College Leaders Unite to call for Urgent Investment
Around 172 college leaders have written to the Chancellor Rachel Reeves to warn her that without investment in further education (FE), the government’s missions cannot…
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BMet College’s Pat Carvalho elected as the new AoC President
Association of Colleges is delighted to announce that Pat Carvalho has been elected as the new AoC President. Taking over from Corrienne Peasgood, she will…
AoC Mental Health report: almost a third of Colleges reported at least one death by suicide in past year
The scale of the mental health and suicide crisis among young adults has been laid bare in new research published by the Association of Colleges…
Qualification reform: the key challenges facing colleges
As the rapid review of Level 3 qualifications gets underway, AoC’s Cath Sezen and David Holloway look at the challenges it must address for colleges.…
The new government should reverse the new condition of funding on GCSE resits, says AoC
The new government should reverse the additional English and maths condition of funding announced earlier this year and work with colleges to design a better…
Qualification Reform: A Pause and Review Must Be Announced by 1 August
The next government must announce a pause and review of qualification reform by 1 August, the Association of College has said today. Following a rapid…
LSIPs must evolve to deliver on their ambition, say college leaders
One year on from the national roll-out of local skills improvement plans (LSIPs), colleges have set out a blueprint for how the plans need to…
How Would A New National Skills Body Work in Practice?
Lesley Giles discusses a new report written by Work Advance and commissioned by the AoC which argues that the post-16 education and skills system needs…
AoC launch their latest report Strengthening governance arrangements in the English post-16 skills system
The next government must introduce a new national skills body to oversee a post-16 education and skills strategy, argues a new report published today by…
Ofsted needs to act on the concerns of colleges, says AoC
Colleges welcome the opportunity to have their say in the debate and discussion about how Ofsted inspections operate, the AoC has said as Ofsted’s Big Listen consultation…