2. There are 51 London Colleges, with at least one in
“ Colleges in London provide a
massive contribution to the capital,
every London Borough. Each College is unique but is
categorised into one of three different types:
meeting employers’ needs for skills ƒ General Further Education College – 33 in London
and unlocking the potential of our
communities, through high quality ƒ Sixth Form College – 12 in London
education and training.
ƒ Specialist College – 6 in London
Please contact us to help develop In 2009/10, London Colleges:
your partnership with the great
resource that is ‘London Colleges’. ” ƒ had a collective turnover of £1.1 billion
Ian Ashman ƒ employed 31,000 people; 17,000 of whom were
Chair, Association of Colleges, London Region teachers and lecturers
and Principal, Hackney Community College
ƒ spent £755 million, or 66% of their budgets, on
staff costs
A list of AoC London Member Colleges is on page 15.
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3. What Colleges offer The College Curriculum
London Colleges provide high quality courses
Entry level
and training programmes for the best value, Language (ESOL), Literacy and Numeracy; Foundation Learning;
delivering A level courses, Apprenticeships, Functional Skills; vocational awards, certificates and diplomas
foundation degrees and the professional Level 1
qualifications that employers need and giving GCSEs; NVQs; Foundation Diplomas; Language, Literacy and
Numeracy; Functional Skills; Foundation Learning; vocational
adults the skills to find new jobs. A report* awards, certificates and diplomas
published in 2011 by the Department for Level 2
Business Innovation and Skills shows that GCSEs; iGCSEs; NVQs; Apprenticeships; Higher Diplomas;
Language, Literacy and Numeracy; Functional Skills; First
people with further education qualifications Certificates/Diplomas; vocational awards, certificates and diplomas
generate an additional £75 billion for Level 3
the economy over their lifetimes, with AS/A levels; International Baccalaureates; NVQs; Advanced
Apprenticeships generating around £40 for each Diplomas; Apprenticeships; National Certificates/Diplomas;
vocational awards, certificates and diplomas Key
pound of Government investment. Levels 4 & 5 ESOL English for Speakers of
NVQs; Higher Apprenticeships; HNCs/HNDs; Foundation degrees; Other Languages
teacher training; professional qualifications GCSE General Certificate in
To find out about the huge range of courses on Secondary Education
Level 6
offer at London Colleges, go to Bachelor degrees HNC Higher National Certificate
www.londoncolleges.com HND Higher National Diploma
Level 7 iGCSE International GCSE
Masters degrees; postgraduate certificates and diplomas; advanced NVQ National Vocational
professional qualifications; teacher training Qualification
Note
* Measuring the economic impact of further education, BIS Many awards have the word ‘award’, ‘certificate’ or ‘diploma’ in their title. Anyone interested in pursuing an
Research Paper Number 38, March 2011 award needs to check at what level the award is being offered.
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4. Students in London Colleges Apprenticeships in London
There is a rising number of Apprenticeships in London and
In 2009/10: Colleges are helping to drive the growth.
ƒ There were 440,000 students on further ƒ 39 London Colleges provided higher
education courses in London Colleges education Apprenticeships in London
ƒ 75,000 16 and 17-year-olds chose to study in ƒ 62% of London Colleges taught Foundation 2009 /10
London Colleges (compared with 66,000 in Degrees 2008 /09
maintained schools)
ƒ 86% of HNCs and 52% of HNDs were 2007 /08
ƒ 6,000 14 to 15-year-olds were enrolled at a delivered by Colleges 2006 /07
London College 2005 /06
ƒ 34% of all Foundation Degree students were
ƒ Over 5,000 students from outside the EU taught in Colleges 05,000
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10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000
studied in London Colleges Delivered within Colleges London Residents
Note Source: National Apprenticeship Service, 2011
ƒ Ethnic minority students made up 46% of Higher education figures are based on student full person equivalents
learners in London Colleges compared to 30% (FPEs) rather than full time equivalents (FTEs)
Higher education students registered at Colleges are only included if
of the population of London they are studying prescribed courses of higher education Work with Employers and the
Unemployed
Famous Alumni of London Colleges
Jamie Oliver, Westminster Kingsway College| Kim Wilde, Capel Manor College | Teddy Sheringham, Colleges deliver thousands of places in employer based
Sir George Monoux College | Rhiannon Jones, Hackney Community College | Tinie Tempah (Patrick training programmes and are working with Jobcentre Plus and
Junior Okogwu), St Francis Xavier College Work Programme Providers to get unemployed Londoners
into jobs.
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5. Quality London Colleges working together
London Colleges offer some of the finest During a period of shrinking public resource, London Colleges have come
teaching facilities in the capital together to share their expertise and develop collaborative solutions for issues
that affect London residents, students and employers alike. For example, in
ƒ 62% of London Colleges were graded the current year, London Colleges are working on:
Good or Outstanding by Ofsted at
their most recent inspection ƒ a common framework for dealing with the new bursaries that are
replacing the Educational Maintenance Allowance (EMA)
ƒ FE Success Rates for London Colleges
were 82% (78% for 16-18 year olds ƒ a checklist for tackling serious youth violence and gangs
and 84% for adults) in 2009/10
ƒ a ‘community scorecard’ for London Colleges
ƒ 89% of students in London Colleges
were fairly, very or extremely satisfied ƒ projects to engage more people in sport
with the quality of teaching in their
ƒ a number of high profile shared services projects
College in 2009/10
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6. WorldSkills London 2011 Olympics and Paralympics 2012
5-8 October, ExCel centre
London Colleges, especially those in the Host
London Colleges are taking part in the biennial Boroughs, are heavily involved in preparation for
international event to celebrate skills by: London 2012. The contribution of London Colleges
to the Games includes:
ƒ competing in the event (Westminster
Kingsway College and Havering FE College ƒ working with LOCOG and their contractors to
trained competitors in cooking and plumbing maximise local employment to meet the need
& heating respectively) for over 50,000 trained staff in catering, security,
retail, cleaning and waste
ƒ exhibiting at the event
ƒ working on the joint College LOCOG ‘Bridging
ƒ showcasing examples of what they offer to the Gap’ project to add an events module onto
students and employers courses for chosen students
ƒ offering ‘Have a Go’ opportunities for people ƒ making College facilities available for volunteer
to enjoy ‘bite size’ tasters of new skills training, the torch relay, hosting international
delegations and as sports camps for Olympic
Information about the event and much more can be and Paralympic athletes during Games time
found at: www.worldskillslondon2011.com
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7. AoC Create (formerly AoC Management Services)
is a distinct company, wholly owned by the
Association of Colleges. We operate at the heart
of the College sector. Our profits are reinvested
into AoC in order to deliver the level of service
AoC’s members deserve.
The strength of AoC Create lies in offering high
quality and cost effective support to Colleges.
Our team is made up of talented and experienced
people and we are proud of the results we achieve.
What do we do?
consultancy
executive and interim resourcing
event management
training
Call us: 020 7299 6980
Visit our website: www.aoc-create.co.uk
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8. AoC London Member Colleges
General Further Education & Tertiary Colleges (33) Tower Hamlets College
Barking & Dagenham College Uxbridge College
Barnet College Waltham Forest College
Bexley College Westminster Kingsway College
Bromley College of Further & Higher Education West Thames College
Carshalton College
City and Islington College Sixth Form Colleges (12)
City of Westminster College B6 Sixth Form College – Brooke House
College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London Christ the King Sixth Form College
College of North West London Haringey Sixth Form Centre
London map
Croydon College Havering Sixth Form College
Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College John Ruskin College
Greenwich Community College Leyton Sixth Form College
Hackney Community College Newham Sixth Form College
Hampstead Garden Suburb Institute St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College
Harrow College St Dominic’s Sixth Form College
Havering College of Further & Higher Education St Francis Xavier College
Kensington and Chelsea College Sir George Monoux College
Kingston College Woodhouse College
Lambeth College
Lewisham College Specialist Designated Institutions (5)
Newham College of Further Education City Lit
Redbridge College Hillcroft College
Richmond Adult Community College Mary Ward Centre
Richmond upon Thames College Morley College
Southgate College Working Men’s College
South Thames College
Agriculture & Horticulture (1)
Southwark College
Capel Manor College
Stanmore College
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9. Photographs courtesy of: AoCLR contacts
City and Islington College (cover)
If you want to know more about London Colleges,
Barnet College (p2, p10 & p13)
College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London (p3 & p10) please visit www.londoncolleges.com
Bromley College of Further & Higher Education (p4)
AoC London Region
Kingston College (p5)
Barking & Dagenham College (p6)
2-5 Stedham Place
City of Westminster College (p8 & p10) London
Capel Manor College (p10) WC1A 1HU
Sir George Monoux College (p11)
South Thames College (p11) Kate Anderson
Tower Hamlets College (p14) Regional Director
Redbridge College (p15) kate.anderson@aoc.co.uk
020 7034 9976
Judith Smyth
Executive Manager
judith.smyth@aoc.co.uk
020 7034 9997
Rebecca Breen
Regional Coordinator
rebecca.breen@aoc.co.uk
020 7034 9998
Cyheme Bilouta
Team Administrator
cyheme.bilouta@aoc.co.uk
020 7034 9966
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