The document outlines various regional committees that AoC London has representation on, divided into external committees related to general stakeholders, further education, and higher education. Some key representatives from AoC London include Paul Head on the London Skills and Employment Board and Learning and Skills Improvement Service Board, and Ian Ashman as observer on the London Development Agency Board. The regional committees cover areas such as skills and employment strategy for London, adult learning, further education improvement, and engagement with replacement agencies for the former Learning and Skills Council.

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AoC London Region Regional Representation
The table below outlines AoC London representation on current regional committees in the following categories: External (general stakeholders and
partners); FE-HE; 2012; London First Principal Sponsor Groups and Internal. It is worth noting that some of these committees also have professional
and provider committees that run in parallel.
External
Regional Committees Representative/s Status Further Information
London Skills and Employment Paul Head Responsible for London’s London Skills & Employment Board,
Board (LSEB board) Adult Skills strategy Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, SE1 8AA.
Switchboard: 020 7593 8000
www.london.gov.uk/lseb
London Development Agency Chair, Ian Ashman (observer status) Strategic link with LSEB Ian Ashman,
Board (LDA) Principal
Hackney Community College
T: 020 7613 9227
LDA Business & Skills Committee Tbc - formerly Sue Rimmer as LDA Linked to LDA Board
Board Observer
Learning and Skills Improvement Paul Head National improvement Visit the website here.
Service Board (LSIS board) body dedicated to the
development of the FE and
skills sector
Learning and Skills Improvement Sue Rimmer, Paul Wakeling, Paula Legal membership of LSIS. Visit the website here.
Service Council (LSIS council) Whittle Advisory, consultative and
representative role
Meetings with LSC’s successor Tbc – Expected that all Regional New arrangements being http://skillsfundingagency.bis.gov.uk/
agencies (SFA, YPLA, RPG, NAS) Committee Principals will put in place. http://www.ypla.gov.uk/
participate and that former regular http://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/
LSC meeting attendees (Sue http://www.apprenticeships.org.uk/
Rimmer) will also be involved
LifeLong Learning UK SSC Laraine Smith, M Hawkins FECs as employers and Under investigation
Advisory Group linked to RQIP
GLA FE Annual Mayor’s Meeting Chair, RD + Principals tbc Strategic Keep in touch meetings with Mayor’s
advisor Anthony Brown.
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London 14-19 Choice Board Ruth Lomax (Hackney Community 14-19 implementation Group currently under review.
College) agenda
ERDF Programmes Monitoring RD RD has observer status
Committee
ESF Regional Committee RD
NIACE/ LDA Adult Learners Week Judith Smyth Impact of adult learning in Contacts: Amanda Pavon-Lopez,
Plus Steering Group London pavonlopez@msn.com and Simon Beer,
Simon.Beer@niace.org.uk
LMN Board M Knight (Greenwich Community Members attend as London Metropolitan Network Limited's
College), Satnam Gill (Working directors of the board, not Board of Directors consists of senior
Men’s College) as AoC representatives. members of staff from its member
institutions and an external director from
a regional network operator outside the
London area.
http://www.lmn.net.uk/
IOD Central London (education Geoff Pine Employer Engagement G Pine is the Education Liaison Officer
liaison) for the Central London Branch of the
IoD. They meet every month and hold a
major event in Enterprise week, which is
targeted at 16-25 year olds in Colleges
(and schools) and seeks to get them to
engage as employers with a Skills
agenda.
New Engineering Advisory Panel RD funding for FECs and Under investigation
Higher Level Skills agenda;
National Strategic Skills
Agenda
UK Skills Regional Skills Champion Vicki Fagg Under investigation
UK Skills Area Skills Champions Noel Otley, Paul Head, M Cavalli, Under investigation
Majorie Semple, Sue Rimmer
London 2011 Project Team Noel Otley Still active but havn’t met for a while.
Partnership for Young London Tom Mautner, trustee (Reserve: G PYL was founded in 2005 by a group of
Davis) interested and committed individuals
from statutory and voluntary youth
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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 Group Andy Williams (Chair) (Kingston JISC Coordination
College), R McAuliffe (Christ the
King), Paul Head, Jacqui Mace,
Philip Badman (Newham College),
Susan Overton-Edwards (City of
Westminster College)
The Further Education Reputation Paul Head National body to raise FE The Further Education Reputation
Strategy Group profile Strategy Group (FERSG) has been
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 Network Jacqui Mace (Reserve: Jane Baker, Still active. Awaiting a formal update
CNWL) from Jacqui Mace.
Prime Minister’s Initiative 2 Geoff Pine The Board meets 3 times a year and
Programme Board Geoff Pine reports back to John
Mountford at head Office. (Final year
2010/2011).
London Councils Regional Planning Frank McLoughlin, Jane Overbury, Reform of 14-19 Provision
Group Caroline Allen (NATSPEC)
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FE-HE
Regional Committees Representative/s Status Further Information
Further and Higher Education Chair, Frank McLoughlin, RD/EM Linkage to Mayor’s Meeting Still active but no longer meeting. Speak
Partners Group (FHEPG) + 2 VCs to KA about Jane Glanville’s email.
London AimHigher Forum Ian Mitton (Greenwich CC) FE HE practitioners group Under investigation
2012 Groups (including FE-HE)
Regional Committees Representative/s Comments
Podium (2012 FEHE) Board Ian Ashman, Martin Doel (AoC CEO). Strategic partnership – national and regional
London Organising Committee of the Olympic AoC Investigating This still exists. Unsure if there is an FE/College
and Paralympic Games 2012 Forum (LOCOG Formerly U Tyrie-Socha. presence. Dick Fisher (St Mary’s University
2012) College sits on it for London’s HE sector) and
Kate from Podium also attends when the subject
matter is relevant.
Construction Skills National Skills Academy for AoC Investigating Under investigation
Construction and Employment (CSR) Formerly U Tyrie-Socha, F Horan
Partnership Board
LEST Implementation Group Under investigation
AoC London/London First Principal Sponsor Groups
London First Representatives Comments
London Economic Panel Andy Wilson A quarterly meeting of senior people from a variety
of sectors to take the economic temperature of those
sectors, in London.
AoC London/London First Principal Sponsor Andy Wilson, Frank McLoughlin, Paula Direction setting meeting.
Group Whittle, Martin Tolhurst, Paul Head, Keith
Cowell, Maxine Room, Sue Rimmer, Vicki
Fagg, Geoff Pine, Tony Medhurst, Laraine
Smith, Michael Farley, RD/EM
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Lifelong Learning Networks
AoC/AoCLR Representative/s: Comments
West London LLN AoC investigating The Network Board of the WL LLN is made up of
Vacancy (formerly L Pearson (EHWLC)) senior representatives from our partner colleges and
universities, all of whom support the work of the
LLN financially and practically.
Partners:
Ealing, Hammersmith & West London
Harrow
North West London
Stanmore
Uxbridge
West Thames
Linking London LLN No AoC representative, Liaison via regular Visit website for more information:
meetings between RD and Linking London www.linkinglondon.ac.uk.
Lifelong Learning Network CEO
FE Partners:
Barking and Dagenham
Barnet College
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
South London LLN Chair: Janet Sherborne, Vice Principal at South London LLN is still very much operational
Carshalton College. and 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
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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 Under investigation
AoC Skills Sub Groups
AoC/AoCLR Representative/s: Comments
Automotive Skills Nick Sinnamon Links to Sector Skills Councils
Business, Admin and Finance Paula Whittle Links to Sector Skills Councils
Construction Vicki Fagg Links to Sector Skills Councils
Engineering and Manufacturing Laraine Smith, Richard Chambers, Martin Links to Sector Skills Councils
Tolhurst
Hospitality and Catering Andy Wilson (Champion) Links to Sector Skills Councils
ICT Richard Chambers Links to Sector Skills Councils
Society, Health and Development Paula Whittle, Jacqui Mace, Marilyn Links to Sector Skills Councils
Hawkins
Travel and Tourism Paula Whittle, Geoff Pine Links to Sector Skills Councils
Sport and Leisure Ian Ashman Links to Sector Skills Councils
Creative and Media Links to Sector Skills Councils
Public Services Group in formation
Hair and Beauty Laraine Smith (Champion) Group in formation
Retail Group in formation
Land Based & Environmental Group in formation
Logistics Group in formation
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Internal
AoC/AoCLR Representative/s: Comments
AoCLR Regional Committee Ian Ashman (Chair), Tony Alderman (Vice- Member Engagement
Chair). Richard Chambers, Keith Darvill
Ela Piotrowska, Cathy Walsh, Doreen West,
Paula Whittle, Jane Overbury, Andy Wilson
(ex officio member).
AoC National Board Andy Wilson (AoCLR representative) Member Engagement
AoC Governors’ Council Tony Alderman (Chair and AoCLR Member Engagement
representative)
AoC Strategy Group RDs and National Directors Member Engagement
AoC Strategic Skills Group Laraine Smith, Marianne Cavalli
AoC HE in FE Group John Morris, Havering College of FE and
HE
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 Strategic Quality Group Kim Clifford; Ian Ashman; Michael Farley; Member Engagement
Frank McLoughlin; Lois Fowler, Hackney
Community College; Pat Squires, City of
Westminster College
AoC 14-19 Delivery and Diploma Expert Marie-Claire Williams, Southgate College Will accept more AoC reps, at VP level..
Group
14-19 Principal Portfolio Group Laraine Smith, Cathy Walsh, Eddie Playfair,
Tony Medhurst.
AoC International Strategy Group Ian Ashman, Geoff Pine
AoCLR Subcommittees
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Marketing Committee Michael Farley (Chair), Geoff Pine, Duncan Member Engagement
Adams, Ruth Lomax, Kaneez Shaid, M aria
Thompson, Rachel Brine, Caireen Mitchell,
Raffaella Cuccia, Mark Hilton, EM/RD
AoCLR Networks:
Finance Directors’ Network Finance Directors of AoCLR; Finance Member Engagement
Directors of London LSC, EM, RC (Chairs:
Michael Gainlall, John Ruskin College; Brian
Page, Hackney Community College)
Marketing Managers’ Network Marketing Managers of AoCLR, EM, (Chair: Member engagement
M Farley; R Lomax, Hackney)
CIS/MIS Managers’ Network CIS/MIS Managers of AoCLR, EM, RC Member Engagement
(Chair: Tracey McIntosh, Barnet)
JISC Principals’ List Virtual Network Member Engagement
Clerks Network Andy Lightbown Member Engagement
VP Curriculum &Quality Network Jane O’Neill, CHENEL Member Engagement
Business Development Managers’ Network Julie Naldrett, South Thames College; EM Member Engagement; funding opportunities
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