partnership with NCFE, Gerry McDonald, CEO and Group Principal of New City College, advocates for colleges to be given agency to flex national qualifications in order to meet evolving needs. Read more: aoc.co.uk/news-campaigns…
'There is real opportunity here; all it takes is trust.' - Gerry McDonald, CEO and Group Principal of New City College, in our new #ThinkFurther blog on the lack of flexibility in qualification design.
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One week to go! The Creative Arts in FE programme is open until Monday 13 May 2024. The programme is supported by Copyright Licensing Agency and UAL Awarding Body.
We’ve got creative resources, submission information and the brief on our website: aoc.co.uk/corporate-serv…
🚨 New study by Association of Colleges (AoC), University of Derby & NCFE reveals the power of enrichment in education! 📚💡
Key findings:
✅ 9 types of enrichment
✅ Uneven access
✅ Need for clear policy & funding
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Gerry McDonald, CEO and Group Principal of New City College, says together, colleges and employers can genuinely co-design fluid, adaptive qualifications that simultaneously hold true to core skills but flex to let in new ones. Read the #ThinkFuther blog here:
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Congratulations WalthamForestCollege for the recent Outstanding Ofsted grade. We helped appoint both Janet Gardner, Principal and CEO, and Hassan Rizvi, Deputy Principal Curriculum and Quality and we are delighted at the impact they have both made at the college: aoc.co.uk/recruitment-co…
Join us on 22 May for our upcoming Apprenticeship Workforce Development course. Explore how to identify and address issues in the quality of teaching, and improve the retention, satisfaction, and success of apprentices.
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There are only a few weeks to go until submissions close on Monday 13 May for the Creative Arts in FE project, supported by Copyright Licensing Agency and UAL Awarding Body!
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Great blog from Gerry McDonald New City College Colleges in the Netherlands are trusted to work with local businesses to flex 30% of the national qualifications. Works well, gets buy-in, trains people for actual jobs in local labour market. What’s not to like. Let’s bring it on 1/2
In our new #ThinkFurther blog in partnership with NCFE, Gerry McDonald, CEO and Group Principal of New City College, advocates for colleges to be given agency to flex national qualifications in order to meet evolving needs. Read more: aoc.co.uk/news-campaigns…