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External Board Reviews
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/governance/external-governance-reviews
College Directory
List of colleges in the UK
Student Support
https://www.aoc.co.uk/policy/education-policy/student-support
Quality and Accountability
https://www.aoc.co.uk/policy/education-policy/quality-accountability
Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance
https://www.aoc.co.uk/policy/education-policy/careers-education-information-advice-guidance
Adults
https://www.aoc.co.uk/policy/education-policy/adults
Colleges provide adults with excellent professional and technical education and training as well as skills for life. We represent our members by working with policymakers and other stakeholders with an...
Apprenticeship & Employer Engagement
https://www.aoc.co.uk/policy/education-policy/apprenticeship-employer-engagement
This section provides the latest updates on the apprenticeships and colleges' work with employers.
Industry placement case studies
https://www.aoc.co.uk/policy/education-policy/t-levels-2/industry-placements-guidance-resources
Higher Education
https://www.aoc.co.uk/policy/education-policy/higher-education
We represent and promote college interests at national and local levels and help formulate new policies so they can enhance their higher education provision.
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
Policy Areas
https://www.aoc.co.uk/policy/education-policy
Every year, colleges educate and train three million people. This includes over two million adults and 846,000 16 to 18-year-olds, almost double the number who choose school and academy sixth...
AoC Podcast
AoC Newsroom
https://www.aoc.co.uk/news-campaigns-parliament/aoc-newsroom
For all media enquiries, please contact:press@aoc.co.uk
Blogs and podcasts
Sector & Action Plan
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/employment-services/edi/sector-action-plan
Benefits of working for AoC
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/work-for-aoc/benefits-of-working-for-aoc
AoC is committed to rewarding our employees, focusing on attracting and retaining talented people who share our values and our vision for colleges. We provide a working environment in which...
Careers at AoC
AoC Sport
AoC Charitable Trust
AoC Services
AoC South East
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-regions/aoc-south-east
We help our member colleges to deliver social and economic benefit to people, businesses and communities. We also make sure they are fully engaged in debates about the sector so...
AoC London
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-regions/aoc-london
We help our member colleges to deliver social and economic benefit to people, businesses and communities on the ground. We also make sure they are fully engaged in debates about...
AoC South West
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-regions/aoc-south-west
We help our member colleges to deliver social and economic benefit to people, businesses and communities on the ground. We also make sure they are fully engaged in debates about...
AoC Regions
https://aoc.test/about-us/aoc-regions
AoC's network of nine regional offices enables the voice of colleges to be heard across England. It also means that AoC remains close to our member colleges and responsive to...
Meet the AoC Team
Resources & Guidance
Calendar of Meetings
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-governance/aoc-charitable-trust/calendar-of-meetings
Thursday 6 February 2025, 10am Thursday 10 July 2025, 2pm Thursday 23 October 2025, 10am Thursday 5 February 2026, 10am
Trust Deed
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-governance/aoc-charitable-trust/trust-deed
The Trust Deed is the formal document setting out the Trust's objects, as well as its powers.
Board Responsibilities
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-governance/aoc-charitable-trust/board-responsibilities
The key responsibilities of the AoC Charitable Trust Board are to set the Trust's strategic direction, to oversee and monitor its implementation, to oversee AoC awards including the Beacon Awards...
AoC Charitable Trust
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-governance/aoc-charitable-trust
Established in 1994, the AoC Charitable Trust is dedicated to advancing the education of individuals aged 16 and over. Our primary purpose is to raise, manage and oversee the application...
Statutory Accounts
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-governance/aoc-sport/statutory-accounts
Calendar of Meetings
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-governance/aoc-sport/calendar-of-meetings
Tuesday 14 February 2024, 10.30am Tuesday 18 June 2024, 10.30am Tuesday 24 September 2024, 10.30am Tuesday 19 November 2024, 10.30am Tuesday 11 February 2025, 10.30am
Articles of Association
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-governance/aoc-sport/articles-of-association
AoC's Articles of Association are available here for information. If you have any queries, please contact the Company Secretary Jim.Edwards@aoc.co.uk
Board Directors
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-governance/aoc-sport/board-directors
AoC Sport Board is made up of: David Hughes, AoC CEOPeter Brophy, AoC Chief Operating Officer Mark Locking, Principal and CEO of Lincoln College GroupJo Maher, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Sport at...
Board Responsibilities
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-governance/aoc-sport/board-responsibilities
The key responsibilities of AoC Sport Board are to set the company’s strategic plan, to oversee and monitor its implementation, to ensure compliance with the Code of Sports Governance, and...
AoC Sport
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-governance/aoc-sport
AoC Sport is the lead organisation for college sport and physical activity. It is a subsidiary company within AoC Group, and its activities are overseen by a Board of Directors.
Statutory Accounts
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-governance/aoc-services/statutory-accounts
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Calendar of Meetings
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-governance/aoc-services/calendar-of-meetings
21 November 2023, 1pm 20 February 2024, 1pm 25 June 2024, 1pm 1 October 2024, 1pm 26 November 2024, 1pm 18 February 2025, 1pm
Articles of Association
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-governance/aoc-services/articles-of-association
Board Directors
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-governance/aoc-services/board-directors
AoC Services Board is made up of:Andy Berry, Bridgwater and Taunton CollegeAndy Broadbent, New College DurhamPeter Brophy, AoC Chief Operating OfficerAngela Foulkes, The Sheffield CollegeDavid Hughes, AoC Chief Executive OfficerJat...
Board Responsibilities
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-governance/aoc-services/board-responsibilities
The key responsibilities of AoC Services Board are to establish the company’s strategic plan, to oversee and monitor its implementation, and to ensure financial solvency.
AoC Services
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-governance/aoc-services
AoC Services Limited is the commercial trading arm and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Association of Colleges, supporting colleges with a range of professional services. Its principal activities are: Conferencing &...
Calendar of Meetings
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-governance/aoc-board/calendar-of-meetings
Committee Members
The committee’s membership is as follows:- Simon Perryman – Barnsley College & Chair of Governors' CouncilNikos Savvas - West Suffolk College, CEO and PrincipalDavid Williams – Herefordshire, Ludlow, North Shropshire...
Audit Committee
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-governance/aoc-board/board-committees/audit-committee
The Audit Committee oversees AoC’s compliance with its internal systems and controls, and reviews annual statutory accounts on behalf of AoC Group.
Committee Members
The committee’s membership is as follows:- Andy Berry – Bridgwater and Taunton College – PrincipalAndy Broadbent - New College DurhamPeter Brophy – AoC Chief Operating OfficerAngela Foulkes – The Sheffield...
Finance & General Purposes Committee
The Finance and General Purposes Committee recommends AoC Group budgets to AoC Board, and then monitors financial performance against those budgets. The committee also oversees implementation of AoC’s HR strategic...
Board Committees
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-governance/aoc-board/board-committees
Three committees have been established that report directly to AoC Board - Audit Committee, Finance and General Purposes Committee, and Remuneration Committee.
Articles of Association
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-governance/aoc-board/articles-of-association
AoC's Articles of Association are available here for information. If you have any queries, please contact the Company Secretary Jim Edwards jim.edwards@aoc.co.uk
AoC Board
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/aoc-governance/aoc-board
The Association of Colleges (AoC) is governed by an elected Board of Directors. Our Board, which usually meets four times a year, sets AoC's strategic direction, monitors progress against our...
AoC Governance
https://aoc.test/about-us/aoc-governance
We are a member focused organisation. Funded by a mix of membership subscriptions and commercially generated revenue, we aim to be transparent in our affairs. AoC Group is made up...
Affiliate Directory
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/membership/affiliate-member-directory
As part of the AoC Affiliate Programme, organisations who are approved for affiliation will receive a listing here in the AoC Affiliate Directory. For more information on affiliation please contact...
Become an Affiliate
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/membership/become-an-affiliate
The AoC Affiliate Programme is an annual subscription open to non-educational providers/organisations who have an interest in working within the college sector to promote their products or services within further...
Become a Member
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/membership/become-a-member
Full membership of the Association of Colleges is open to: colleges incorporated under the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 or the Education Reform Act 1988; orcolleges created by either...
Membership
Our strategic plan
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/about-association-of-colleges/strategic-plan-objectives
Everything AoC does is aimed at supporting colleges provide the best possible experience and outcomes for students and employers and to fulfil their roles as community assets and anchor institutions...
Our ambition, mission and values
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/about-association-of-colleges/aoc-mission-values
About Association of Colleges
AoC Jobs - Jobs in Colleges
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about/aoc-jobs-jobs-in-colleges
AoC Jobs is the dedicated FE job board from the Association of Colleges, with over 50,000 candidates visiting every month to find vacancies within the further education sector. AoC Jobs...
WorldSkills UK
International Work
College Mergers
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about/college-mergers
There are currently 212 further education, sixth form colleges and designated institutions in England. This compares to almost 450 when colleges were incorporated in 1993.
Research, Briefings & Publications
https://www.aoc.co.uk/research-unit/research-briefings-publications
Research unit
Data Sources
https://www.aoc.co.uk/research-unit/data-sources
Numerous Government departments and sector organisations collect and produce statistics relating to colleges.
AoC Commissioned Research
https://www.aoc.co.uk/research-unit/aoc-commissioned-research
This section reports on research commissioned by AoC (either solely or in partnership with other sector organisations).
College Key Facts
https://www.aoc.co.uk/about/college-key-facts
Each year, we produce a College Key Facts booklet, which provides a useful overview of the main facts and figures relating to colleges in England. It contains information on students...
Public Affairs News and Resources
https://www.aoc.co.uk/news-campaigns-parliament/work-in-parliament/public-affairs-briefings-news
Work in Parliament
https://www.aoc.co.uk/news-campaigns-parliament/work-in-parliament
Our pubic affairs team leads AoC’s political influencing which aims to strengthen the voice, reputation and thinking about colleges amongst key decision-makers and influencers, in order to maximise the role...
Comms advice and resources for colleges
https://www.aoc.co.uk/news-campaigns-parliament/comms-advice-resources
Association of Colleges' communications team works regularly with college communications teams, principals and members of senior teams, providing support and advice.
Submissions
Policy Papers & Reports OLD
https://www.aoc.co.uk/policy/policy-submissions
The Association of Colleges (AoC) responds to many Government consultations through the year on a range of issues which impact colleges.
Resources
Policy Briefings
Reports and presentations
Capital Projects
https://www.aoc.co.uk/funding-finance/capital-projects
Colleges are responsible for the buildings and space they use for education and training, which they either own or lease. Colleges need specialist buildings and facilities for many of their...
Pensions
https://www.aoc.co.uk/funding-finance/pensions
Pensions are an important element of the employment contract between the 224 colleges in England and their 150,000 people (97,000 full-time equivalent staff).
Managing Money in Colleges
https://www.aoc.co.uk/funding-finance/managing-money-in-colleges
Colleges spend more than £2 billion on supplies and services each year. Operating in a complex environment, they need to show their students and the public that they are using...
Accounting
https://www.aoc.co.uk/funding-finance/accounting
Colleges have been self-governing for thirty years since their incorporation in 1992 and their finance staff have developed robust systems to manage their budgets and accounts and a strong supportive...
Public Spending
CFDG activity
https://www.aoc.co.uk/funding-finance/colleges-finance-directors-group/cfdg-activity
Information about activities undertaken by the Colleges' Finance Directors' Group (CFDG)
Colleges Finance Directors Group (CFDG)
https://www.aoc.co.uk/funding-finance/colleges-finance-directors-group
The Colleges' Finance Directors' Group (CFDG) is the national group for college finance professionals. It represents their interests to Government and others, supports their professional interests and takes forward important...
Redundancy, Restructuring & TUPE
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/employment-services/redundancy-restructuring-tupe
College case studies
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/data-protection-gdpr/college-case-studies
Historic AoC/Union Joint Agreements
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/data-protection-gdpr/historic-aoc-union-joint-agreements
Data Protection/GDPR
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/data-protection-gdpr
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Disciplinary, Capability, Grievance & Harassment
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/employment-services/disciplinary-capability-grievance
Absence & Sickness Management
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/employment-services/absence-sickness-management
General Employee Relations & HR Issues
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/employment-services/employee-relations-general-hr-issues
Contracts and T&Cs
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/employment-services/contracts-t-cs
Internal & External Resources
This page contains link to useful resources to support health and wellbeing in colleges. Here you can find:
Mental Health/Wellbeing
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/mental-health-wellbeing
Colleges care deeply about our students and staff. Our primary purpose is to educate, to help students gain qualifications, to progress in work and further study but we know that...
Health & Wellbeing
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/employment-services/health-wellbeing
According to Mind, 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental health problem each year.
Safeguarding/Prevent
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/employment-services/safeguarding-prevent
In this section you will find information and links relating to Safeguarding such as the new revised FE guidance document regarding the Use of Force; a link to the KCSE...
Employment Briefings Library
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/employment-services/employment-briefings-library
An Employment Briefing is produced most term time weeks and published on a Thursday afternoon within the AoC briefings alert.
Department for Education FE Workforce Data Collection
Benchmarking, Surveys & Research
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/employment-services/workforce-benchmarking-surveys-research
Negotiations Briefings
Negotiations Review - Autumn 2013 AoC reviewed its work on national negotiations in the Autumn 2013. This work was last reviewed in 2009 when members were overwhelmingly in favour continuing...
Pay Negotiations
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/employment-services/industrial-relations/pay-negotiations
Pay negotiations 2021/22
Industrial Relations
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/employment-services/industrial-relations
Pensions
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/employment-services/pay-pensions/pensions
Pensions issues for colleges
Recommended Pay Scales
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/employment-services/pay-pensions/recommended-pay-scales
Recommended pay scales The recommended pay scales for 2020/21 are available for colleges to download below. These have been REVISED to reflect the April 2021 National Living Wage increase:
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/employment-services/edi
We know that to best support students and staff now and in the future, we need to reflect the communities we serve. While work has been undertaken across the sector...
Employment Services - college workforce
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/employment-services
Working closely with members, we provide an indemnified advice and guidance support service to our member colleges in employment law, industrial relations and HR practice supported by our 'legal partners'...
Further Education Code of Good Governance
Governance Briefings
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/governance/governance-briefings
AoC National Chairs' Council
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/governance/governors-council
AoC established its National Chairs' Council (originally the 'Governors' Council') in 2008. The Council’s mission is "to develop and use the experience and expertise of governors, to represent their views...
National Governance Professionals' Group
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/governance/ngpg
AoC's National Governance Professionals' Group (NGPG) is a voluntary association of governance professionals serving on corporation boards. Its mission is "to promote excellence in governance by providing a mutual support...
Representation
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/governance/representation
AoC supports college governors’ and governance professionals' representative councils in their work to develop excellence in governance.
Resources/Guidance
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/resources-guidance-2
This area has been developed to support chairs, governors, governance professionals and all those who are engaged with college governance.
Governance
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/governance
Good governance is essential to the successful running of colleges. We provide information, resources and services to support college governors, governance professionals and others concerned with developing excellence in governance.
GDPR & Data Transfer
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/brexit/gdpr-data-transfer
Structural Funds
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/brexit/structural-funds
Fees & Funding
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/brexit/fees-funding
Immigration & the EU
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/brexit/immigration-the-eu
Brexit
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/brexit
The UK left the European Union (EU) on 31 January 2020. Following a ‘transition period’ for the remainder of 2020, a UK/EU Trade Cooperation Agreement (TCA) was signed in December...
Staff Mental Health
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/staff-employment/hr/staff-mental-health
Here you can find resources for Mental Health in your college. If you have any resources you would like to share with other colleges, please email covid19@aoc.co.uk.
AoC Mental Health & Wellbeing Charter
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/staff-employment/aoc-mental-health-wellbeing-charter
We are delighted that colleges have been signing up to the AoC Mental Health & Wellbeing Charter created in consultation with AoC’s Mental Health Policy Group.
AoC & Mental Health
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/staff-employment/student-support/aoc-mental-health
Supporting the mental health of students and staff has become a major issue for all our member colleges. In order to address this challenge we developed an AoC Policy Group...
Student Support
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/staff-employment/student-support
Here you'll find useful resources to support colleges with student support and safeguarding; if you have any resources you would like to share with other colleges, please email covid19@aoc.co.uk...
Staff Employment
AoC Staff
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/sustainability-climate-action-hub/aoc-staff
The following is a list of AoC staff to contact on specific subjects relating to climate change and sustainability.
Useful Resources & Links
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/sustainability-climate-action-hub/useful-resources-links
Green Skills - Green Jobs
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/sustainability-climate-action-hub/green-skills-green-jobs
Colleges & Sustainability
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/sustainability-climate-action-hub/colleges-sustainability
The Climate Commission for UK Higher & Further Education
AoC is founding member of the Climate Commission and our short-term aim is to develop an action plan in response to the UK government’s stated climate emergency and draw together...
Sustainability & Climate Action Hub
https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/sustainability-climate-action-hub
The world faces a climate emergency and the past twelve months have reinforced and heightened awareness on why we need to collectively act and address this huge challenge.
News, campaigns and parliament
https://www.aoc.co.uk/news-campaigns-parliament
Through our campaigns, policy groups, consultations, events and direct lobbying, we have an excellent track record of influencing policy makers, and building the reputation of colleges.
Policy
Funding and finance
Events
https://www.aoc.co.uk/events-training/events
Click here to find all our T Level and T Level Foundation Year Events Click here to find all our Regional Network Meetings
About us
Association of Colleges is the national voice for further education, sixth form, tertiary and specialist colleges in England. We are a not-for-profit membership organisation established in 1996 by colleges, for...
AoC Home
Colleges Week 2026: Competition terms and conditions
Colleges Week: how to secure press coverage
Annual Conference and Exhibition 2024 Resources
Colleges Week 2026 Resources
AoC Conference and Exhibition: day two
AoC Conference and Exhibition: day one
Digital baseline: exploring the use of technology in FE
Simon Ryan
https://www.aoc.co.uk/events-training/annualconference-exhibition/speakers/simon-ryan
Simon Ryan helps communities with complex sustainable property development and construction projects in London and the South East. Combining commercial knowledge with community impact experience, Simon works with Willmott Dixon's...
Why EDI governance matters
Nottingham college on the impact the EHRC ruling
https://www.aoc.co.uk/nottingham-college-on-the-impact-the-ehrc-ruling
Global skills partnerships: exploring transnational education in TVET
https://www.aoc.co.uk/research-unit/research-projects/exploring-transnational-education-in-tvet
British Council’s research Global Skills Partnerships: Exploring Transnational Education in TVET conducted by Edge Foundation in partnerships with the Association of Colleges explores the role of transnational education (TNE) in...