AoC London Representation Table April 2013

1. AoC London Region Regional Representation
The table below outlines AoC London representation on current regional committees and stakeholder groups. It is worth noting that some of these
committees also have professional and provider committees that run in parallel.
External
Regional Committees Representative/s Comments and further information
London Enterprise Panel Ian Ashman, AoC London Region Chair and The Skills and Employment Working Group was established as a
(LEP) Skills and Principal of Hackney Community College Working Group of the London Enterprise Panel (‘the Panel’)
Employment Working Meetings to be held quarterly. For further details see link:
Group http://www.london.gov.uk/moderngov/ieListMeetings.aspx?CId=253
Learning and Skills Sue Rimmer, South Thames College; Paul Legal membership of LSIS. Advisory, consultative and representative
Improvement Service Wakeling, Havering Sixth Form College; Paula role. Visit the website here.
Council (LSIS council) Whittle, Ealing Hammersmith and West London
College; Jason Pemberton-Billing, Croydon College
Meetings with SFA, EFA, Regular meetings with Regional Director and http://skillsfundingagency.bis.gov.uk/
London Councils, NAS updates at Regional Committee, Principals’ Forums http://www.education.gov.uk/aboutdfe/executiveagencies/b00199952/t
he-education-funding-agency
http://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/
http://www.apprenticeships.org.uk/
GLA FE Meeting with Ian Ashman, Hackney Community College (Chair); Keep in touch meetings with Mayor’s advisor Munira Mirza
Mayoral Advisor Regional Director; London Principals
Mayor’s Education Inquiry Laraine Smith, Uxbridge College Launch of enquiry November 2011: http://tinyurl.com/739kry9
Final Report and Recommendations launched on 19 October 2012
Improving Choices for Ruth Lomax, Hackney Community College • 14-19 Choice board now ended; remainder of its remit
Young People Group (part subsumed into the ICYP group
of London Councils YPES • supports local authorities to enable informed 14-19 choice and
Board) meet their Careers Education, Information, Advice and
(formerly the 14-19 Choice Guidance (CEIAG) responsibilities in partnership with
Board) educators, employers and guidance providers by sharing
effective practice;
• leads the development and implementation of regional
practice that delivers local benefits, and facilitates the
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2. development of regional guidance to inform pan-London
working;
• provides challenge and support to the continuing
development of the London area-wide prospectus UCAS
Progress
ESF Regional Committee Regional Director
NIACE Adult Learners Deputy Director, Judith Smyth. Impact of adult learning in London.
Week Plus Steering Group
Contacts: Amanda Pavon-Lopez :pavonlopez@msn.com and
Simon Beer :Simon.Beer@niace.org.uk
London Metropolitan Maggie Knights, Greenwich Community College; London Metropolitan Network Limited's Board of Directors consists
Network Board Satnam Gill, Working Men’s College of senior members of staff from its member institutions and an
external director from a regional network operator outside the
London area. Members attend as directors of the board, not as AoC
representatives.
http://www.lmn.net.uk/
WorldSkills UK Regional Sue Rimmer, South Thames College. Regional Champions Group being reconstituted; for more
Skills Champion information contact Evelina Joykutty.
WorldSkills UK Area Skills Maria Thompson, Havering FE College; Paul Head,
Champions College of Haringey, Enfield and North East
London; Marjorie Semple, West Thames College;
Sue Rimmer, South Thames College; Peter
Mayhew-Smith, Kingston College
Partnership for Young Tom Mautner, trustee (Reserve: G Davis) PYL was founded in 2005 by a group of interested and committed
London individuals from statutory and voluntary youth organisations,
Connexions Partnerships and regional government bodies, to provide
a focal point for youth-related issues in London. Visit website here.
JISC RSC London Advisory Andy Cole, Vice Principal, Curriculum, City and JISC Coordination
Group Westminster College; Philip Elliott
Deputy Principal, Curriculum & Quality, BSix
Brooke House Sixth Form College; Jacqui Mace,
Stanmore College; Philip Badman, Newham FE
College
The Further Education Paul Head, College of Haringey, Enfield and North The Further Education Reputation Strategy Group (FERSG) has been
Reputation Strategy Group East London
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3. established as a sector-led group, to enhance the national reputation
of further education (FE). To achieve this, we have developed a
programme of activity which involves raising issues affecting the
sector's reputation with the government, cross-sector meetings,
research projects and providing credible advocates to act as
'champions' for the FE sector. Visit website here.
London Region Post-14 Jacqui Mace, Stanmore College (Reserve: Jane
Network Baker, College of North West London)
London Councils Young Frank McLoughlin, City & Islington College; Jane Reform of 14-19 Provision
People’s Education and Overbury, Christ the King Sixth Form College;
Skills (YPES) (formerly Caroline Allen (NATSPEC); Regional Director
RPG) (Observer)
FE-HE
Regional Committees Representative/s Comments and further information
Further and Higher Education Chair, Frank McLoughlin, City & Islington College; Linkage to Mayor’s Meeting. Still active but no longer
Partners Group (FHEPG) RD/EM + 2 Vice Chairs meeting.
AccessHE Steering Group Cathy Walsh and Paula Whittle to cover this between
them
2012 Groups (including FE-HE)
Regional Committees Representative/s Comments and further information
Podium (2012 FEHE) Board Ian Ashman, Hackney Community College; Martin Doel, Strategic partnership – national and regional
Chief Executive, AoC
London Organising Committee Ian Ashman attends the LOCOG Employment and Skills
of the Olympic and Paralympic Steering Group.
Games 2012 Forum (LOCOG
2012)
Lifelong Learning Networks
AoC/AoCLR Representative/s: Comments
National SDIs Network Ela Piotrowska, Principal, Morley College It includes WEA as well as the 4 residential Colleges and
City Lit, Working Men's, Mary Ward and Morley.
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4. The Network provides the secretariat, pay for lunch and
policy update by Joy Mercer at each on issues relating to
community and Adult Learning. It meets once a term.
West London LLN Jane Baker, Vice Principal, College of North West London; http://www.westlondonlln.org/
Shagufta Shahin, Director of HE
Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College; Pat
Carvalho, Vice-Principal, Harrow College; Sandie Dinnen,
Director, Stanmore College; Lorraine Collins,
Vice Principal, Uxbridge College; Jane Clifford
Deputy Assistant Principal Quality & Curriculum
West Thames College
Linking London LLN Liaison via regular meetings between RD and Linking FE Partners: Barking and Dagenham, Barnet College
London Lifelong Learning Network CEO City and Islington College, City of Westminster College,
Hackney Community College, Kensington and Chelsea
College, Lewisham College, Newham Sixth Form College,
Southwark College, The College of Haringey, Enfield and
North West London
Tower Hamlets College, Westminster Kingsway College.
More information: www.linkinglondon.ac.uk.
South London LLN Chair: Janet Sherborne, Vice Principal, Carshalton College. South London LLN is still active and they have a
subscription model for membership. They no longer have
funding for a wide range of projects, but are focusing on
sharing information and organising events which are
member organisations value, for example progressing
vocational learners and changes to qualifications and the
QCF. Lead Contact is Mandy Hobart:
M.Hobart@kingston.ac.uk
VetNet LLN Dr Paul Bryant, Capel Manor College http://www.vetnetlln.ac.uk/
AoC Portfolio groups and Internal groups
AoC/AoCLR Representative/s: Comments and further information
AoC National Board Andy Wilson (AoCLR representative) AoC Lead: Nathan Lucas
AoC Governors’ Council Godfrey Allen, South Thames College AoC Lead: Kevin McGladdery
AoC Strategy Group RDs and National Directors AoC Lead: Nathan Lucas
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5. AoC Skills & Funding Portfolio Laraine Smith, Uxbridge College; Keith Cowell, City of AoC Lead: Teresa Frith
Group Westminster College; Paula Whittle, Ealing, Hammersmith
and West London College; Mark Cook, Lewisham College;
Maxine Room, Lewisham College;
AoC HE in FE Group John Morris, Havering College of FE and HE AoC Lead: Nick Davy
AoC HE in FE Quality Group Amanda Hayes, Kensington and Chelsea College; Shirley
Farthing, City Lit; Lena Read, Ealing Hammersmith and
West London College; Valentina Keller, Greenwich
Community College; Colette Bruynseels, Richmond upon
Thames College; Jane Clifford, West Thames College.
AoC Performance and Quality Frances Wadsworth, Croydon College; Ian Ashman, AoC Lead: Joy Mercer
group Hackney Community College; Michael Farley, Tower
Hamlets College; Lois Fowler, Hackney Community
College; Tim Eyton-Jones, John Ruskin College; Pat
Squires, City of Westminster College
AoC 14-19 Delivery and Marie-Claire Williams, Barnet and Southgate College AoC Lead: Ayesha Williams
Diploma Expert Group
AoC 14-19 Funding Portfolio Laraine Smith, Uxbridge College; Cathy Walsh, Barking & AoC Lead: Debbie Ribchester
Group Dagenham College; Eddie Playfair, Newham Sixth Form
College; Tony Medhurst, Harrow College
AoC Innovation Committee Andy Wilson, Westminster Kingsway College, Maxine AoC Lead: Shireen Al-Khalili
Room, Lewisham College,
AoC International Portfolio Andy Wilson, Westminster Kingsway College; Ian AoC Lead: John Mountford
Group Ashman, Hackney Community College
AoC Technology Portfolio Paul Head, The College of Haringey, Enfield and North AoC Lead: Matt Dean
Group East London
AoC Sustainable Futures Heather Cross, Bromley College; Ian Kavanagh, Harrow AoC Lead: Ian Munro, Regional Director, AoC South West
College; Terry Knot, Westminster Kingsway College
AoC Research and Long-Term AoC Lead: Julian Gravatt
Development
AoC Local Government Group David Byrne, Barnet & Southgate College; June Jarrett, AoC Lead: Julian Gravatt
Haringey Sixth Form Centre; Tony Medhurst, Harrow
College; Tim Potter, Lewisham College
AoC Sport Portfolio Group Jacqui Mace, Stanmore College; Ian Ashman, Hackney AoC Lead: Clare Howard
Community College
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6. AoC Governance Godfrey Allen, South Thames College AoC Lead: Kevin McGladdery
AoC Sixth Form Colleges Group Eddie Playfair, Newham Sixth Form College; Paul
Wakeling, Havering Sixth Form College
AoC Employment Advisory Andy Wilson, Westminster Kingsway College; AoC Lead: Emma Mason
Committee
AoC Bloomsbury National David Ansell, Richmond Upon Thames College; Eddie
Network Group Playfair, Newham Sixth Form College; Tony Medhurst,
Harrow College
AoC Capital Reference National Andy Wilson, Westminster Kingsway College
Group meeting
AoC Information Learning David London, Havering College of Further Education
Technology National Network
AoC National MIS Technology Bharat Rathod, Barking and Dagenham College, Head of AoC Lead: Matt Dean
Group CIS
AoC National Personnel Anna Openshaw, College of North West London; Olivia AoC Lead: Emma Mason
Managers’ Network Besley, Newham College of Further Education
AoC Reputation Portfolio Group David Ansell, Richmond Upon Thames College AoC Lead: Ben Verinder
AoC Safeguarding Steering Nick Moore, City Lit AoC Lead: Emma Mason
Group
AoC WorldSkills Portfolio Sue Rimmer, South Thames College AoC Lead: David Smith
Group
AoC Urban Colleges Group Ian Ashman, Hackney Community College; Frances AoC Lead: Chris Walden
Wadsworth, Croydon College; Gary Chin, Greenwich
Community College; Ken Warman, B6 Brooke House Sixth
Form College; Paul Head, College of Haringey, Enfield
and North East London; Sue Rimmer, South Thames
College; Tim Eyton-Jones, John Ruskin College
AoC Skills Sub Groups
AoC/AoCLR Representative/s: Comments and further information
Automotive Skills Links to Sector Skills Councils – Awaiting AoC update
Business, Admin and Finance Links to Sector Skills Councils – Awaiting AoC update
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7. Construction Vicki Fagg, College of North West London Links to Sector Skills Councils
Engineering and Manufacturing Laraine Smith, Uxbridge College; Richard Chambers, Links to Sector Skills Councils
Lambeth College
Hospitality and Catering Andy Wilson, Westminster Kingsway College Links to Sector Skills Councils
(Champion)
ICT Links to Sector Skills Councils
Society, Health and Paula Whittle, Ealing, Hammersmith and West London Links to Sector Skills Councils
Development College; Jacqui Mace, Stanmore College; Marilyn
Hawkins, Barnet & Southgate College
Travel and Tourism Links to Sector Skills Councils
Sport and Leisure Ian Ashman, Hackney Community College Links to Sector Skills Councils
Creative and Media Links to Sector Skills Councils
Public Services Group in formation
Hair and Beauty Laraine Smith Uxbridge College (Champion) Group in formation
Retail Group in formation
Land Based & Environmental Group in formation
Logistics Group in formation
AoC London Region Groups
AoCLR Subcommittees Contact and further information
AoCLR Regional Committee Ian Ashman (Chair), Godfrey Allen (Vice-Chair), Paul Contact the AoC London Region office:
Butler, Keith Darvill, John Bolt, Cathy Walsh, Paula Evelina Joykutty
Whittle, Tony Medhurst, Tim Eyton-Jones, Andy
Wilson (ex officio member), Maria Thompson, Caroline
Allen (Co-opted), Anthony Lawton
Marketing Committee Maria Thompson (Chair), Gary Chin, Danny Ridgeway, Contact the AoC London Region office:
Ruth Lomax, Caireen Mitchell, Kaneez Shaid, Sally Judith Smyth
Obertell, Lynn Barratt, Ijeoma Akigwe, Elvie-Jo
Shergold, Ben Geeson, Anne Vessey, Alec Brand, Judith
Smyth.
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8. AoC London Region Networks:
Business Development Julie Naldrett, South Thames College; Judith Smyth. Contact the AoC London Region office:
Managers’ Network Judith Smyth
CIS/MIS Managers’ Network Bharat Rathod, Barking and Dagenham College, Head Contact the AoC London Region office:
of CIS Evelina Joykutty
Clerks Network Natalie Watt, South Thames College Contact the AoC London Region office:
Judith Smyth
Finance Directors’ Network Finance Directors of AoCLR; Finance Directors of Contact the AoC London Region office:
London LSC, DD, RC (Chairs: Michael Gainlall, John Evelina Joykutty
Ruskin College; Brian Page, Epping Forest College)
Governors’ Events Chairs and Governors from London Colleges Contact the AoC London Region office:
Judith Smyth
Heads of Sport Network Heads of Sport from London Colleges, Ian Ashman, Contact the AoC London Region office:
Hackney Community College; RD; Chair: Beth Harris, Evelina Joykutty
Newham Sixth Form College
Head of Student Services Heads of Student Services from London Colleges; RD Contact the AoC London Region office:
Network and DD. Chair: Kevin Grindley, Waltham Forest Evelina Joykutty
College
JISC Principals’ Lis Virtual Network Contact the AoC London Region office:
Evelina Joykutty
Marketing Managers’ Network Marketing Managers of AoCLR, DD, (Chair: Maria Contact the AoC London Region office:
Thompson; R Lomax, Hackney) Judith Smyth
Principals’ Forum All London Principals, RD, DD. Chair: Ian Ashman, Contact the AoC London Region office:
Hackney Community College Evelina Joykutty
Strategic Group for Sport Ian Ashman, Hackney Community College; Jacqui Contact the AoC London Region office:
Mace, Stanmore College; Beth Harris, Newham Sixth Evelina Joykutty
Form College; Clare Harris, Prospects 4 Sport, RD.
Vice Principals Curriculum VPs C&Q from London Colleges; Chair: Jane O’Neill, Contact the AoC London Region office:
&Quality Network College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London Evelina Joykutty
HE Coordinators Network HE Coordinators in London Colleges; Chair: Lyndon Contact the AoC London Region office:
Sly, City of Westminster College, RD and Nick Davy Evelina Joykutty
(AoC)
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9. Procurement Network Procurement Managers, RD, Carl Johnson (AoC) Contact the AoC London Region office:
Evelina Joykutty
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10. Procurement Network Procurement Managers, RD, Carl Johnson (AoC) Contact the AoC London Region office:
Evelina Joykutty
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