Colleges

AoC calls for new skills body and awarding powers for colleges

The AoC's proposal appears to echo Labour’s pledge to set up Skills England, a “taskforce” which would ensure accountability...

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
EDI, Long read, Politics

Is FE really meeting its goals when it comes to diversity?

In the wake of the shocking murder of George Floyd by a police officer on the streets of Minneapolis...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Colleges, Long read, Students

Demand for student support soars as the cost of living crisis bites

Josh was a talented bricklaying student with dreams of running his own building firm. Then his mother lost one...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Opinion

Dear Kit: Colleges are not respected enough in Whitehall

A manifestation of the lack of trust is that colleges are one of the most regulated parts of the...

Jess Staufenberg
David Hughes
Opinion

Collaboration between AELP, AoC and HOLEX is hugely important

The resilience of FE will be tested in the year ahead. Here are five key takeaways from our recent...

Jess Staufenberg
Jane Hickie
Colleges

Association of Colleges Beacon Award 2022 winners announced

'Colleges are brilliant – and the winners of the Beacon Awards are some of the best of the best'

Will Nott
Will Nott
News

College staffing crisis hits two-decade high, claims AoC

Colleges that responded to an AoC survey reported 3,293 vacancies. The report said this implies a total of 6,000...

Will Nott
Will Nott
Colleges

Winners of the AoC Student of the Year Awards 2022 revealed

Awards for the young student, adult student, higher education student and apprentice of the year are run by the...

Will Nott
Will Nott
Opinion

Why #LoveourColleges should be redundant

The second celebratory seven-day #LoveourColleges, held this week, has been about showing the impact of further education and underlining...

Jessica Fino
Dr Julie Mills