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FE White Paper Group

A new Association of Colleges 'Skills for Jobs' White Paper Policy Group has been formed to shape our response to the White Paper – a once in a decade opportunity to influence the future of the further education sector.

The Skills for Jobs White Paper Policy Group, led by AoC President, Corrienne Peasgood, is made up primarily of chairs and members of existing AoC Policy Groups, ensuring that there is consistency and a chance for as many member colleges as possible to feed into our work on the White Paper. There is also representation from every region of the country. The group will meet regularly, and updates will be shared with AoC members on progress to date.

For more information, contact policy@aoc.co.uk.

Membership of the Skills For Jobs FE White Paper Working Group:

Corrienne Peasgood (Chair) - AoC President
Tony Medhurst - chair of the curriculum reform policy group
Jerry White – chair of the teaching, learning and assessment policy group
Zoe Lewis – chair of the quality and accountability policy group
Gerry McDonald – chair of the employment policy group
Linda Dean – chair of the apprenticeships group
Anthony Bravo – member Equality and Diversity group, and chair of the Technology special interest group
Stephen Barnes - chair of Governors’ Council
Michael Jaffrain – chair of the SFC group
Jat Sharma – Midlands representation
Suzanne Duncan – AoC board joint-lead on the White Paper and Comprehensive Spending Review, and land-based college representative
Debra Gray – chair of the HE policy group
Pat Brennan-Barrett – chair of the SEND policy group
Karen Spencer- chair of English and maths policy group
Phil Sayles- chair of Cities & Towns group

Upcoming meetings:

4 July 2022, 12pm-2pm, Online
17 October 2022, 2pm-4pm, Online
21 November 2022, 2-pm-4pm, Online
26 January 2023- 2pm-4pm, Online
16 March 2023, 2pm-4pm, Online
10 May 2023, 2pm-4pm, Online
6 July 2023, 2pm-4pm, Online

Past meetings:

28 June 2021, 12pm-2pm, Online
25 August 2021, 12pm-2pm, Online
1 October 2021, 12pm-2pm, Online
26 November 2021, 12pm-2pm, Online
21 January 2022- 12pm-2pm, Online
14 March 2022, 12pm-2pm, Online
13 May 2022, 12pm-2pm, Online