Employment Policy Group
Aim of the group
The primary aim of the group is to contribute to the development of AoC policy on matters relating to the employment, organisational design and development and the attraction and development of future talent within the sector.
The group will support the lobbying actions of AoC through consultation, development of policy and position statements on behalf of members and provide guidance to inform and advise AoC and national agencies on the implementation of policy on all matters relating to employment and career development within the sector.
The group will seek to maintain a positive climate nationally for industrial relations and lead on national negotiations cycle in relation to key aspects of employment.
Terms of Reference
The Terms of Reference for the Employment Policy Group is available to view below:
Date of next meeting:
13 June 2022, 11:00 - 1:30pm
Membership
East Midlands
- Jan Hutt, Executive Director of Human Resources - Northampton College
London
- Gerry McDonald, Principal and CEO - New City College
- Janet Gardner, Principal and CEO - Waltham Forest College
North East
- Joe McGraw, Director of People & Development - Newcastle College Group
North West
- Paul Taylor, Chief Operating Officer - Manchester College
South West
- Sheena Murphy-Collett, Director of HR & Organisational Development - Petroc
Yorkshire and Humber
- Mike Welsh, Principal and CEO - East Riding College
South East
- Simon Cook, Principal and CEO - MidKent College
East
- Vacancy
West Midlands and Sixth Form College Representative
- James Staniforth, Principal and CEO - Shrewsbury Colleges Group
Dates of Meetings
29 November 2017, 11:00am - 2:30pm
20 February 2018, 2:00pm - 4:30pm
27 June 2018, 11:30am - 2:30pm
13 September 2018, 11:30am - 2:30pm
5 December 2018, 12:00 - 2:30pm
20 March 2019, 11:30am - 2:30pm
10 June 2019, 11:00 - 1:30pm
7 October 2019, 11:30 - 1:30pm
10 February 2020, 11:30 - 1:30pm
1 June 2020, 11:30 - 1:30pm
5 October 2020, 11:00 - 12:30pm
23 November 2020, 10:00 - 11:30am
29 March 2021, 10:00 - 12:00pm
7 June 2021, 11:00 - 1:30pm
11 October 2021, 11:00 - 1:30pm
AoC Lead
Mary Vine-Morris, Area Director (London) and National Lead Employment.
Policy Groups
- FE White Paper Group
- Academic and Sixth Form Policy Group
- Apprenticeships Policy Group
- Curriculum Reform Policy Group
- Cities and Towns Policy Group
- Employment Policy Group
- English and Maths Policy Group
- Finance and Sustainability Policy Group
- HE Policy Group
- HR Policy Group
- Mental Health Policy Group
- Quality and Accountability Policy Group
- SEND Delivery Policy Group
- SEND Special Interest Group
- Teaching, Learning and Assessment Policy Group
- Technology Special Interest Group
- AoC International Special Interest Group
- AoC WorldSkills Special Interest Group