AoC London Region Networks 2012-13

1. AoC London Region meetings and networks
AoCLR lead
Frequency of
AoC London Region contact
meetings per Chair Past agenda items
meetings and Networks
year
AoCLR Regional 5 Ian Ashman, Principal, • Discussion items; funding updates, feedback
Committee Hackney Community College from AoCLR events and forum
Judith Smyth
• Items to note; updates from AoC board,
and Evelina
Governors Council, Podium and AoC London, Bagusyte
Mayor and Apprenticeships
AoCLR Regional Forum 3 Ian Ashman, Principal, • AoC Policy Update from Lesley Davies
Hackney Community College • Sport England/DCMS funding for College
sector
Judith Smyth
• Ofsted: Guidelines on the new inspection
and Evelina
framework. What does Excellent Governance
Bagusyte
look like?
• Mills and Reeve: Excellent Governance in the
Sector
Principals' Forum In response to Ian Ashman, Principal, • SFA, YPLA – updates
topical concerns Hackney Community College • 2012 Jobs: Opportunities for Colleges
• Update from Urban College Group and the
London Riots Judith Smyth
• Oftsed: The New Ofsted Inspection Framework and Evelina
for Further Education and Skills Bagusyte
• LSIS Regional Response Fund extension project
• Mayor’s Education Enquiry
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2. Marketing Committee 3 Michael Farley, Principal, • Feedback from Marketing Managers’ Network
Tower Hamlets College and planning for next event
• WorldSkills campaign update
• London Colleges website update Judith Smyth
• Update on the 2012 Marketing/PR Campaign and Evelina
• Apprenticeships Week Bagusyte
• LSIS – Models of Employer Engagement Project
• Prospects – Skills Show/Prospects presentation
Marketing Managers' 2 Michael Farley, Principal, • Colleges in their Communities: Chris Morecroft
Network Tower Hamlets College • Pride in Your College (PIYC) South Thames
College (STC): case study
• Fiona Carthy from the Knowledge Partnership:
Workshop on Reputation Management and
Judith Smyth
Workshop Discussion
• Working with International Colleagues on a
Collective Offer
• London Region PR campaign Update: Jo Gilham
Finance Directors' Network 3 Brian Page, formerly of • Open forum and feedback from national
Hackney Community College committee
and Michael Gainlall, John • Barclays Corporate – ‘How banks assess
Ruskin College Colleges for lending’
• ‘Income diversification through Acquisition’ –
• AoC, YPLA, SFA – updates
Evelina
• Buzzacott LLP – current VAT issues on colleges
Bagusyte
• PKF/CFDG Risk Management guidance
• Syscap – Public Sector Client Account Manager
• Implementation of Shared services, practical
issues
• Finalysis – Services to the further education
sector
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3. Business Development 3 Julie Naldrett, Vice Principal, • SFA – Policy updates and discussion Adults
Managers' Network South Thames College Single Budget
• Update from AOC Skills Policy Advisor
• JCP/Provider Collaboration
• Enterprise and Innovation – LSIS/AOC
Judith Smyth
• JISC Advance – support and collaboration
• GLA – London Local Enterprise Partnership
• FE Commercial
• Go4it Programme
CIS/MIS Managers' 3 Tracey McIntosh, • Updates from John Perks, Head of the
Network Barnet and Southgate College Information Authority
• Dean Williams, Customer and Service Director,
Learning Records Service
Evelina
• Data Service update: Strategic Replatforming of
Bagusyte and
data collection systems
Cyheme Bilouta
• Dynistics presentation regarding Active
Dashboards
• Eduserv – Education Cloud project
Vice-Principals 2 Jane O'Neill, The College of • AoC Policy update from Joy Mercer
(Curriculum & Quality) Haringey, Enfield and North • AoC Funding positions for the next year from
Network East London Julian Gravatt Evelina
• Sport and new bidding opportunities Bagusyte
• JCP Work
• Feedback on National Careers Services website
• WorldSkills UK update
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4. Governors' Events 2 Ian Ashman, Principal, • SFA – Policy Developments Judith Smyth
Hackney Community College • Eversheds LLP – The Legal Framework and Evelina
• LSIS – Emerging Governance Models – LSIS Bagusyte
case studies and discussion
Clerks' Network 3 Natalie Lynch, South Thames • Review of Governance
College • Report back from the National Clerks’ Network Judith Smyth
National Committee and Governors’ Council and Cyheme
• Feedback from recent inspections Bilouta
• Education Act 2011
• Strategic Partnerships in the Sector
Strategic Group for Sport 3 Ian Ashman, Principal, • Respective roles of London Strategic Group for Evelina
Hackney Community College Sport and Heads of Sports Network Bagusyte
• London strategy – setting direction and main
priorities for 2011-12 in relation to ‘Growing
Sport; Growing Colleges’
• Sport England Strategy, BCS update
• Progress of the Pro Active co-ordinated Sub
Regional meetings in relation to the Sport
England Funding
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5. Heads of Sport Network 3 Beth Harris, Sports Academy • National Strategy Sport England funding, BCS
Manager, Newham Sixth Form – updates
College • Working with NGBs and employers – proposal
for the provision of relevant workforce
qualifications
Evelina
• Feedback from meeting with Simon Cooper,
Bagusyte
Head of Sport Unit, GLA
• New Sport England and government Youth and
Community Strategy
• Update on regional Sport England funded pilot
project
• Leadership – qualifications and funding
AoC London Region Sport 1 Ian Ashman, Principal, • National Policy and BCS updates Evelina
Conference Hackney Community College • Inspirational student speeches from NewVic Bagusyte
students & Richmond Upon Thames students
• Great Moments of Sportsmanship
• Teaching & Learning – Evidence Based Learning
• Sport Funding – Models for external funding
• Student Led Sport & Community Links – FE
Pilot Projects & SportsMakers programme
• London Healthy Colleges Group – How to
Achieve Healthy College Accreditation
• Inclusive and Active – inclusion framework
specific to London Sports Organisations
• Growing Sport; Growing Colleges – A Strategy
for Sport in Further Education Colleges – 2011 –
2015 by Clare Howard
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6. Head of Student Services 3 Kevin Grindley, Head of Evelina
Network Student Services, Waltham • AoC London, AoC Policy, WorldSkills, GLA Bagusyte
Forest College updates
• Feedback from meeting with Mayor Adviser for
Youth & Culture
• Monitoring impact of loss of EMA and other fee
changes
• SFE – Results from the National CEIAG Survey
• AllAboutCareers
• DCLG’s work on youth homelessness
• No Free Lunch? Campaign
• Generating Genius project
• Go4it Programme
HE Coordinators Network 2-3 Lyndon Sly, Director for • HE in FE: the big picture and what it means for Caroline
Higher Education London Colleges; Neville/Evelina
Development, • HEFCE update; Bagusyte
City of Westminster College • London Colleges HE Collaboration by Nick
Davy, AoC HE Policy Manager and Caroline
Neville, AoC London Regional Director
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