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External Board Reviews
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/governance/external-governance-reviews
College Directory
List of colleges in the UK
Student Support
https://www.aoc.co.uk/policy/education-policy/student-support
Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance
https://www.aoc.co.uk/policy/education-policy/careers-education-information-advice-guidance
Apprenticeship & Employer Engagement
https://www.aoc.co.uk/policy/education-policy/apprenticeship-employer-engagement
This section provides the latest updates on the apprenticeships and colleges' work with employers.
Industry placements guidance resources
https://www.aoc.co.uk/policy/education-policy/t-level-temp/industry-placements-guidance-resources
Higher Education
https://www.aoc.co.uk/policy/education-policy/higher-education
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
Policy Areas
https://www.aoc.co.uk/policy/education-policy
Every year, colleges educate and train three million people. This includes over two million adults and 846,000 16 to 18-year-olds, almost double the number who choose school and academy sixth...
AoC Newsroom
https://www.aoc.co.uk/news-campaigns-parliament/aoc-newsroom
For all media enquiries, please contact:press@aoc.co.uk
Sector & Action Plan
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/employment-services/edi/sector-action-plan
Benefits of working for AoC
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/work-for-aoc/benefits-of-working-for-aoc
AoC is committed to rewarding our employees, focusing on attracting and retaining talented people who share our values and our vision for colleges. We provide a working environment in which...
Work for AoC
Our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Work
https://aoc.test/about-us/our-equality-diversity-inclusion-work
At the Association of Colleges we take equality, diversity and inclusion seriously. We are acutely aware of the inequalities within the FE sector, and the need for more urgent, concerted...
AoC Sport
AoC Charitable Trust
AoC Services
AoC South East
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-regions/aoc-south-east
We help our member colleges to deliver social and economic benefit to people, businesses and communities. We also make sure they are fully engaged in debates about the sector so...
AoC London
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-regions/aoc-london
We help our member colleges to deliver social and economic benefit to people, businesses and communities on the ground. We also make sure they are fully engaged in debates about...
AoC South West
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-regions/aoc-south-west
We help our member colleges to deliver social and economic benefit to people, businesses and communities on the ground. We also make sure they are fully engaged in debates about...
AoC Regions
https://aoc.test/about-us/aoc-regions
AoC's network of nine regional offices enables the voice of colleges to be heard across England. It also means that AoC remains close to our member colleges and responsive to...
Meet the AoC Team
Calendar of Meetings
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-governance/aoc-charitable-trust/calendar-of-meetings
Tuesday 7 November 2023, 10amTuesday 8 February 2024, 10am Thursday 4 July 2024, 10am Thursday 7 November 2024, 10am Thursday 6 February 2025, 10am
Trust Deed
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-governance/aoc-charitable-trust/trust-deed
The Trust Deed is the formal document setting out the Trust's objects, as well as its powers.
Board Responsibilities
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-governance/aoc-charitable-trust/board-responsibilities
The key responsibilities of the AoC Charitable Trust Board are to set the Trust's strategic direction, to oversee and monitor its implementation, to oversee the Beacon Awards, Student of the...
AoC Charitable Trust
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-governance/aoc-charitable-trust
In 1994 AoC established a charitable trust to advance the education of 16 year olds and over. The AoC Charitable Trust’s primary purpose is to raise funds to benefit post-1...
Statutory Accounts
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-governance/aoc-sport/statutory-accounts
Calendar of Meetings
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-governance/aoc-sport/calendar-of-meetings
Tuesday 14 February 2024, 10.30am Tuesday 18 June 2024, 10.30am Tuesday 24 September 2024, 10.30am Tuesday 19 November 2024, 10.30am Tuesday 11 February 2025, 10.30am
Articles of Association
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-governance/aoc-sport/articles-of-association
AoC's Articles of Association are available here for information. If you have any queries, please contact the Company Secretary Jim.Edwards@aoc.co.uk
Board Directors
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-governance/aoc-sport/board-directors
AoC Sport Board is made up of: David Hughes, AoC CEOPeter Brophy, AoC Chief Operating Officer Mark Locking, Principal and CEO of Lincoln College GroupJo Maher. Principal and CEO of...
Board Responsibilities
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-governance/aoc-sport/board-responsibilities
The key responsibilities of AoC Sport Board are to set the company’s strategic plan, to oversee and monitor its implementation, to ensure compliance with the Code of Sports Governance, and...
AoC Sport
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-governance/aoc-sport
AoC Sport is the lead organisation for college sport and physical activity. It is a subsidiary company within AoC Group, and its activities are overseen by a Board of Directors.
Statutory Accounts
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-governance/aoc-services/statutory-accounts
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Calendar of Meetings
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-governance/aoc-services/calendar-of-meetings
21 November 2023, 1pm 20 February 2024, 1pm 25 June 2024, 1pm 1 October 2024, 1pm 26 November 2024, 1pm 18 February 2025, 1pm
Articles of Association
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-governance/aoc-services/articles-of-association
Board Directors
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-governance/aoc-services/board-directors
AoC Services Board is made up of:Andy Berry, Bridgwater and Taunton CollegeAndy Broadbent, New College DurhamPeter Brophy, AoC Chief Operating OfficerAngela Foulkes, The Sheffield CollegeDavid Hughes, AoC Chief Executive OfficerJat...
Board Responsibilities
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-governance/aoc-services/board-responsibilities
The key responsibilities of AoC Services Board are to establish the company’s strategic plan, to oversee and monitor its implementation, and to ensure financial solvency.
AoC Services
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-governance/aoc-services
AoC Services Limited is the commercial trading arm and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Association of Colleges, supporting colleges with a range of professional services. Its principal activities are: Conferencing &...
Calendar of Meetings
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-governance/aoc-board/calendar-of-meetings
Committee Members
The committee’s membership is as follows:- Simon Perryman – Barnsley College & Chair of Governors' CouncilNikos Savvas - West Suffolk College, CEO and PrincipalDavid Williams – Herefordshire, Ludlow, North Shropshire...
Audit Committee
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-governance/aoc-board/board-committees/audit-committee
The Audit Committee oversees AoC’s compliance with its internal systems and controls, and reviews annual statutory accounts on behalf of AoC Group.
Committee Members
The committee’s membership is as follows:- Andy Berry – Bridgwater and Taunton College – PrincipalAndy Broadbent - New College DurhamPeter Brophy – AoC Chief Operating OfficerAngela Foulkes – The Sheffield...
Finance & General Purposes Committee
The Finance and General Purposes Committee recommends AoC Group budgets to AoC Board, and then monitors financial performance against those budgets. The committee also oversees implementation of AoC’s HR strategic...
Board Committees
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-governance/aoc-board/board-committees
Three committees have been established that report directly to AoC Board - Audit Committee, Finance and General Purposes Committee, and Remuneration Committee.
Articles of Association
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-governance/aoc-board/articles-of-association
AoC's Articles of Association are available here for information. If you have any queries, please contact the Company Secretary Jim Edwards jim.edwards@aoc.co.uk
AoC Board
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-governance/aoc-board
The Association of Colleges (AoC) is governed by an elected Board of Directors. Our Board, which usually meets four times a year, sets AoC's strategic direction, monitors progress against our...
AoC Governance
https://aoc.test/about-us/aoc-governance
We are a member focused organisation. Funded by a mix of membership subscriptions and commercially generated revenue, we aim to be transparent in our affairs. AoC Group is made up...
Affiliate Directory
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/membership/affiliate-member-directory
As part of the AoC Affiliate Programme, organisations who are approved for affiliation will receive a listing here in the AoC Affiliate Directory. For more information on affiliation please contact...
Become an Affiliate
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/membership/become-an-affiliate
The AoC Affiliate Programme is an annual subscription open to non-educational providers/organisations who have an interest in working within the college sector to promote their products or services within further...
Become a Member
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/membership/become-a-member
Full membership of the Association of Colleges is open to: colleges incorporated under the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 or the Education Reform Act 1988; orcolleges created by either...
Membership
Our strategic plan
https://aoc.test/about-us/about-association-of-colleges/strategic-plan-objectives
Everything AoC does is aimed at supporting colleges provide the best possible experience and outcomes for students and employers and to fulfil their roles as community assets and anchor institutions...
Our ambition, mission and values
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/about-association-of-colleges/aoc-mission-values
AoC Jobs - Jobs in Colleges
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about/aoc-jobs-jobs-in-colleges
AoC Jobs is the dedicated FE job board from the Association of Colleges, with over 50,000 candidates visiting every month to find vacancies within the further education sector. AoC Jobs...
AoC College Awards
WorldSkills UK
International Work
College Mergers
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about/college-mergers
There are currently 217 further education, sixth form colleges and designated institutions in England. This compares to almost 450 when colleges were incorporated in 1993.
Research, Briefings & Publications
https://aoc.test/research-unit/research-briefings-publications
Research unit
Data Sources
https://aoc.test/research-unit/data-sources
Numerous Government departments and sector organisations collect and produce statistics relating to colleges.
AoC Commissioned Research
https://aoc.test/research-unit/aoc-commissioned-research
This section reports on research commissioned by AoC (either solely or in partnership with other sector organisations).
College Key Facts
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about/college-key-facts
Each year, we produce a College Key Facts booklet, which provides a useful overview of the main facts and figures relating to colleges in England. It contains information on students...
Public Affairs News and Resources
https://www.aoc.co.uk/news-campaigns-parliament/work-in-parliament/public-affairs-briefings-news
Work in Parliament
https://www.aoc.co.uk/news-campaigns-parliament/work-in-parliament
Our pubic affairs team leads AoC’s political influencing which aims to strengthen the voice, reputation and thinking about colleges amongst key decision-makers and influencers, in order to maximise the role...
Comms advice and resources for colleges
https://www.aoc.co.uk/news-campaigns-parliament/comms-advice-resources
Association of Colleges' communications team works regularly with college communications teams, principals and members of senior teams, providing support and advice.
Submissions
Policy Briefings
Reports & Presentations
Capital Projects
https://www.aoc.co.uk/funding-finance/capital-projects
Colleges are responsible for the buildings and space they use for education and training, which they either own or lease. Colleges need specialist buildings and facilities for many of their...
Pensions
https://www.aoc.co.uk/funding-finance/pensions
Pensions are an important element of the employment contract between the 224 colleges in England and their 150,000 people (97,000 full-time equivalent staff).
Managing Money in Colleges
https://www.aoc.co.uk/funding-finance/managing-money-in-colleges
Colleges spend more than £2 billion on supplies and services each year. Operating in a complex environment, they need to show their students and the public that they are using...
Accounting
https://www.aoc.co.uk/funding-finance/accounting
Colleges have been self-governing for thirty years since their incorporation in 1992 and their finance staff have developed robust systems to manage their budgets and accounts and a strong supportive...
Public Spending
CFDG activity
https://www.aoc.co.uk/funding-finance/colleges-finance-directors-group/cfdg-activity
Information about activities undertaken by the Colleges' Finance Directors' Group (CFDG)
Colleges Finance Directors Group
https://www.aoc.co.uk/funding-finance/colleges-finance-directors-group
The Colleges' Finance Directors' Group (CFDG) is the national group for college finance professionals. It represents their interests to Government and others, supports their professional interests and takes forward important...
Redundancy, Restructuring & TUPE
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/employment-services/redundancy-restructuring-tupe
Data Protection/GDPR
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/data-protection-gdpr
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Disciplinary, Capability, Grievance & Harassment
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/employment-services/disciplinary-capability-grievance
Absence & Sickness Management
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/employment-services/absence-sickness-management
General Employee Relations & HR Issues
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/employment-services/employee-relations-general-hr-issues
Contracts and T&Cs
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/employment-services/contracts-t-cs
Internal & External Resources
This page contains link to useful resources to support health and wellbeing in colleges. Here you can find:
Safeguarding/Prevent
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/employment-services/safeguarding-prevent
In this section you will find information and links relating to Safeguarding such as the new revised FE guidance document regarding the Use of Force; a link to the KCSE...
DfE Workforce Survey (conducted by ESFA)
Workforce Benchmarking, Surveys & Research
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/employment-services/workforce-benchmarking-surveys-research
Negotiations Briefings
Negotiations Review - Autumn 2013 AoC reviewed its work on national negotiations in the Autumn 2013. This work was last reviewed in 2009 when members were overwhelmingly in favour continuing...
Pay Negotiations
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/employment-services/industrial-relations/pay-negotiations
Pay negotiations 2021/22
Industrial Relations
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/employment-services/industrial-relations
Pensions
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/employment-services/pay-pensions/pensions
Pensions issues for colleges
Recommended Pay Scales
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/employment-services/pay-pensions/recommended-pay-scales
Recommended pay scales The recommended pay scales for 2020/21 are available for colleges to download below. These have been REVISED to reflect the April 2021 National Living Wage increase:
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/employment-services/edi
We know that to best support students and staff now and in the future, we need to reflect the communities we serve. While work has been undertaken across the sector...
Employment Services - college workforce
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/employment-services
Working closely with members, we provide an indemnified advice and guidance support service to our member colleges in employment law, industrial relations and HR practice supported by our 'legal partners'...
Code of Good Governance
Governance Briefings
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/governance/governance-briefings
AoC National Chairs' Council
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/governance/governors-council
AoC established its National Chairs' Council (originally the 'Governors' Council') in 2008. The Council’s mission is "to develop and use the experience and expertise of governors, to represent their views...
National Governance Professionals' Group
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/governance/ngpg
AoC's National Governance Professionals' Group (NGPG) is a voluntary association of clerks of boards of corporations. Its mission is "to promote excellence in governance by providing a mutual support network...
Representation
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/governance/representation
AoC supports college governors’ and governance professionals' representative councils in their work to develop excellence in governance.
Resources/Guidance
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/resources-guidance-2
This area has been developed to support chairs, governors, governance professionals and all those who are engaged with college governance.
Governance
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/governance
Good governance is essential to the successful running of colleges. We provide information, resources and services to support college governors, governance professionals and others concerned with developing excellence in governance.
Brexit
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/brexit
The UK left the European Union (EU) on 31 January 2020. Following a ‘transition period’ for the remainder of 2020, a UK/EU Trade Cooperation Agreement (TCA) was signed in December...
Student Support
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/staff-employment/student-support
Here you'll find useful resources to support colleges with student support and safeguarding; if you have any resources you would like to share with other colleges, please email covid19@aoc.co.uk...
AoC Staff
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/sustainability-climate-action-hub/aoc-staff
The following is a list of AoC staff to contact on specific subjects relating to climate change and sustainability.
Useful Resources & Links
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/sustainability-climate-action-hub/useful-resources-links
Green Skills - Green Jobs
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/sustainability-climate-action-hub/green-skills-green-jobs
Colleges & Sustainability
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/sustainability-climate-action-hub/colleges-sustainability
The Climate Commission for UK Higher & Further Education
AoC is founding member of the Climate Commission and our short-term aim is to develop an action plan in response to the UK government’s stated climate emergency and draw together...
Sustainability & Climate Action Hub
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/sustainability-climate-action-hub
The world faces a climate emergency and the past twelve months have reinforced and heightened awareness on why we need to collectively act and address this huge challenge.
News, campaigns and parliament
https://www.aoc.co.uk/news-campaigns-parliament
Through our campaigns, policy groups, consultations, events and direct lobbying, we have an excellent track record of influencing policy makers, and building the reputation of colleges.
Policy
Funding and finance
Events
https://www.aoc.co.uk/events-training/events
Click here to find all our T Level and T Level Foundation Year Events. Click here to find all our Network Meetings.
About us
Association of Colleges is the national voice for further education, sixth form, tertiary and specialist colleges in England. We are a not-for-profit membership organisation established in 1996 by colleges, for...
AoC Home
The Green College Commitment
Let Them Learn: FE support for the unemployed
The opportunity for change to support unemployed people to train at college
Previous Events and Webinars
https://www.aoc.co.uk/events-training/previous-events-webinars
Introduction & Employment Helpline
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/employment-services/introduction-employment-helpline
Working closely with members, we provide an indemnified advice and guidance support service to our member colleges in employment law, industrial relations and HR practice supported by our legal partners...
How to fix disadvantage funding
https://www.aoc.co.uk/research-unit/research-projects/how-to-fix-disadvantage-funding
AoC (2022)
The Current Status of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Further Education Sector in England
report commissioned by AoC. Research conducted by Dr Maria Leitner on behalf of QDP Services Ltd (2021)
Mission accepted college case studies
https://aoc.test/news-campaigns-parliament/mission-accepted/mission-accepted-college-case-studies
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College case studies
https://aoc.test/news-campaigns-parliament/college-case-studies
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Attracting, sustaining and developing middle leaders in English Further Education
AoC, ILM - part of the City & Guilds Group - and the University of Nottingham (2022)
Boston College LGBTQ+ student network groups
https://www.aoc.co.uk/boston-college-lgbtq-student-network-groups
Shrewsbury Colleges Group pan-disability football team
https://www.aoc.co.uk/shrewsbury-colleges-group-pan-disability-football-team
Film London - Metro London Skills Cluster
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/projects/film-london-metro-london-skills-cluster
The Metro London Skills Cluster, led by Film London, has been awarded a contract from the BFI’s National Lottery programme. The AoC is one of six partners in the project...
Mental Health Reports
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/mental-health-wellbeing-2/mental-health-reports
External mental health services for colleges
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/mental-health-wellbeing-2/mental-health-external-resources
A directory of external mental health support services used by member colleges.
Candidate Journey
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/work-for-aoc/candidate-journey
Professor Becky Francis CBE
https://www.aoc.co.uk/events-training/annualconference-exhibition/speakers/becky-francis
External Board Review testimonials
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/governance/external-board-review-testimonials
London South East Colleges (LSEC)
Thank you for your interest in the Deputy Principal role at Monoux Sixth Form College
The Rt Hon the Baroness Smith of Malvern
https://www.aoc.co.uk/events-training/annualconference-exhibition/speakers/baroness-smith
Building an inclusive and anti-racist curriculum in English
How Amnesty International Youth Groups can promote EDI in FE
Disability Confident Accredited
https://www.aoc.co.uk/our-equality-diversity-and-inclusion-work/disability-confident-accredited
Becoming an anti-racist college
https://www.aoc.co.uk/our-equality-diversity-and-inclusion-work/becoming-an-anti-racist-college
The value of community learning
https://www.aoc.co.uk/our-equality-diversity-and-inclusion-work/the-value-of-community-learning
Conflict in the Middle East: creating a safe space for learners during this time
Shelagh Legrave CBE DL
https://www.aoc.co.uk/events-training/annualconference-exhibition/speakers/shelagh-legrave
Promoting Adult Learning in Networks (PRALINE)
https://www.aoc.co.uk/policy/education-policy/adults/promoting-adult-learning-in-networks-praline
Blueprint - Creating a Greener London
Thank you for your interest in the Director of MIS and Funding role at Barnet and Southgate College
Thank you for your interest in the Director of Marketing and Student Recruitment role at Barnet and Southgate College
AoC FE Provider Strategy and Mandate
https://www.aoc.co.uk/research-unit/research-projects/aoc-fe-provider-strategy-and-mandate