The latest peer learning activity for the Erasmus+ EXPECT project (Exchange of Practices in Education for Climate Targets) took place in Riga, Latvia...
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Climate change in vocational education: the EXPECT project visits Latvia
By Eddie Playfair on 27 Apr 2022
NOCN Group's commitment to the development of green skills
By Mark Buckton on 17 Feb 2022
The need to act on climate change has never been more important. Leading scientists state that the world is currently on track to warm more than 3...
Read moreEquity, diversity and inclusion in FE - a year on
By Jeff Greenidge on 08 Feb 2022
It has been an exhilarating year and a great privilege to have worked with ETF and AoC in 2021 as Director for Diversity. Stimulating, challenging...
Read moreResearching the impact of enrichment in further education
By Eddie Playfair on 01 Feb 2022
The FE curriculum has been criticised for being excessively narrow and instrumental and funding constraints have limited colleges’ ability to provide...
Read moreFostering new initiatives to support Access to HE student outcomes
By Sam Whitaker on 18 Jan 2022
Whenever I speak with colleagues at our colleges, one word is always mentioned - resilience. The resilience of Access to Higher Education students...
Read morePilot National College Writing Project putting student voice at the heart of colleges
By Eddie Playfair on 05 Jan 2022
Students spend a lot of time writing. Many of their tasks and assessments require it but it is generally fairly constrained in its form and content...
Read moreWhy should Sixth Form colleges attend AoC Annual Conference 2021?
By Eddie Playfair on 12 Nov 2021
This year’s AoC Annual Conference on Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 November in Birmingham is an unmissable event for all college leaders and governors...
Read moreWhat's the impact of enrichment in colleges?
By Eddie Playfair on 28 Oct 2021
For a richer student experience.png Students’ experience of college is so much more than just the courses they study. Colleges provide a hugely...
Read moreHow AoC and NCFE are tackling the lack of data and evidence in FE
By Julia Belgutay on 20 Oct 2021
Research and evidence have always been right at the heart of the Association of College’s work. They have had to be. To lobby government and other...
Read moreFE has the ambition and aspiration to improve equality and diversity, but change is slow
By Jeff Greenidge on 07 Sep 2021
As we move into the new term, I have been taking stock reflecting on EDI and the FE journey to date, and the conclusion is that although the sector...
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