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AoC London Region Members’ Bulletin
28 September 2012 – Issue 121
Dear Colleagues,

AoC London’s Regional Committee held its first meeting of the season with a great discussion
to inform AoC London’s top policy priorities for the coming year. There is more work and
consultation to do, but after this we will be in a strong position to prepare a revised statement
on behalf of AoC London and all members. I will keep you all posted.

I am very much looking forward to meeting London Principals next week. The AoC London’s
Principal’s Forum meets on October 2nd 4.00 – 6.00pm at City of Westminster College. The
theme for this interactive session is around Funding Reforms and London Colleges. We have an
excellent line up of key contributors including the Skills Funding Agency, Education Agency,
National Apprenticeship Service, and London Council. Julian Gravatt from AoC will also be
joining the session.

On a different note you may know we are bringing together as many stories as possible on
London Colleges’ contribution to the success of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Thank
you to all those Colleges which have furnished us with material, but please keep it coming to
Evelina Bagusyte.

Best wishes
Caroline Neville

UPCOMING EVENTS

AoC National and AoC Create events

AoC 16-19 Study Programmes Roadshow sponsored by DfE, 8 October, Holiday Inn Regents
Park, London

The Department for Education (DfE) is sponsoring a series of regional 16-19 Study Programmes
Roadshows that will help Colleges prepare for the curriculum and funding changes coming
next September. The Government response to the 16-19 Study Programmes consultation and
the 16-19 Funding review signal big changes to the way Colleges organise the curriculum for
16-19 at all levels, across all types of programme including A levels as well as vocational
courses. The new 16-19 funding methodology will fund students for Programmes of Study
rather then by individual qualification.

To find out more about the event and to register your attendance please visit the AoC Create
website.

AoC Employment Law Conference 2012

The AoC Employment Law Conference is a key learning event for HR professionals and is the
only employment law conference designed specifically for the further education sector. The
AoC London Region Members’ Bulletin, 28 September 2012
event offers a unique opportunity for College HR professionals to gain the latest information,
advice and updates in employment law.

To find out more about the event please visit the AoC Create website.

Other events

Developing skills and employability in London – the evolving role of Further Education,
Friday 14 December, Barclays

Barclays Bank, with support from AoC London, are developing this interactive event to discuss
ways in which FE and businesses can collaborate to ensure skills provision meets the existing
and future needs of both London’s economy and employers. Issues to be discussed will
include: new models of working together; means by which FE and business can communicate
and build a strategy; what businesses want from the education system and current
gaps/challenges; other stakeholders i.e.: LAs/LEPs, examples of what’s working; the current
needs in London skills-wise; the competitive landscape for investment both nationally and
internationally.

For more information please contact Evelina Bagusyte.


CALLS FOR ACTION


Nominations are now being accepted for the AoC Student of the Year award 2012

Let us remind you that the entries for the AoC Student of the Year Award are opened. Colleges
can nominate any student whose achievements are truly remarkable. The award will be central
to the AoC Annual Conference’s showcase of student talent, with the winners announced at the
prestigious Gala Dinner on Wednesday 21 November.

The deadline for submissions is Friday 5 October 2012. This year the application form will be
sent out via an online process. Please see the Student of the Year Awards pages for more
information and details on how to apply.

AoC Student Photography Competition 2012

Please also note applications are now being invited for AoC’s fourth Student Photography
Competition. This annual contest has been highly successful and it gets bigger and bigger every
year with a phenomenal amount of entries. The photographs have been used for AoC
publications, marketing materials and on the website to promote Colleges. This year’s theme is
simply ‘Being a student’.

Winners will be announced at AoC’s Annual Conference Gala dinner in Birmingham on
Wednesday 21 November. There will be a gallery with a selection of entries displayed at the
Conference which attracts over 1200 delegates.

For more information please visit the AoC website.



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AoC London Region Members’ Bulletin, 28 September 2012
Box Office Bioethics: a film-making competition for students

Box Office Bioethics is a student film competition organised by the Nuffield Council on
Bioethics. The competition aims to get students making short films about contemporary
bioethics issues. Films can be about any bioethics topic, providing that it falls within the
biological and medical sciences and the ethical dimensions of the issue are clearly presented
and explored in engaging and creative ways.

Winners in each category will receive a prize of £200 in gift vouchers and their film will be
shown at the Council's annual public lecture in London in spring 2013. Runners up in each
category will receive £50 in gift vouchers.

The competition is open until 28 February 2013. For more information please contact Council’s
website.

USEFUL INFORMATION

Start Up Loans

Start Up Loans is the £82m government backed initiative to provide business loans to 18 - 24
year olds in England and is headed by Lord Young and James Caan. We are looking to
collaborate with delivery partners involved in access to youth, lending or pre-business support
and mentoring.
If you believe your organisation has something to offer in any of these areas you should contact
us now.
The Start Up Loans Company will work with applicants that cannot cover all of the areas listed
above to form mutually supportive consortia.

Please e-mail Nicholas Dear on nicholas@startuploans.co.uk to register your interest.

LONDON COLLEGES NEWS

Global Young Entrepreneur Honors Uxbridge College Students

                   Uxbridge College students received awards from a young entrepreneur who has
                   built a global business from making jam to his Nan's recipes.

                   The 23-year-old SuperJam innovator Fraser Doherty started making and selling
                   jam when he was just 14, and now supplies 2,000 supermarkets internationally
                   including Waitrose, Tesco and Morrisons. Fraser congratulated the Uxbridge
                   College students who included the overall winner Katherine Price of Ruislip,
                   who received the Super Star prize sponsored by Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets.

Uxbridge College picture

Katherine, a student on the BTEC Level 3 in Performing Arts Music Practice, was chosen for her
personal achievements, as well as for the way in which she has influenced the course to give it a
greater emphasis on classical music. She plays the piano, flute and cello and has performed at
events including Cinderella, and at college open evenings. She will now study music at
university.

To read a full story please visit London Colleges website.

                                                                                        Page 3 of 6
AoC London Region Members’ Bulletin, 28 September 2012
Recent AoC LR meetings

Date           Meetings with –            Attendees   Feedback
17 September   Youth Justice Board/YOT/   JS          AoCLR Working Group meeting to
               AoCLR Working Group                    finalise the Colleges/YOT Protocol.
18 September   Lyndon Sly, City of        CN          Planning AoC London HE network for
               Westminster College and                2012/2013
               Nick Davy, AoC
20 September   AoC ACER London            CN          The Agenda included:
               Procurement Network                        • Procurement Matters
               Meeting                                    • An overview of what the new
                                                              London      (ACER        managed)
                                                              procurement service offers
                                                          • Update      on     AoC       National
                                                              procurement support
24 September    AoC/Colleges/Youth        CN, JS      This meeting was to promote the
               Justice Board Meeting                  AoC/YOT Protocol – An Information
                                                      Sharing and Joint Working agreement
                                                      between Colleges, YOTs and Secure
                                                      Establishments.
24 September   Peter Mayhew – Smith,      CN          Meeting with Kingston and Carshalton
               Principal                              College Principal's Group
25 September   London Apprenticeship      JS          National Apprenticeship Awards &
               Awards                                 National Training Awards 2012
27 September   City Deal Event            CN          The Agenda included:
                                                         • Ian Ashman – AoC
                                                         • Kim Thorneywork – SFA
                                                         • Peter Roberts – Principal of Leeds
                                                              City College
27 September   AoC Urban Colleges         IA, CN      The Agenda included:
               Group                                     • Review of morning session –
                                                              Colleges and City Deals
                                                         • Ofsted and Urban Colleges
                                                         • Update from meeting with Centre
                                                              for Cities
27 September   London Regional            CN,JS       The Agenda included:
               Committee Meeting                         • Funding Agency updates
                                                         • Governors’ Engagement
                                                         • AoC updates
27 September   Talent Matching Steering   JS          “London Youth”-led steering group to
               Group                                  devise the Talent Match programme for
                                                      young people, funded by the Big Lottery
                                                      Fund.

28 September   Rhian Johnson,             CN, JS      2012 Olympic Jobs Evaluation
               Consultant,
               SQW


                                                                               Page 4 of 6
AoC London Region Members’ Bulletin, 28 September 2012
Future AoC LR meetings

 Date         Meetings with –          Attendees          Agenda
 1 October    Diana Neal, Head of       CN                Regular catch up meeting
              Economy, London Councils
 1 October    YMCA event                CN, JS            The Agenda to be confirmed
 2 October    World Skills Meeting      CN                The Agenda includes:
                                                             • WorldSkills       Engagement        in
                                                                 London
                                                             • Future WorldSkills group/
                                                                 communication structure
 2 October    ESOL meeting (GLA, JCP,        CN           To discuss ESOL workshop
              SFA, NCS)
 2 October    AoC London Principals’         AoCLR        The Theme – Funding Reforms and
              Forum                                       London Colleges
 4 October    Tony Medhurst, Principal       CN           College visit: Harrow College
 4 October    Vic Grimes,                    CN           Regular catch up meeting
              Apprenticeships
 5 October    Micelle Cuomo and Andrew       JS           To discuss FE Principals Meeting’s agenda
              Gates, GLA
 8 October    AoC 16-19 Study                CN           You can find the Agenda on the AoC
              Programmes Roadshow                         Create website
              sponsored by DfE
 10 October   LWBLA Conference               CN, JS       The Agenda to be confirmed
 10 October   Gary Chin, Principal           CN           College visit: Greenwich Community
                                                          College
 11 October   Mary Vine-Morris, London       CN           Regular catch up meeting
              Councils
 11 October   Paul Wakeling, Principal       CN           College visit: Havering Sixth Form College
 11 October   Mary Vine Morris               CN           Regular catch up meeting
 12 October   Paul Tucker, Job Centre Plus   CN           Regular catch up meeting


AoC London Network Events and Dates for the Diary

    •   AoC London Principals’ Forum, Tuesday 2 October, 4.00pm-6.00pm at City of
        Westminster College, Paddington Green Campus, Paddington Green, London W2 1NB.
        For more information please contact Evelina Bagusyte.
    •   AoC London Clerks’ Network meeting, Friday 19 October, 2.00-5.00pm at AoC offices,
        Stedham Place. For more information please contact Evelina Bagusyte.
    •   AoC London Heads of Student Services Network meeting, Tuesday 16 October,
        10.00am-1.00pm at AoC offices, Stedham Place. For more information please contact
        Evelina Bagusyte.




                                                                                     Page 5 of 6
AoC London Region Members’ Bulletin, 28 September 2012
    •   AoC London Marketing Committee meeting, Wednesday 17 October, 9.30am-11.00am
        at AoC offices, Stedham Place. For more information please contact Judith Smyth.
    •   AoC London Regional Committee Principals meeting with Munira Mirza, Mayoral
        Advisor, Thursday 18 October, 10.00am-11.30am, City Hall.      For more information
        please contact Evelina Bagusyte.
    •   AoC London Regional Forum, Thursday 18 October, 5.00pm-6.30pm at Eversheds, 1
        Wood Street, London, EC2V 7WS. For more information please contact Evelina
        Bagusyte.
    •   AoC London Vice Principals C&Q Network meeting, Monday 22 October, 3.00pm-
        5.00pm at AoC offices, Stedham Place. Please email Evelina Bagusyte for more
        information.
    •   AoC London HE Coordinators Network meeting, Wednesday 24 October, 2.00pm-
        5.00pm at AoC offices, Stedham Place. Please email Evelina Bagusyte for more
        information.
    •   AoC London Strategic Group for Sport meeting, Thursday 25 October 10.00am-
        11.30am at AoC offices, Stedham Place. Please email Evelina Bagusyte for more
        information.


Policy and other documents

 GLA news

 What more can be done to tackle food poverty in London?
 Support for London’s high streets on the agenda

 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 Bagusyte.

 Caroline Neville                    Judith Smyth
 Regional Director                   Deputy Director
 caroline.neville@aoc.co.uk          judith.smyth@aoc.co.uk

 Evelina Bagusyte                    Etha Taylor
 Regional Co-ordinator               Team Administrator
 evelina.bagusyte@aoc.co.uk          etha.taylor@aoc.co.uk




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AoC London Member's Bulletin - Issue 121

  • 1. AoC London Region Members’ Bulletin 28 September 2012 – Issue 121 Dear Colleagues, AoC London’s Regional Committee held its first meeting of the season with a great discussion to inform AoC London’s top policy priorities for the coming year. There is more work and consultation to do, but after this we will be in a strong position to prepare a revised statement on behalf of AoC London and all members. I will keep you all posted. I am very much looking forward to meeting London Principals next week. The AoC London’s Principal’s Forum meets on October 2nd 4.00 – 6.00pm at City of Westminster College. The theme for this interactive session is around Funding Reforms and London Colleges. We have an excellent line up of key contributors including the Skills Funding Agency, Education Agency, National Apprenticeship Service, and London Council. Julian Gravatt from AoC will also be joining the session. On a different note you may know we are bringing together as many stories as possible on London Colleges’ contribution to the success of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Thank you to all those Colleges which have furnished us with material, but please keep it coming to Evelina Bagusyte. Best wishes Caroline Neville UPCOMING EVENTS AoC National and AoC Create events AoC 16-19 Study Programmes Roadshow sponsored by DfE, 8 October, Holiday Inn Regents Park, London The Department for Education (DfE) is sponsoring a series of regional 16-19 Study Programmes Roadshows that will help Colleges prepare for the curriculum and funding changes coming next September. The Government response to the 16-19 Study Programmes consultation and the 16-19 Funding review signal big changes to the way Colleges organise the curriculum for 16-19 at all levels, across all types of programme including A levels as well as vocational courses. The new 16-19 funding methodology will fund students for Programmes of Study rather then by individual qualification. To find out more about the event and to register your attendance please visit the AoC Create website. AoC Employment Law Conference 2012 The AoC Employment Law Conference is a key learning event for HR professionals and is the only employment law conference designed specifically for the further education sector. The
  • 2. AoC London Region Members’ Bulletin, 28 September 2012 event offers a unique opportunity for College HR professionals to gain the latest information, advice and updates in employment law. To find out more about the event please visit the AoC Create website. Other events Developing skills and employability in London – the evolving role of Further Education, Friday 14 December, Barclays Barclays Bank, with support from AoC London, are developing this interactive event to discuss ways in which FE and businesses can collaborate to ensure skills provision meets the existing and future needs of both London’s economy and employers. Issues to be discussed will include: new models of working together; means by which FE and business can communicate and build a strategy; what businesses want from the education system and current gaps/challenges; other stakeholders i.e.: LAs/LEPs, examples of what’s working; the current needs in London skills-wise; the competitive landscape for investment both nationally and internationally. For more information please contact Evelina Bagusyte. CALLS FOR ACTION Nominations are now being accepted for the AoC Student of the Year award 2012 Let us remind you that the entries for the AoC Student of the Year Award are opened. Colleges can nominate any student whose achievements are truly remarkable. The award will be central to the AoC Annual Conference’s showcase of student talent, with the winners announced at the prestigious Gala Dinner on Wednesday 21 November. The deadline for submissions is Friday 5 October 2012. This year the application form will be sent out via an online process. Please see the Student of the Year Awards pages for more information and details on how to apply. AoC Student Photography Competition 2012 Please also note applications are now being invited for AoC’s fourth Student Photography Competition. This annual contest has been highly successful and it gets bigger and bigger every year with a phenomenal amount of entries. The photographs have been used for AoC publications, marketing materials and on the website to promote Colleges. This year’s theme is simply ‘Being a student’. Winners will be announced at AoC’s Annual Conference Gala dinner in Birmingham on Wednesday 21 November. There will be a gallery with a selection of entries displayed at the Conference which attracts over 1200 delegates. For more information please visit the AoC website. Page 2 of 6
  • 3. AoC London Region Members’ Bulletin, 28 September 2012 Box Office Bioethics: a film-making competition for students Box Office Bioethics is a student film competition organised by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics. The competition aims to get students making short films about contemporary bioethics issues. Films can be about any bioethics topic, providing that it falls within the biological and medical sciences and the ethical dimensions of the issue are clearly presented and explored in engaging and creative ways. Winners in each category will receive a prize of £200 in gift vouchers and their film will be shown at the Council's annual public lecture in London in spring 2013. Runners up in each category will receive £50 in gift vouchers. The competition is open until 28 February 2013. For more information please contact Council’s website. USEFUL INFORMATION Start Up Loans Start Up Loans is the £82m government backed initiative to provide business loans to 18 - 24 year olds in England and is headed by Lord Young and James Caan. We are looking to collaborate with delivery partners involved in access to youth, lending or pre-business support and mentoring. If you believe your organisation has something to offer in any of these areas you should contact us now. The Start Up Loans Company will work with applicants that cannot cover all of the areas listed above to form mutually supportive consortia. Please e-mail Nicholas Dear on nicholas@startuploans.co.uk to register your interest. LONDON COLLEGES NEWS Global Young Entrepreneur Honors Uxbridge College Students Uxbridge College students received awards from a young entrepreneur who has built a global business from making jam to his Nan's recipes. The 23-year-old SuperJam innovator Fraser Doherty started making and selling jam when he was just 14, and now supplies 2,000 supermarkets internationally including Waitrose, Tesco and Morrisons. Fraser congratulated the Uxbridge College students who included the overall winner Katherine Price of Ruislip, who received the Super Star prize sponsored by Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets. Uxbridge College picture Katherine, a student on the BTEC Level 3 in Performing Arts Music Practice, was chosen for her personal achievements, as well as for the way in which she has influenced the course to give it a greater emphasis on classical music. She plays the piano, flute and cello and has performed at events including Cinderella, and at college open evenings. She will now study music at university. To read a full story please visit London Colleges website. Page 3 of 6
  • 4. AoC London Region Members’ Bulletin, 28 September 2012 Recent AoC LR meetings Date Meetings with – Attendees Feedback 17 September Youth Justice Board/YOT/ JS AoCLR Working Group meeting to AoCLR Working Group finalise the Colleges/YOT Protocol. 18 September Lyndon Sly, City of CN Planning AoC London HE network for Westminster College and 2012/2013 Nick Davy, AoC 20 September AoC ACER London CN The Agenda included: Procurement Network • Procurement Matters Meeting • An overview of what the new London (ACER managed) procurement service offers • Update on AoC National procurement support 24 September AoC/Colleges/Youth CN, JS This meeting was to promote the Justice Board Meeting AoC/YOT Protocol – An Information Sharing and Joint Working agreement between Colleges, YOTs and Secure Establishments. 24 September Peter Mayhew – Smith, CN Meeting with Kingston and Carshalton Principal College Principal's Group 25 September London Apprenticeship JS National Apprenticeship Awards & Awards National Training Awards 2012 27 September City Deal Event CN The Agenda included: • Ian Ashman – AoC • Kim Thorneywork – SFA • Peter Roberts – Principal of Leeds City College 27 September AoC Urban Colleges IA, CN The Agenda included: Group • Review of morning session – Colleges and City Deals • Ofsted and Urban Colleges • Update from meeting with Centre for Cities 27 September London Regional CN,JS The Agenda included: Committee Meeting • Funding Agency updates • Governors’ Engagement • AoC updates 27 September Talent Matching Steering JS “London Youth”-led steering group to Group devise the Talent Match programme for young people, funded by the Big Lottery Fund. 28 September Rhian Johnson, CN, JS 2012 Olympic Jobs Evaluation Consultant, SQW Page 4 of 6
  • 5. AoC London Region Members’ Bulletin, 28 September 2012 Future AoC LR meetings Date Meetings with – Attendees Agenda 1 October Diana Neal, Head of CN Regular catch up meeting Economy, London Councils 1 October YMCA event CN, JS The Agenda to be confirmed 2 October World Skills Meeting CN The Agenda includes: • WorldSkills Engagement in London • Future WorldSkills group/ communication structure 2 October ESOL meeting (GLA, JCP, CN To discuss ESOL workshop SFA, NCS) 2 October AoC London Principals’ AoCLR The Theme – Funding Reforms and Forum London Colleges 4 October Tony Medhurst, Principal CN College visit: Harrow College 4 October Vic Grimes, CN Regular catch up meeting Apprenticeships 5 October Micelle Cuomo and Andrew JS To discuss FE Principals Meeting’s agenda Gates, GLA 8 October AoC 16-19 Study CN You can find the Agenda on the AoC Programmes Roadshow Create website sponsored by DfE 10 October LWBLA Conference CN, JS The Agenda to be confirmed 10 October Gary Chin, Principal CN College visit: Greenwich Community College 11 October Mary Vine-Morris, London CN Regular catch up meeting Councils 11 October Paul Wakeling, Principal CN College visit: Havering Sixth Form College 11 October Mary Vine Morris CN Regular catch up meeting 12 October Paul Tucker, Job Centre Plus CN Regular catch up meeting AoC London Network Events and Dates for the Diary • AoC London Principals’ Forum, Tuesday 2 October, 4.00pm-6.00pm at City of Westminster College, Paddington Green Campus, Paddington Green, London W2 1NB. For more information please contact Evelina Bagusyte. • AoC London Clerks’ Network meeting, Friday 19 October, 2.00-5.00pm at AoC offices, Stedham Place. For more information please contact Evelina Bagusyte. • AoC London Heads of Student Services Network meeting, Tuesday 16 October, 10.00am-1.00pm at AoC offices, Stedham Place. For more information please contact Evelina Bagusyte. Page 5 of 6
  • 6. AoC London Region Members’ Bulletin, 28 September 2012 • AoC London Marketing Committee meeting, Wednesday 17 October, 9.30am-11.00am at AoC offices, Stedham Place. For more information please contact Judith Smyth. • AoC London Regional Committee Principals meeting with Munira Mirza, Mayoral Advisor, Thursday 18 October, 10.00am-11.30am, City Hall. For more information please contact Evelina Bagusyte. • AoC London Regional Forum, Thursday 18 October, 5.00pm-6.30pm at Eversheds, 1 Wood Street, London, EC2V 7WS. For more information please contact Evelina Bagusyte. • AoC London Vice Principals C&Q Network meeting, Monday 22 October, 3.00pm- 5.00pm at AoC offices, Stedham Place. Please email Evelina Bagusyte for more information. • AoC London HE Coordinators Network meeting, Wednesday 24 October, 2.00pm- 5.00pm at AoC offices, Stedham Place. Please email Evelina Bagusyte for more information. • AoC London Strategic Group for Sport meeting, Thursday 25 October 10.00am- 11.30am at AoC offices, Stedham Place. Please email Evelina Bagusyte for more information. Policy and other documents GLA news What more can be done to tackle food poverty in London? Support for London’s high streets on the agenda 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 Bagusyte. Caroline Neville Judith Smyth Regional Director Deputy Director caroline.neville@aoc.co.uk judith.smyth@aoc.co.uk Evelina Bagusyte Etha Taylor Regional Co-ordinator Team Administrator evelina.bagusyte@aoc.co.uk etha.taylor@aoc.co.uk Page 6 of 6