IBM UK’s education lead on new recruitment and learner engagement technologies
FE News speaks with IBM UK education lead Cailean Hargrave at the Association of Colleges conference. He discusses recruitment and learner engagement, as well as…
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College cuts are ‘unjust and unsustainable’, says AoC
Cuts to 16-18 college funding are “unjust and unsustainable”, according to the president of the Association of Colleges (AoC). Speaking at the AoC’s annual conference…
LEP Network chairman Alex Pratt on growing the local economy
FE News catches up with Alex Pratt, chairman of the LEP Network, at the Association of Colleges annual conference. He talks about localism and the…
Free lunch campaign bags AoC public affairs award
The Association of Colleges (AoC) has secured a top PR award for its grassroots-led campaign that helped extend free meals to disadvantaged 16-18 olds in…
Widening the gap – the disparity in state and private funding for sixth formers
For more than a decade there has been a debate about what state education can learn from independent schools. The Labour Government encouraged schools set…
Funding cut warning for 18 year olds
The Association of Colleges has slammed plans to cut funding for 18 year olds by 17.5% as a government review finds it could disproportionally affect…
AoC HE policy head Nick Davies outlines CAT pilot projects
Nick Davies, Association of College’s higher education policy manager, talks to FE News about the new Credit Accumulation & Transfer (CAT) pilot projects.<br style=”clear: none;
AoC’s Julian Gravatt on funding
FE News chats with Julian Gravatt, AoC’s assistant chief executive, about funding. He sets out the current funding challenges facing by the sector, including how…
AoC president Michele Sutton covers Information, Advice and Guidance
Michele Sutton, AoC president and chief executive of Bradford College, discusses Information Advice and Guidance in an interview with FE News. She also gives an…
Skills Minister Matthew Hancock sums up AoC speech
Skills Minister Matthew Hancock speaks with FE News at the Association of Colleges (AoC) annual conference. He gives an overview of his keynote speech at…