AoC’s David Hughes Discusses Brexit and GCSE’s at the AoC Annual Conference
AoC’s David Hughes Discusses Brexit and GCSE’s We catch up with David Hughes, Chief Executive of the Association of Colleges at the AoC Annual…
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AoC urge Prime Minister to address under-funding
Students are in danger of being ill-prepared for employment if funding challenges aren’t addressed, according to college leaders across England. Principals and chairs from 140…
Negative marketing damages reputation
We’ve all seen negative marketing, the comparison adverts, the schools that put up league tables of GCSE results in order to attract students from a…
Young people deserve more contact time
The education of young people is important not only to individuals, but to this country as a whole. To be a prosperous UK, particularly in…
Education Funding – You Get What You Pay For
You will have heard the saying ‘price is what you pay, value is what you get’. Well, various reports have recently highlighted the fact that…
2017 Student of the Year Awards: Inspirational students recognised
Working in a college it is easy to get bogged down with the challenges of a tight funding regime, English and maths resits, mergers and…
New look for the Association of Colleges
Today (1 Sept) the Association of Colleges (AoC) is pleased to announce its new look: The updated branding follows the review of AoC which…
Teaching for the future
Colleges and other training providers are responsible for teaching and training the workforce of the future – whether its young people starting on the career…
A Level students short-changed says the Association of Colleges
As students received their A Level results this week, the Association of Colleges says the Government must invest in more teaching hours for those aged…
AoC Appoints Irwin Mitchell To Deliver Employment Helpline To Members
The Association of Colleges (AoC) has announced a new partnership with Irwin Mitchell in a move which will see the leading national law firm become…