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Colleges Week 2025

Colleges Week 2025 will take place between Monday 3 and Friday 7 March. The week will celebrate the impact colleges have both in their local communities and across the country.

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Mission accepted: the role of colleges across the government’s five missions

The new government has committed to being mission led; this formed a central theme across their 2024 election manifesto and has been reaffirmed following their election win. At the heart of this approach are five key missions which operate as guiding stars to inform policy making and funding decisions.

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Think Further

Read our new Think Further blog by Julian Gravatt on why the government's focus on social infrastructure matters to colleges.

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AoC Student Engagement Charter

Students are partners in the education process and colleges benefit enormously from engaging with them at every level. This engagement needs to be authentic and build on students’ knowledge, skills, experience and aspirations.

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Upcoming events

Promoting effective careers practice (FES Connect) Hot topic series 2024/25

Further Education and Skills Connect (FES Connect) is a national community for Post 16 careers leaders and practitioners, supporting development and sharing of best practice to ensure every learner is...

Venue: Online via Zoom

Date: 28 January 2025

Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Fee: Free to attend

Managing student behaviour in the classroom - A masterclass series

An online masterclass series on Managing Student Behaviour in the Classroom, designed specifically to support teaching staff in further education colleges. These 90-minute sessions delivered by our expert trainers will...

Venue: Online via Zoom

Date: 5 February 2025

Time: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Fee: Starting at £55 + VAT for members per session

AoC English and Maths Conference 2025

THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED Post-16 English and maths policy continues to be both a high priority and a cause of frustration for colleges. The AoC English and Maths...

Venue: Congress Centre, Bloomsbury, London

Date: 11 February 2025

Time: 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Fee: Starting from £345 + VAT for AoC members

AoC NE HR Network

Venue: Online

Date: 11 February 2025

Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Fee: N/A

AoC South West Principal Residential

This network is exclusive to AoC members only. For further information, please email sarah.gardner@aoc.co.uk

Venue: Venue to be confirmed

Date: 11 February 2025

Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

AoC HE in FE network

Venue: Online

Date: 11 February 2025

Time: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Fee: N/A

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AoC

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 colleges.

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AoC Sport

AoC Sport is the membership organisation for colleges, leading the development of sport and physical activity in 16+ education. We believe that sport and physical activity are essential components of college life, giving students significant advantages in education, employment and health.

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AoC Jobs

The market leading job board for the college sector. AoC Job’s sole purpose is to help people like you find a career in one of our colleges and support our students to achieve their learning goals.

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AoC Charitable Trust

The AoC Charitable Trust’s primary purpose is to raise funds and oversee their application for the benefit of post-16 education and its vision is to have great colleges transforming lives and communities.