AoC London members 134 Bulletin 130426

1. AoC London Region Members’ Bulletin
26 April 2013 – Issue 134
Dear Colleagues,
The AoC London Regional Committee meets five times a year. Its fourth meeting took place
last week on 18th April here at Stedham Place. At each meeting regular reports are taken on
the work of AoC National Board, the Governors’ Council, the LEP Skills and Employment
Working Group together with a full report on the work and priorities of the London region.
We were also pleased to welcome Jill Lowery (Skills Funding Agency) and Alan Parnum
(Education Funding Agency) to input on latest funding policy implementation.
The Regional Committee Principals are also due to meet with the Deputy Mayor Munira Mirza
and GLA colleagues on Thursday 2nd May – one of a series of meetings scheduled through out
the year with the Mayor’s office.
For further information please do not hesitate to contact me.
Please note that AoC’s employment survey news release is now published on AoC website.
Best wishes
Caroline Neville
Skills Show 2013 Showcase applications deadline
Please note that Showcase applications deadline is on Tuesday 30 April. For more information
please visit AoC website or contact Joe O'Malley.
Skills Show 2013 Regional Briefing sessions
Skills Show 2013 London Region Briefing session is on 14 May at 1:30-3:30pm at Friends House,
173 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BJ. You will be able to find out more about exciting plans for
The Skills Show in 2013 and the package of funding and support available to local partnerships
in 2013 and 2014. This special event will bring together key representatives from further
education, employer groups, local authorities and local partner/provider networks.
For more information or to register please contact the Skills Show 2013 office on 020 3603 5127.
FE Pioneers programme
Unltd- Foundation of social Entrepreneurs has officially launched the FE Pioneers programme.
It is now opened for applications and the website is live www.unltd.org.uk/fepioneers. The
Applications submition deadline is on May 8
th
.
If you have further questions please contact Marie Lyse Numuhoza, Development Manager at
Live UnLtd.
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London Colleges news
Leyton Sixth Form College wins regional sports award
Two students from Leyton College have also won awards - Denis Leramo was awarded
Student of the Year for the London region for Sporting Performance and Maahir Subhani was
awarded Student of the Year for the London region for
Leadership and Volunteering.
Amy Rogers, PE and Sports Coordinator at the College, said:
'We have viewed our involvement with BCS as an integral
factor contributing to our department's mission to establish a
strong whole College sporting ethos. We are therefore
extremely proud that the hard work of our students and staff
has been recognised through these awards.'
Leyton Sixth Form College picture
The College has been involved in a number of British Colleges Sport leagues, cups and
initiatives this year. The College promotes participation in a vast number of sports to promote
learning and encourage students to sustain healthy lifestyles
To read the full story please visit London Colleges website.
GLA news
London’s population surge could mean 300,000 more school places needed by 2031
• Vice Principals’ Curriculum &Quality Network meeting, 29 April
• AoC London Region Committee Principals meeting with Mayoral Advisor, 2 May
• Strategic Group for Sport meeting, 13 May
• Marketing Managers’ Network meeting, 14 May
• Business Development Managers’ Network meeting, 15 May
• Clerks’ Network meeting, 17 May
• Heads of Sport Network meeting, 20 May
• Heads of Student Services Network meeting, 21 May
• Regional Committee meeting, 23 May
AoC’s Finance Directors conference, 21-22 May, ICC, Birmingham
Now in its fifteenth year, the 2013 College Finance Directors' Conference and Exhibition is an
unmissable event for finance leaders and managers in Colleges. 2013 promises to be the year
UPCOMING EVENTS
AoC London Network Events and Dates for the Diary
AoC Create Events
LONDON NEWS

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when the Coalition Government's promises turn into reality. Colleges will be grappling with
the simultaneous challenges of two new funding systems, the localisation of several budgets,
further education loans and the relentless grind of below-inflation rate increases. Opportunities
abound for those able to take them but success in activities like academy sponsorship, higher
education or apprenticeships requires careful risk management and advanced planning. The
Finance Directors' Conference is a part of this preparation and is a unique opportunity to test
the temperature of the sector and to gather ideas.
To register your attendance and to find out more please visit the AoC Create website.
AoC Cloud Technology Conference, 11 June, Inmarsat Conference Centre – London
This is key learning event for Senior Management Teams in the further education sector and is
a unique opportunity to learn about cloud technology. This conference is a unique opportunity
to learn from others within the sector, this event can help to consider cloud computing from a
strategic perspective as well as provide detail on the key drivers and issues faced by the
projects.
To register your attendance and to find out more please visit the AoC Create website.
AoC Create’s renowned Certificate in Leadership for Reputation course
AoC Create’s renowned Certificate in Leadership for Reputation course is back. This three day
reputation management course will take place in London on 19, 20 June and 3 July. It is led by
the current President Elect for the Chartered Institute of Public Relations, Sue Wolstenholme,
alongside Ben Verinder and Paul Noble. The CIPR accredited course consists of two days of
reputation management training with a follow up day devoted to media training.
To register your attendance and to find out more please visit the AoC Create website.
Adult Enterprise Summer Conference, 20 June 2013, Morley College
In 2011/12 the AOC/SFA funded an innovative curriculum project that produced not only a
new qualification framework for entrepreneurs but also a comprehensive range of blended
learning curriculum materials to support implementation. At the end of project funding 34
Colleges and Local Authority institutions got together to self-fund and share this blended
learning curriculum to provide an innovative entrepreneurship curriculum for adult learners
This conference is open to the sector to encourage you to find out whether you want to join
Adult Enterprise: innovative curriculum project in 2013/14 when will be shared a Level 1,
Level 2 and level 3 Enterprise curriculum that can be streamed to your Moodle VLE with
unlimited use for a variety of ages and will halve your teaching costs. The conference keynotes
and workshops will provide insight into the experience of using a shared blended learning
from a range of perspectives: Minister, students, manager, teacher, funder, ILT helpdesk
service, and awarding body perspective.
To find out more or to register your attendance please contact Rachel Gulliver at Adult
Enterprise.
Other Events

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If you like to get more information about the AoCLR attended recent and future
meetings/events please contact Eva Taumer, AoC London Team Administrator.
If you wish to contact the AoC London office to give feedback on this Bulletin, to request
additional information where we have offered it, or to provide suggested content for future
issues, please email Evelina Joykutty.
Caroline Neville Judith Smyth Evelina Joykutty
Regional Director Deputy Director Regional Co-ordinator
caroline.neville@aoc.co.uk judith.smyth@aoc.co.uk evelina.joykutty@aoc.co.uk
Eva Taumer
Team Administrator
eva.taumer@aoc.co.uk
Date
17 April London Energy and Efficiency Fund Meeting (CN)
18 April AoC London Regional Committee Meeting (AoCLR)
19 April LeSoCo Launch event (CN)
24 April Linking London – FE Data Project report back (CN)
24 April AoC London Principals’ Forum (AoCLR)
24 April Uxbridge College visit, Laraine Smith, Principal (CN)
24 April Working Capital Seminar, Centre for Cities and Addleshaw Goddard LLP (IA/JS)
25 April West Thames College visit, Marjorie Semple, Principal (CN)
Date Meetings/Events
29 April AoC London Vice Principals Curriculum &Quality Network meeting (AoCLR)
29 April AoC/Ofsted Action Learning Project 2 (IA/CN)
30 April AoC National Principals’ Policy Forum (CN, JS)
30 April Richmond Adult Education Centre visit, Gabe Flint, Principal (CN)
2 May AoC London Regional Committee Principals’ meeting with Deputy Mayor Munira
Mirza (AoCLR)
7 May Meeting with Ann Hodgson, Institute of Education and Ian Mason, London Chamber
of Commerce(CN)
8 May Meeting with Kat Cooper, Prevent (CN, JS)
8 May Institute of Education/AoC London Seminar: Youth Transitions 14+ the Role of London
FE (CN/JS)
9 May Redbridge College visit, Theresa Drowley, Principal (CN)
9 May Ofsted Learning and Skills London Regional HMI team meeting (CN)
9 May LSIS Building Progression Project: Task Group Meeting (CN/JS)
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