Susan Pember and Julian Gravatt discuss AoC’s Governance Report
FE News chats with Susan Pember, Association of College’s governance adviser, and Julian Gravatt, its assistant chief executive. They provide an overview of the AoC’s…
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Employment course shortlisted for AoC Innovation in FE award
A training course that includes a free suit at the end of the programme to help get the unemployed back to work has been shortlisted…
Free meals extended to disadvantaged college students
The government has announced plans to provide free meals for more than 100,000 disadvantaged 16 to 18-year-old college students. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said…
AoC launches IAG campaign as schools face Ofsted criticism
The Association of Colleges has launched a campaign to improve careers guidance for young people as Ofsted reveals three quarters of schools it visited were…
Michele Sutton to become next AoC president
The Association of Colleges (AoC) has announced that Bradford College principal Michele Sutton will be its next president. Sutton will replace Maggie Galliers this August…
Shireen Al-Khalili and Matt Dean discuss AoC’s shared services projects and cloud in colleges
Shireen Al-Khalili and Matt Dean discuss the AoC’s shared services project and how colleges can utilise cloud technology to improve efficiency. The shared services project…
AoC HE policy manager discusses HE in FE
AoC’s HE policy manager, Nick Davy, discusses Higher Education in FE. He also outlines developments in HE colleges and vocational HE.
Shadow FE and Skills Minister Gordon Marsden discusses his speech at AoC 2012
Shadow FE and Skills Minister Gordon Marsden discusses his speech at the annyal AoC conference. Marsden shares his ideas on new funding structures, particularly those…
Assistant AoC CEO Julian Gravatt discusses EFA and SFA funding
Julian Gravatt, assistant chief executive of the AoC, discusses Education Funding Agency (EFA) and Skills Funding Agency (SFA) funding. Gravatt oultines EFA and SFA developments, highlighting…
AoC President Maggie Galliers: what is FE?
AoC College President and Leicester College Principal Maggie Galliers CBE explores what FE really means. Maggie explains that FE is often a mis-understood concept and…