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Strategic Leadership Challenges for HE in FE. LFHE - Background. Established 2004 Independent Board with private sector Chair Range of activities Open Programmes Tailored Programmes Membership Research Consultancy International Small central team & Key Associates
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LFHE - Background • Established 2004 • Independent Board with private sector Chair • Range of activities • Open Programmes • Tailored Programmes • Membership • Research • Consultancy • International • Small central team & Key Associates • Funding Council funding…moving towards sustainability
Student numbers Funding/Fees Market positioning / ‘Brand’ Access / widening participation Competition/collaboration HR 15 key strategic challenges for UK HE institutions, 2005 - 2012 Enhancing student experience – teaching and learning IT/E-learning Resources/Estates: Project Management Research – RAE - leadership of research Governance Internationalisation Sustainability and social/cultural agendas Business/regional/community links Embedding equality and diversity in all activities Embedding equality and diversity in all institutional activities Key leadership challenges in HE
Current priorities • Increased competition in UK and internationally • Need for Institutions to seek clearer differentiation and distinctiveness • High pay, pensions and utility costs • Demographic downturn 18/24 in 2010 - 2020 • Reduction in international student numbers • Very strong prospect of reduction in public funding
Innovation Nation White Paper, March 2008 Innovation key to all commissioned reviews on HE provision Centrality of teaching and learning as driver of innovation Importance of STEM subject capabilities Involvement of FEIs in addressing local/sub-regional challenges (New Partnerships for Innovation prospectus expected soon) Leadership and management needed to provide ‘space’ for ideas, managing risk and being open to failure
How do leaders learn? • Filling specific ‘skills’ gaps eg strategic planning, strategic leadership, scenario planning, risk management • Thinking ‘outside the box’ (eg cross-sector/cross boundaries) • Engaging with networks • Being offered challenge as well as support, • Finding space to ‘reflect’, apply new learning, observe and analysie
Interest for HE leaders in FE Short courses: Strategic planning & financial management (2 day elective) Scenario planning & risk management (2 day elective) Six day programmes: Senior Strategic Leadership – Inspiring Commitment: Directors of HE Preparing for Senior Strategic Leadership – Creating the Challenge: Programme Coordinators, aspiring Directors of HE