Gold Awards 2016 Celebrating colleges’ leading alumni & Future Stars

Each year, the AoC Gold Awards recognise the outstanding achievements of successful and influential alumni of further education and sixth form colleges, from across the UK.

Mary Al-Khudri Entrepreneur Barnet & Southgate College MP for Manchester Central Xaverian Sixth Form College Elizabeth Price Turner Prize winning artist Luton Sixth Form College Designer School of Art - College John Rocha CBE Carl Lygo Barrister & Vice Chancellor of BPP University for the Professions Doncaster College Professor Julien Baker Director of Research, University West Scotland Coleg y Cymoedd Kevin Sinfield MBE Professional Rugby League player Oldham Sixth Form College Howard Webb MBE FIFA World Cup Final referee College of Arts and Technology 2015 Winners Future Star

Future Stars are Future Stars Student Grants identified by colleges A number of Future Stars will be selected to be beneficiaries of a student grant, which will be presented nominating AoC Gold to them at the House of Commons. Award winners as The grant will enable them to participate in an activity that will support their career aspirations, enhance their students of promise employability or provide them with an experience that is above and beyond what they might expect to receive with similar career as part of their course. aspirations as their Fundraising and Sponsorship winners. Full and part sponsorship packages are available for organisations wishing to benefit from the reach of the Gold Awards publicity campaigns and help promote further education across the UK. The grant has helped me so much by funding a purchase of Follow us on social media: a Macbook, so I am Twitter Periscope @AoCTrust now able to edit video #AoCGold | #FutureStars at home and be more active in networking and furthering my career. Jessica Ing, Future Star to Gloria De Piero, 2014

The grant will enable me to ensure all learning resources are Donate available so I am totally prepared for the onslaught of work I will Help support FE’s Future Stars be hit by when I arrive at Oxford and donate directly to the Future University. Stars Grant Fund: Calum Haggett, Future Star to Prof. Julien Baker, Text AOCT12 £2 / £5 / £10 to Coleg y Cymoedd, 2015 70070 now e.g. AOCT12 £5 Gold Awards 2016

The 2016 presentation ceremony will take place at the House of Commons on Wednesday 8 June 2016.

Nominate your successful alumni

This year’s application form and further details on how to apply can be found by visiting www.aoc.co.uk/gold

Your nominees should have:

Attended college for a significant period (e.g. for a year or until the completion of a qualification).

Acknowledged that they gained benefit from their time at college.

Received public recognition and acclaim, or made a major contribution in their field.

Continued to engage with the college and support current students.

The deadline for nominations is Friday 18 December 2015.

Benefits of applying

All colleges nominating a AoC Gold Award winner benefit from the positive publicity generated by our national radio, online and press campaigns, which last year reached over 4 million people.

Roll of Honour Colin Firth CBE thanks his former college Barton Peveril after his Gold Award win in All eligible non-winners will feature on our Roll of Honour, 2010 which is publicised via our website and social media.

Design the Award Each year AoC asks colleges’ budding designers and artists to submit proposals for the AoC Gold Award trophy. Not only is this a great opportunity for the winning student to have their work on show at a nationally covered event, they will also receive a commission of £100 per award produced and will be invited to the presentation ceremony to meet the winners. The design brief and details of how to apply can be found by visiting www.aoc.oc.ouk/gold Past Winners

First held in 1996 and running annually since 2000, AoC Gold Awards has served to celebrate the substantial breadth and depth of outstanding talent among college alumni.

Counted among past winners are leading figures from the world of business, journalists, actors, sports personalities, politicians and chefs*:

College First name Profession Year

Aberdeen College Emma Brumpton Global adventurer and film-maker 2010 Chairman and Chief Executive of the Stewart Aberdeen College Stewart Milne CBE 2011 Milne Group Alton College Vicky Broadribb MBE Paralympic gold medallist swimming 2001 Alton College Russell Howard Comedian 2013 Barking & Dagenham College Josette Bushel-Mingo Actress, director and producer 2004 Barking & Dagenham College Idris Elba Actor 2012 Barnsley College Kate Rusby Folk singer 2006 Barnsley College Alex Turner Member of the "Arctic Monkeys" 2007 Barnsley College Matt Helders Member of the "Arctic Monkeys" 2007 Barton Peveril College Colin Firth CBE Actor 2010 Bolton College Paul Heathcote MBE Restaurateur 1996 Bolton College Amir Khan Professional boxer 2012 College Balbir Panesar President of the Bradford Chamber of Commerce 2009 MP for Ashfield and Shadow Minister for Women Bradford College Gloria De Piero MP 2014 and Equalities Brockenhurst College Kate Royal Opera singer 2009 Brockenhurst College Rob Forkan Founder of Gandys Flip Flops 2014 Burnley College Sir Kevin Smith CBE Chief Executive of GKN plc 2012 Double Paralympic gold medallist track sprinting Calderdale College Hannah Cockroft MBE 2013 at 2012 Kim Wilde Award-winning gardener 2006 Carshalton College Richard Blackwood Television personality 2002 Multiple Paralympic gold medallist track/road Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form College Sarah Storey OBE 2010 racing and swimming City and Islington College David Oyelowo Actor 2003 City College Brighton and Hove Deborah Meaden Businesswoman and star of BBC's Dragons' Den 2010 City College Coventry David Moorcroft OBE Chief Executive, UK Athletics 2002 City College Norwich Stephen Fry Actor, author, comedian, director 2004 City College Plymouth Anton Piotrowski Chef 2014 City Lit (formerly ) Steven Berkoff Playwright, actor and director 2001 City of Bath College Peter France Chief Executive of Rotork plc 2012 External Member of the Monetary Policy City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College Kate Barker CBE 2004 Committee City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College Joanne Clowes Producer, Microsoft Game Studios, USA 2007 City of Wolverhampton College Gurbux Singh Commission for Racial Equality 2002 Colchester Institute (formerly Braintree Giles Long MBE Multiple Paralympic gold medallist in swimming 2005 College) Coleg Cambria (formerly Deeside College) Brian Fleet CBE Senior Vice Presidents of Airbus UK 2003 Coleg Glan Hafren Shelim Hussain MBE Chairman and Managing Director Euro Foods Ltd 2005 Coleg Morgannwg Marco Marenghi Lead animator (Walking with Dinosaurs) 2000 driver and TV presenter/ College of West Anglia Martin Brundle 2014 commentator Cornwall College Toni Pearce President - National Union of Students 2014 Craven College Justine Whitaker Director of Northern Lymphology 2008 Ealing, Hammersmith & West London Trevor Bayliss OBE Inventor and entrepreneur 2012 College East Kent College (formerly Thanet Gary Rhodes OBE Celebrity chef 2000 College) Edinburgh's Telford College James Thomson OBE Restauranter 2009 Exeter College Michael Caines OBE Chef patron/entrepreneur 2007 Executive Director and Chief Economist at the Exeter College Spencer Dale 2010 Bank of Grimsby Institute (formerly Grimsby Art Actor 2011 School) Hackney Community College Jeff Danchie Professional basketball player 2009 Superintendent and member of the Olympic Hackney Community College Leroy Logan MBE 2010 Policing Coordination Team Editor of Newspaper and Editor-in- Harlow College Alan Rusbridger 2014 Chief of Guardian News and Media Henley College Coventry Marlon Devonish MBE 4 x 100m gold medalist, record holder 200m 2006 Hereford Regional College Maggie Alphonsi MBE England rugby player 2013 Hereward College Sir Bert Massie CBE Chair, Disability Rights Commission 2003 Baroness Campbell Hereward College Commission for Equality and Human Rights 2008 DBE Hopwood Hall College Lorna Fitzsimons MP for Rochdale 2002 Hull College Sarah Longthorn Founder of WedgeWelly 2013 Kirklees College Baroness Boothroyd Speaker of the House of Commons 1996 Kirklees College Baroness Lockwood Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords 2000 Founder and creative Director of ATTIK Kirklees College James Sommerville 2010 Communications Founder and creative director of ATTIK Kirklees College Simon Needham 2010 Communications Kirklees College Baroness Warsi Chairman of the Conservative Party 2011 Christopher Bailey Kirklees College Chief Executive Officer, Burberry 2014 MBE Leeds City College (formerly Park Lane Kay Mellor Playwright and actress 2000 College) UK Plumber of the Year 2005, Tradesperson of Leeds College of Building Mario Martin 2006 the Year 2005 Leeds College of Building Andrew Iveson Managing Director, SIAS Building Services Ltd 2008 Leicester College Gok Wan Channel 4 presenter and fashion guru 2008 Lincoln College Paul Barron Business consultant 2013 Liverpool Community College Willy Russell Playwright 1996 London College of Fashion Jimmy Choo OBE Footwear designer and manufacturer 2000 Royal Society Wolfson Research Professor, Luton Sixth Form College Prof Sir Alec Jeffreys 2008 Genetics Myerscough College Christine Walkden Horticulturalist, plantswoman, TV presenter 2009 Myerscough College Paul Burgess Head Groundsman of Real Madrid Football Club 2011 National Star College Katy Etherington Graphic designer and founder of PA Pool 2012

New College Nottingham Actor 2005

Northampton College Adam Grey Executive Chef, Skylon restaurant 2013 Oldham College Sarah Lancashire Actor 2001 Oldham College Paul Walsh Chief Executive of Diageo plc 2007 Oldham Sixth Form College Munira Mirza London Deputy Mayor, Culture and Education 2014 Preston College Nick Park CBE Animator 2005 Senior Assistant Coach to the England Rugby Richard Huish College Andy Robinson OBE 2004 Team Rotherham College of Arts and Sean Bean Actor 2006 Teachnology Salford City College (formerly Eccles Hazel Blears MP Labour Party Chair 2007 College) Sandwell College (formerly Rycotewood Kojo Afful Relief Worker 1996 College) College (formerly Norton Richard McCourt TV and radio presenter 2008 College) Shipley College Alan Titchmarch MBE Gardner, TV presenter and novelist 2002 South Devon College Greg Fitzgerald Chief Executive of Galliford Try 2013 South Essex College (formerly Thurrock Wale Adeyemi MBE Fashion designer 2004 and Basildon College) South West College (formerly Fermanagh Neven Maguire Chef and TV presenter 2002 College) Southgate College Ozwald Boateng OBE Bespoke couturier 2009 Stockton Riverside College (formerly Richard Griffiths OBE Actor 2000 Stockton and Biliingham College) Swansea College Henri Oguike Professional dancer/choreographer 2007 The College of Haringey, Enfield and Gold medalist for heavyweight boxing, Olympic North East London (formerly College of Audley Harrison MBE 2001 2000 North East London) The Sixth Form College Solihull Justin King CBE Chief Executive of Sainsbury's 2012 Thomas Rotherham College Justine Greening MP Secretary of State for Transport 2012 Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Professor, Liver Tyne Metropolitan College Chris Day 2013 Medicine at Newcastle University Varndean College Natasha Kaplinsky Newsreader and TV presenter 2003 Wakefield College Faye Banks Young Woman Engineer of the Year 2004 2005 Wakefield College Adeem Younis Entrepreneur and creator of singlemuslim.com 2011 Westminster Kingsway College Jamie Oliver Celebrity chef 2003 Wirral Metropolitan College Christian Furr Artist 2004

Heart of Worcestershire College (formerly Worcestershire College of Kate Jones Fund Manager, Barclays Global Investors 2006 Technology

Xaverian Sixth Form College Andrea Ashworth Author and academic 2003

*Professions accurate at time of winning