AoC Blog

I would like to take this opportunity to wish you a happy new year and thank you for all your hard work and commitment throughout 2019. I was so...

It’s pretty safe to say, t hat was an interesting election and campaign. For the first time in ten years, we have a government with a strong majority...

This week the Labour, Liberal Democrat and Green Parties have published their manifestos for the 2019 General election. Manifestos mainly matter...

It’s been quite a week for further education. On Sunday night, the Liberal Democrats promised every adult in England £10,000 to spend on education...

Six months ago, I wrote a note explaining why the 2019-20 budget round for colleges would be the hardest for years. A lot has happened since then and...

Whatever the outcome of the ongoing negotiations between the UK and the EU, Brexit could lead to changes for the UK’s participation in the Erasmus+...

We’re less than ten days from the UK’s current Brexit deadline of 31 October 2019. What, if anything, should college leaders be doing right now? Like...

This week is Colleges Week, dedicated to the amazing work our country’s colleges do day in day out for young people and adults every day. Supporting...

My college gave me a second chance in education. It gave me the confidence that I can be just as successful as my peers and showed me that sixth...

When I arrived for my first day at college back in 1992, the world was a different place. Leeds United had just won the First Division - the...