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Resources from Annual Conference and Exhibition 2023, including clips of our speakers and presentations.

Annual Conference and Exhibition day one - morning

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Annual Conference and Exhibition day one - afternoon

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Annual Conference and Exhibition day two - morning

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Annual Conference and Exhibition day two - afternoon

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Click the links below to view sessions from our keynote speakers on day one - morning:

Opening address - David Hughes CBE, Chief Executive, Association of Colleges

Ministerial address - The Rt Hon Robert Halfon MP, Minister of State for Skills, Apprenticeships
and Higher Education

Student voice on sustainability and climate issues - Laura Smith, former Student and now Teacher, Upcycling, Derby College and Will Doswell, former Student, HSDC

Building a necessary green future together - Judy Ling Wong CBE, Honorary President, Black Environmental Network

Click the links below to view sessions from our keynote speakers on day one - afternoon:

AoC Chair’s address - Dr Shaid Mahmood MBE, Chair, Association of Colleges and Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Durham University

Student takeover: The college experience in 2023: A student’s view -Harrison Ricketts, FE Youth Collective Member, Association of Colleges and Sara Yasin, FE Youth Collective Member, Association of College

Conference address - Shelagh Legrave CBE DL, Further Education Commissioner, Department
for Education

Supporting learners to progress and succeed in the workplace of the future - Panel session sponsored by Pearson -

Michael Howells, President, Workforce Skills, Pearson, Sadhana Bhide, Strategic Workforce Planning SME, Faethm by Pearson, Clare Boden-Hatton, Interim Director for Employment, Skills, Health and Communities, West Midlands Combined Authority and Jatinda Sharma CBE, Principal and Chief Executive, Walsall College

The heat of the moment - Sabrina Cohen-Hatton, Chief Fire Officer, West Sussex Fire and Rescue
Service

Click the links below to view sessions from our keynote speakers on day two - morning:

AoC President’s address - Corrienne Peasgood, President, Association of Colleges

Discussion with Amanda Spielman, His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Ofsted

Workforce of the future - Julia Hobsbawm, Author of The Nowhere Office: Reinventing Work and the
Workplace of the Future

Panel discussion: Building a workforce to drive us forward - Julia Hobsbawm, Author
Shelagh Legrave CBE DL, Further Education Commissioner, Katie Stafford, Deputy Principal, New City College: Hackney Campus and Jane Gratton, Deputy Director of Public Policy, British Chambers of
Commerce

Ministerial Address - Seema Malhotra MP, Shadow Minister for Skills and Further Education

Click the links below to view sessions from our keynote speakers on day two - afternoon:

Student voice on AI - A college student will give their views on AI and what it means for their future - Caitlin Stewart Louis, Student and member, Leaders Unlocked Youth Board

How to robot-proof your students - Dr Vivienne Ming, theoretical neuroscientist and artificial intelligence
expert

Closing Remarks - David Hughes CBE, Chief Executive, Association of Colleges

Click to view presentations from our breakout sessions:

Day one: strand one 11:25-12:25

1.02 Delivering the Adult Education budget – What works?

1.03 Skills System for a Net-Zero Economy

1.04 AoC Mental Health Charter - The Relaunch

1.05 How research from and for the sector can support improvement and growth

1.06 The student takeover

1.07 Driving professionalism: What leadership practice looks like to create a sustainable FE system for the future?

1.09 Exploring T Level and T Level Foundation Year implementation practices, challenges, solutions, and experiences

1.12 Creating place-based ecosystems: The role of partnerships between FE and HE

1.14 Achieving ethnic equity in FE

Day one: strand two 13:45-14:25

2.01 Climate change, social justice and sustainability: Learning from designing process

2.03 Generative AI: the myths, the threats and the opportunities

2.06 Strategies to maintain high standards and reduce attendance gaps

2.07 How FE Colleges can support the NHS recruitment drive

2.08 Transforming skills – A bold vision for a radically transformed skills system

2.09 How can we improve careers education to support young people within and into further education?

2.11 Quality outcomes through learner neuro-inclusion

2.12 Engaging disadvantaged students in Construction Green Skills for the Future

2.13 Ofsted T-level thematic review report & inspecting T levels

Hot topics:

Hot topic one - How is assessment changing?

Hot topic eight - LSIPs - Will they deliver in three years' time?

Day two: strand three 13:45-14:25

3.02 Inclusive and ambitious curriculum design to create better outcomes for SEND students

3.05 College Enrichment for student personal and social development

3.06 Democratic Education in FE: Developing Political Literacy

3.07 Lifelong Learning Entitlement and short courses – What is the role of FE colleges in shaping the Lifelong Learning Curriculum?

3.08 Green Skills and Green Jobs The Evidence for Investment

3.09 What are Essential Skills today and how do we ensure our students develop them?

3.10 Skills Bootcamps in FE colleges

3.11 An institutional approach to Artificial Intelligence - AI for good

3.12 Ofsted’s FES Curriculum Unit

3.13 Boosting local productivity: The role colleges can play in supporting businesses to innovate