East Lancashire Learning Group Welcomes Curriculum and Assessment Review
The publication of the Curriculum and Assessment Review marks a significant milestone for post 16 education and the wider skills system. It provides a clear, evidence based framework for the future, one that reflects the collective expertise of the sector and a shared ambition to deliver high quality learning opportunities for all. We welcome the […]
Lancashire Adult Learning wins national ‘Healthier Futures’ award for transforming health through community education
Lancashire Adult Learning has won the ‘Healthier Futures’ Award at the Get the Nation Learning Awards this year for its success in improving the health of Lancashire residents through bespoke learning provision. Through partnerships with Public Health, Primary Care Networks and Social Prescribers, Lancashire Adult Learning has engaged over 10,000 learners in around 300 community […]
East Lancashire Learning Group recognised among UK’s top 100 digital transformation leaders
East Lancashire Learning Group (ELLG) has been named in the 2025 CIO 100 UK Awards, standing alongside some of the nation’s most digitally advanced organisations including Haas Formula One Team, Chelsea Football Club, Lloyds Banking Group, Starbucks, Pure Gym, and Bentley Motors. As the only further education college to achieve CIO 100 status this year, […]
East Lancashire Learning Group secures funding to boost quality of teaching in East Lancashire
East Lancashire Learning Group has been awarded funding to become a founding member of the Education Endowment Foundation’s (EEF) new Evidence Partnership for the 16–19 sector, it was announced today. As an Evidence Partner, East Lancashire Learning Group will support other general FE and sixth-form colleges in their region and across England to help translate […]
East Lancs Learning Group student shines on European stage with Team UK
East Lancs Learning Group (ELLG) Painting and Decorating student, Shelby Fitzakerly, has represented Team UK at the prestigious EuroSkills 2025 competition in Herning, Denmark, and returned with a Medallion for Excellence. Shelby, an apprentice at SPAIN Building and Maintenance and a student at Accrington and Rossendale College, was one of just two students from England […]
Lisa O’Loughlin, Principal and CEO
As Nelson and Colne College Group unveils a new identity, its leader Lisa O’Loughlin reflects on tackling illness, steering a landmark curriculum review, and why she believes FE can’t lose its heart. Nelson and Colne College Group unveils a new identity, its leader Lisa O’Loughlin reflects on tackling illness, steering a landmark curriculum review, and […]