AoC is the national voice for further education, sixth form, tertiary, and specialist colleges

If we want to see continued investment in skills, it's crucial to keep emphasising that colleges play a vital role in delivering the government’s agenda across all five missions.

With the spending review approaching on 11 June, we’ve prepared resources to help you engage your local MPs, along with social media assets and template posts.

Read our new Think Further blog, 'How we make sure the ladder of opportunity stays strong' by Robert Halfon, former Skills Minister.

Find out more about the 2025 Research Further impact report.

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.

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.