Ofsted annual report 2011 - AoC statement
22 November 2011
Ofsted have today published their Annual Report for 2010/11 which shows that 70% of colleges are deemed outstanding or good overall and a further 29% are satisfactory.
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Outstanding College students win national award
17 November 2011
Exceptional students from colleges across the UK were presented with Association of Colleges Student of the Year Awards for their remarkable personal achievements at AoC's Annual Conference in Birmingham last night (16 Nov).
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AoC Student Photography Competition 2011 Winners Announced
17 November 2011
Lauren Clarke, a student photographer from Brockenhurst College, has scooped first prize in the AoC competition to take winning images of College life.
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UK's trail-blazing further education colleges win AoC Beacon Awards
16 November 2011
Colleges across the country are celebrating their success in the Association of Colleges Beacon Awards for enterprising and innovative projects including Northern Ireland's first business support centre, a Leg Care Clinic for elderly patients in England and a scheme in Wales to offer support and vocational skills for students from deprived backgrounds.
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Colleges call for master-craft apprentices to grow UK economy
15 November 2011
The Association of Colleges and leading think-tank IPPR have joined forces on a book which aims to stimulate and inform the debate on apprenticeships and help forge a system that will further benefit individuals, employers and the UK economy.
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