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Hull College Main areas of activity:

  • Raising the Participation Age (RPA)
  • 14-19: Diplomas; Functional Skills; Extended Project; Apprenticeships; General Qualifications; Foundation Learning (FL)
  • Exams
  • Qualifications
  • Working with Awarding Organisations
  • Progression to HE
  • Information, advice and guidance
  • LLDD
  • Learner issues
  • Project work

National Representation

The Directorate influences policy and developments by representing AoC and Colleges on a number of advisory and working groups. The main agencies, groups and meetings are listed below.

The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF)

  • 14 - 19 Pedagogy Expert Group
  • Diploma Qualifications & Progression Project Board
  • PPM Network
  • Post-16 Higher Diploma Working Group
  • Safe out of School Advisory Group
  • 14 - 19 Briefing Sessions for Workforce
  • Young, Gifted & Talented Programme Board
  • Advisory Group for Information, Advice & Guidance  for Young People
  • FL Programme Board and Stakeholder Group
  • LLDD Advisory Group
  • Exam Results Day Scoping Group
  • 14-19 Qualification Strategy Implementation Research Steering Group
  • RPA Stakeholder Steering Group
  • RPA Local Implementation Steering Group
  • Safe Out of School Advisory Group
  • Drug and Alcohol Advisory Group
  • Sex and Relationship Education Advisory Group
  • Teenage Pregnancy and Sexual Health Stakeholder Group
  • WAMG and FE Workforce Working Group

The Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency (QCDA)

  • Controlled Assessment within the Diploma
  • Curriculum Evidence Advisory Group
  • Employer Recognition Advisory Group
  • FL Advisory Group
  • Joint Advisory Curriculum Group (JACG)
  • Functional Skills Advisory Group
  • AoC Diploma Expert Panel Project Management Group
  • Work Experience Guidance Project Group
  • Teachers Association Meetings

Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS)

  • UCAS Board

Universities UK (UUK)

  • Delivery Partnership Steering Group (DPSG)
  • Timings & Adjustment Group
  • Vocational Qualifications Group

Awarding Bodies:

  • Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ)
  • Edexcel Education Forum
  • Edexcel Qualifications Committee
  • OCR Qualifications Committee
  • AQA Qualification
  • Edexcel Review of Award

Diploma Development Partnerships (DDPs)

  • Humanities & Social Sciences Diploma DDP Steering Group

Other:

  • LSIS STEM Programme Advisory Group
  • SSAT GQSP Steering Group
  • Nuffield Review 14-19 Education and Training Group
  • Ofqual Teacher Association Meetings

For the latest developments from these meetings, please visit the 14 - 19 developments section of the website.

14 - 19 Standing Groups

The AoC runs a very wide range of advisory and policy groups and committees with its member Colleges. These groups help determine AoC policy on key issues, inform AoC activity and present directly to Government, civil servants and other key stakeholders. The groups that inform the 14 - 19 agenda are:

AoC 14 - 19 Principal Portfolio Group
AoC 14 - 19 Delivery  & Diploma Expert Group
AoC Examinations Officers Group

AoC 14 - 19 Principal Portfolio Group
This group, consisting of College Principals, was recently established to focus on strategic issues affecting the 14 - 19 curriculum and to engage with other AoC Strategic Portfolio areas.

Next meeting: 22 March 2010
Future meeting dates: 6 May 2010

Minutes from last meeting:   Minutes AoC Principals' Portfolio Group 15_09_09

Group members:

Keith Blackwell, Esher College
Anne-Marie Bostock, Harrogate College
Christine Bullock, South Leicestershire College
Jonathan Burnett, Truro & Penwith College
Graham Clark, New College Telford
John Taylor, The Doncaster College & University Centre
Helen Pegg, City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College
Debbie Ribchester, AoC
Laraine Smith, Uxbridge College
Cathy Walsh, Barking College
Eddie Playfair, Newham Sixth Form College
Wendy Wright, Macclesfield College
Liz Philip, Askham Bryan College
Fintan Donohue, North Hertfordshire College
Jon Vincent, Tyne Metropolitan College
Sue Dare, Northbrook College
Beri Hare, Stroud College
Chris Vesey, Central Bedfordshire College
Roger Bennett, North Linsey College
Rick Wells, Hartlepool Sixth Form College
Janet Nevin, Ashton-under-Lyne Sixth Form College
Tony Medhurst, Harrow College
 

AoC 14 – 19 Delivery & Diploma Expert Group
AoC has merged the 14 - 19 Delivery & Diploma Expert Groups as 98% are now planning for Diplomas.

This group's remit concerns the delivery issues associated with the 14 - 19 Reforms. Issues covered include Diploma development and delivery, Apprenticeships, Functional Skills, Foundation Learning (FL), A levels, IAG, Raising the Participation Age and the needs of young people  who are NEET

Next meeting: Thursday 11 March
Future meeting dates: 17 June 2010

Minutes from last AoC 14 - 19 Delivery & Diploma Expert Group meeting:   Joint 14-19 Delivery and Diploma Group 30.09.09

Group members:

Tracey Brown, Liverpool Community College
Carl Flint, Worcester College of Technology
Sue Greenhalgh, Liverpool Community College
Paul Helliwell, Castle College
Catherine Hunt, West Nottinghamshire College
Jackie Manning, Liverpool Community College
Geraint Parry, Trafford College
David Pridmore, Bedford College
Mike Ryans, City of Sunderland College
Gill Saville, North Nottinghamshire College
Jo Simister, Wakefield College
Judy Stradling, City of Bristol College
Lorraine Jackson, North Hertfordshire College
Wendy Wright, Macclesfield College
Catherine Sezen, Northbrook College
Jane Owen, Peter Symonds College
Julia Davidson, Harrogate College
Hilary Franks, Gateshead College
Matt Harbour, South Devon College
Judi Harper, Weston College
Daphne King, Yarmouth College
Jo Landles, Brockenhurst College
Andy Leach, York College
Karen Matula, Accrington & Rossendale College
Clare Mossman, Basingstoke College
Richard Pleavin, Huntingdon Regional College
Mike Smith, Nelson and Colne College
Signe Sutherland, North Hertfordshire College
Clare Wareing, York College
Kate Webb, East Berkshire College
Adele Wills, The Sixth Form College, Solihull
Marie-Claire Williams, Southgate College
Dave Marley, Middlesborough College
Robert Rees, Wiltshire College
Gill Reid, North Nottinghamshire College
Debbie Fletcher, Birmingham Metropolitan College

AoC Examinations Officers Group
This was established as a 'virtual' group with communication by email and via AoC website to discuss issues of importance to Examination Officers.

Group members:

Lesley Barton, Hopwood Hall College
Peggy Damiani, Leeds College of Building
Claire Everett, Waltham Forest College
Elaine Formosa, The Sixth Form College, Solihull
Anne Geatrell, Tameside College
Sally Graham, Stockport College
Julie Griffin, West Hertfordshire College
Tony House, Thames Valley University
Rachel Jones, Warwickshire College
Cath Knox, Runshaw College
Kelly MacBryde, Filton College
Fiona Marsden, Boston College,
Mandy Ogden, Doncaster College
Christine Sewell, Kidderminster College
Mark Tate, City of Bath College
Fi Taylor, Sussex Downs College
Alan Waymont, Peter Symonds College
Steve Cassidy, Runshaw College

For details of other AoC Standing Groups, please visit the AoC National Network Meetings page.

Should you have any questions or issues relating to 14 - 19 issues please contact Debbie Ribchester, 14 - 19 Curriculum Policy Manager by email or by phoning 020 7034 9952.