1. The following bodies have given invaluable support to the
Programme in 2013/2014 which is greatly appreciated:
Association of Colleges
AoC Beacon Awards
2013-2014 Winning Colleges
Colleges Northern Ireland
Welsh Government
The AoC Beacon Awards are run through the AoC Charitable Trust which is a Registered Charity
in England and Wales (charity number 1040631) and in Scotland (charity number SC039064).
Association of Colleges
2-5 Stedham Place
London, WC1A 1HU
Twitter: @AoCTrust
Telephone: 020 7034 9900 Fax: 020 7034 9950
www.aoc.co.uk
Announced at the
AoC Annual Conference
19-21 November 2013
By
Matthew Hancock MP,
Minister of State for Skills and Enterprise
Lord Willis of Knaresborough,
President of the AoC Charitable Trust

2. AoC Beacon Awards 2013/2014 Winning Colleges
Innovation in Further Education
Awards for Teaching and Learning,
Curriculum Design and Development
Jisc Award for Efficiency
Jisc Award for the Effective of of Technology in FE
through the Effective Use Use
OCR Award for Innovation in FE
Technology in FE and Skills!
Award Winner
Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor
Award Winner
Harlow College
Shortlisted Colleges!
City of Glasgow College!
Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor!
Awards for Teaching and Learning,
Curriculum Design and Development
JLT Employee Benefits Award for
Health and Community Care
Award Winner
Northbrook College Sussex
Awards for Leadership and
Quality Improvement
Awards for Responsiveness,
Partnership and Impact
Association of Colleges Award for Outstanding
Leadership of Improvement
AQA Award for College/School Partnerships
Award Winner
Walsall College
City & Guilds Award for Staff Development
Award Winner
Chichester College
1st4sport Qualifications and sports coach UK Award for
Sport in the Curriculum
Award Winner
Salford City College
Award Winner
East Kent College
University of Southampton Award for
14-19 Widening Participation
Cardiff and Vale College
Welsh Government Award for
Development of Literacy and Numeracy
Award Winner
John Wheatley College
UCAS Award for HE in FE
Award Winner
Grimsby Institute
Welsh Government Award for Development of
Literacy and Numeracy
Award Winner
City of Bath College
and have greatly enjoyed visiting them:
Award Winner
Southern Regional College
Award Winner
Kingston College
Edge Award for Practical Teaching and Practical Learning
The following Colleges are to be
congratulated on reaching the shortlisting
stage for the following Awards; the
assessors have commented on the high
standard of all the shortlisted Colleges
Award Winner
Birmingham Metropolitan College
NAMSS Award for Student Services
Council for Learning
Resources in Colleges
Award Winner
Northern College
Association of Colleges Award for
College Engagement with Employers
Pearson Award for Widening Participation to
Lifelong Learning
Microlink and AoC Charitable Trust Inclusive Learning Award
for Students with Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities
CoLRiC Award for the Effective Integration of
Libraries/Learning Resources Centres in Curriculum Delivery
Award Winner
Loughborough College
Award Winner
Coleg Cambria
Chesterfield College
AQA Award for College/School Partnerships
Edge Award for Practical Teaching and Practical
Learning
Microlink and AoC Charitable Trust Inclusive
Learning Award for students with learning
Difficulties and/or Disabilities
Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College
UCAS Award for HE in FE
East Kent College
Association of Colleges Award for Outstanding
Leadership of Improvement
City College Plymouth
NAMSS Award for Student Services
Grimsby Institute
Pearson Award for Widening Participation to
Lifelong Learning
City of Glasgow College
Jisc Award for Efficiency through Effective use
of Technology in FE and Skills
Huddersfield New College
1st4sport Qualifications and sports coach UK
Award for Sport in the Curriculum
Leeds City College
Association of Colleges Award for College
Engagement with Employers
Swindon College
University of Southampton Award for
14-19 Widening Participation
New College, Pontefract
CoLRiC Award for the Effective Integration
of Libraries/Learning Resources Centres in
Curriculum Delivery
Vision West Nottinghamshire College
Edge Award for Practical Teaching and
Practical Learning
Petroc
City & Guilds Award for Staff Development
South Gloucestershire and Stroud College
OCR Award for Innovation in FE
York College
NAMSS Award for Student Services