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Beacon Award Insight Days
Venue: Online via Zoom
Date: 16 June 2026
Fee: Free to attend
Please note that all information submitted as part of the booking form, including delegate contact details and email addresses, will be shared with the college for event planning and administrative purposes.
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The AoC Beacon Awards recognise innovative and exemplary teaching and learning practice in colleges and as a result support sector learning and continuous improvement through sharing best practice.
This year, we are introducing a new format for sharing best practice. In line with this development, we are inviting Beacon Award winners from the 2025/26 cycle to contribute to sector-wide learning by showcasing their exemplary practice and expertise. Winning colleges will host an Insight Day based on the project for which they received their Beacon Award, to support and inform colleagues across the further education community.
The Beacon Award Insight Days aim to create a more targeted approach to showcasing outstanding work, enabling winning colleges to share their journey in depth. They will promote collaboration, promote knowledge exchange, and highlight sustainable, transferable models that other colleges can adopt.
Insight Days are free to attend.
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Upcoming Insight Days
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Winner - The RCU Award for Support for Students Insight Day
College: Hugh Baird College
Date & Time: Tuesday 16 June, 10:30-13:50
Venue: Balliol Road, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 7EW
Please click here to view the programme
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Winner - The City & Guilds Award for College Engagement with Employers Insight Day
College: Glasgow Clyde College
Date & Time: Tuesday 16 June, 11:00-14:00
Venue: New College Lanarkshire - Coatbridge Campus, Kildonan Street, Coatbridge Lanarkshire, ML5 3LS
Please click here to view the programme
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Winner - The Bell Foundation Award for Excellence in ESOL Insight Day
College: The City of Liverpool College
Date & Time: Wednesday 17 June, 10:30-15:30
Venue: The Learning Exchange – Roscoe Street, Liverpool, L1 9DW
Please click here to view the programme
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Winner - The Sustainable Energy First Award for Education for Sustainable Development Insight Day
College: New City College
Date & Time: Wednesday 17 June, 11:00-15:00
Venue: New City College's Hackney Campus, Falkirk Street, London N1 6HQ
Please click here to view the programme
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Winner - The Edge Award for Excellence in Real World Learning Insight Day
College: Chesterfield College
Date & Time: Thursday 18 June. 10:30-15:30
Venue: S43 3FF - Riddings View Drive, Construction Skills Hub
Please click here to view the programme.
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Winner - The British Council Award for Excellence in International Work Insight Day
College: Lincoln College
Date & Time: Wednesday 1 July, 10:30-14:15
Venue: Air & Space Institute, Great North Road, Newark, NG24 1BL
Please click here to view the programme.
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