Our sector is incredibly diverse, which is one of its many strengths. We all have a lot in common, too - and it's important that we have a clear voice to represent our shared interests. By bringing everyone in the sector together under one identity we can create the strong image we need to be recognised and appreciated.
FE Works has been created by the Further Education Reputation Strategy Group (FERSG) to enhance the reputation of the FE sector on a national level.
A group of larger colleges who have achieved at least a grade 2 on their last Ofsted inspection on leadership and management.
157 Group
5th Floor, St Andrew’s House
18-20 St Andrew Street
London, EC4A 3AY
www.157group.co.uk
Aims to promote the interests of further education colleges in England and Wales. It provides a broad range of services to its subscribers and represents their interests locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.
AoC
2-5 Stedham Place
London, WC1A 1HU
020 7034 9900
www.aoc.co.uk
Represents independent learning providers throughout England. It influences the education and training agenda in order to: influence and secure a national skills strategy; secure the 14-19 learning curriculum opportunities for learning throughout life and demonstrate a government-supported learning market open to all providers offering high quality learning.
ALP
Colenso House
46 Bath Hill, Keynsham
Bristol, BS31 1HG
0117 986 5389
www.learningproviders.org.uk
The trade union and professional association for leaders and managers in colleges and schools. AMiE is a partnership between the Association for College Management (ACM) and Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL). AMiE is a student focused, values led organisation whose primary aim is to offer excellent trade union and professional support to its members.
ACM-AMiE
35 The Point
Market Harborough
Leicestershire, LE16 7QU
01858 461 110
www.acm.uk.com
A membership association for independent specialist colleges that provide further education or skills training for learners with complex learning difficulties and/or disabilities. Natspec supports its members through regular briefings, lobbying on strategic and policy issues, offering training events and promoting partnership working with a wide range of organisations and agencies.
NATSPEC
Derwen College
Oswestry, Shropshire
SY11 3JA
0117 923 2830
www.natspec.org.uk
The professional organisation and trade union for teachers, lecturers and other education professionals in further education and schools across the UK. It promotes and protects the interests of its members and champions good practice across the sectors via social partnership. It has the unique position of serving members in all sectors and levels of staff.
ATL (London Office)
7 Northumberland Street
London, WC2N 5RD
020 7930 6441
www.atl.org.uk
The government agency leading the national drive to ensure the effective and innovative use of technology throughout learning. Its ambition is to utilise the benefits of technology to create a more exciting, rewarding and successful experience for learners of all ages and abilities, enabling them to achieve their potential.
BECTA
Millburn Hill Road, Science Park
Coventry, CV4 7JJ
024 7641 6994
www.becta.org.uk
One of three new government departments set up by the Prime Minister in June 2007. It focuses on raising standards so that more children and young people reach expected levels, lifting more children out of poverty and re-engaging disaffected young people. In addition to its direct responsibilities, DCSF leads work across government to improve outcomes for children, including work on children’s health and child poverty.
DCSF
Sanctuary Buildings
Great Smith Street
London, SW1P 3BT
0870 000 2288
www.dfes.gov.uk
The work of BIS - on further and higher education, innovation, science and technology, intellectual property, and supporting evidence-based policy making across government - is therefore essential to national prosperity.
The department's remit covers post-19 learning, boosting take up of new technologies and delivering the skills businesses need
BIS
66-74 Victoria Street
Kingsgate House
London, SW1E 6SW
020 7215 5555
www.dius.gov.uk
Distinctive as the independent professional body for teachers, trainers, tutors and student teachers in the learning and skills sector. IfL’s three stategic priorities are: providing valuable benefits to members; raising the status of practitioners; and facilitating the contribution of practitioners to policy issues. IfL’s focus is on individual practitioners and their professionalism and status.
Institute for Learning
49-51 East Road
London, N1 6AH
0844 815 3202
www.ifl.ac.uk
A non-departmental public body which aims to improve the skills of England’s young people and adults to ensure we have a workforce of world-class standard. They are responsible for planning and funding high-quality education and training for everyone in England other than those in universities.
LSC
Cheylesmore House
Quinton Road
Coventry, CV1 2WT
0870 900 6800
www.lsc.gov.uk
The new sector owned body, formed from the Centre for Excellence in Leadership (CEL) and the Quality Improvement Agency (QIA) to develop excellent and sustainable further education provision across the sector.
LSIS Coventry
Friars House
Manor House Drive
Coventry, CV1 2TE
0870 211 3434
www.lsis.org.uk
The independent employer-led sector skills council responsible for the professional development of all those working in community learning and development, further education, higher education, libraries, archives and information services and work based learning across the UK.
Lifelong Learning UK
5th Floor, St Andrew’s House
18-20 St Andrew Street
London, EC4A 3AY
0870 757 7890
www.lluk.org
Information and Advice Service
020 7936 5798
advice@lluk.org
The national network of local authority adult learning officers and represents the local authority voice in national forums. It plays a key role in identifying the workforce issues of local authority adult learning provision.
LEAFEA
c/o Municipal Buildings
Church Road
Stockton, TS18 1XE
01642 526422
Facilitates network and information sharing between member organisations; to offer briefings and information updates to members; and to represent the views of members to national and regional bodies involved in overseeing learning and skills provision in England.
HOLEX (National Office)
PO Box 145
Childswickham
Broadway, WR12 7ZQ
0138 644 3550
Addresses the under-representation of Black Staff in the further education sector, particularly the small numbers of managers, senior staff and principals.
NBP
Wolverhampton Science Park
Wolverhampton, WV10 9RU
01902 715309
www.nbp.org.uk
A non-governmental organisation aiming to increase the number of adults in formal and informal learning and to improve opportunities and widen access to learning for those communities underrepresented in current provision.
NIACE
Renaissance House
20 Princess Road West
Leicester, LE1 6TP
0116 204 4200
www.niace.org.uk
The government department responsible for reviewing and monitoring the standards of education and training.
Ofsted
Royal Exchange Buildings
St Ann’s Square
Manchester, M2 7LA
08456 404045
www.ofsted.gov.uk
Work closely with government and other agencies. QCA lead the reform of education and training programmes that equip learners, teaching professionals and employers with the skills and support they need to meet the demands of the 21st century.
QCA
83 Piccadilly
London, W1J 8QA
020 7509 5555
www.qca.org.uk
Lobbies on behalf of sixth form colleges’ interests and provides them with advice and information. All sixth form colleges are members of this organisation.
SFCF
Local Government House
Smith Square
London, SW1P 3HZ
020 7187 7349
www.sfcf.lge.gov.uk
Established to raise standards in schools by attracting able and committed people to teaching and improving the effectiveness of the school workforce.
TDA
Buckingham Palace Road
London, SW1W 9SZ
0845 6000 991
www.tda.gov.uk
The largest public service trade union representing support staff working in further education and sixth form colleges throughout the UK.
UNISON
1 Mabledon Place
London, WC1H 9AJ
0845 355 0845
www.unison.org.uk
Acts as a national forum for the discussion of matters relating to the education of teachers and professional educators, and to the study of education in the university sector and contributes to the formulation of policy in these fields. Its members are UK universities involved in teacher education, and a number of colleges of higher education in the university sector.
UCET
Whittington House
19-30 Alfred Place
London, WC1E 7EA
020 7580 8000
www.ucet.ac.uk
The largest trade union and professional association for academics, lecturers, trainers, researchers, and academic-related staff working in further and higher education throughout the UK.
UCU
Carlow Street
London, NW1 7LH
020 7756 2500
www.ucu.org.uk
Edexcel, a Pearson company, is the UK's largest awarding body offering academic and vocational qualifications and testing to schools, colleges, employers and other places of learning in the UK and internationally.
190 High Holborn
London WC1V 7BH
www.edexcel.com
0844 844 0655
AmiE is the trade union and professional association for leaders and managers in colleges and schools.
ACM-AMiE
35 The Point
Market Harborough
Leicestershire
LE16 7QU
01858 464171
www.acm.uk.com
The biggest name in UK vocational education, with 2 million learners working towards one of our qualifications every year.
City & Guilds Head Office
1 Giltspur Street
London
EC1A 9DD
020 7294 2800
www.cityandguilds.com
Committed to offering the widest range of high quality learning opportunities in the region, to enable our students to obtain the skills and qualifications they need for higher education and their choice of a successful career.
Oxford City Centre Campus
Oxpens Road, Oxford,
Oxfordshire,
OX1 1SA
01865 550550
www.ocvc.ac.uk
In 2007, the University of Huddersfield attracted 45 partners to join it in a successful bid to become one of only 11 Centres for Excellence in Teacher Training for the Lifelong Learning Sector (LLS) that have been awarded across England by the DfES (as it was then). The LLS incorporates further education colleges, work-based learning providers and adult and community learning.
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University of Huddersfield
Queensgate
Huddersfield UK
HD1 3DH
01484 478247
http://hudcett.hud.ac.uk