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HE IN FE STRATEGY Food For Thought

HE IN FE STRATEGY Food For Thought. SUZANNE OVERTON-EDWARDS. Focal point Majority of FE and HE students’ ultimate goal is employment. CWC context Strategic decision to grow HE Quality Assurance Agency’s, Integrated Quality Enhancement Review New principal New building.

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HE IN FE STRATEGY Food For Thought

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  1. HE IN FE STRATEGY Food For Thought SUZANNE OVERTON-EDWARDS

  2. Focal point Majority of FE and HE students’ ultimate goal is employment

  3. CWC context • Strategic decision to grow HE • Quality Assurance Agency’s, Integrated Quality Enhancement Review • New principal • New building

  4. Current situation CWC • 3 out of 4 faculties have HE provision • Delivered at 3 out of 5 centres Russell Group & CBI • Expected HE budget cuts of 20-25% • Increase fees from £3.2K to £5K • 50% of young people to HE by 2010; abandon aim

  5. Steer • Increase income from HE • HE in all faculties • Increase internal progression to HE provision* • Strengthen progression routes • Develop niche markets • Build on current strengths, transpose models • Risk assessment

  6. Targets • FE focus is on progression to level 3 • Targets for foundation learning tier, level 2, level 3 • Use targets as catalyst for change

  7. Curriculum steer • Design foundation degrees to have longer shelf life • Design to maximise students’ opportunities CPD modules, professional qualifications, full qualification FD, BSc, MSc • Accessible modes of delivery • Curriculum materials to VLE • Develop procedures & capacity for quick response • Increase awareness of global economy needs

  8. Process 1 • Appointed ‘consultant’ • Objective • Ask questions • Do research • Wider perspective • Produce document

  9. Process 2 • Refer to bid to HEFCE for additional student numbers • Refer to widening participation strategic assessment • Consult Higher Education Planning & Funding • Wider internal consultation • External consultation with employers (existing & potential employees), HEIs, HEFCE • Senior Management Team • HE Board, governor representation • Governing Body

  10. Considerations • Support for HE students • learning centres • HEFCE’s funding for learning support • Improved, longer tracking into employment & further future study • International market • Staff development, including FE defined scholarly activity • Who should we be collaborating with? Mixed economy.

  11. Benefits, a personal perspective • Examination of relationships with HEIs • Broader definition of collaboration • strategic collaboration • reinforced not putting all of your eggs into one basket • differentiated collaboration • Work with HEIs to identify long progression routes. Use as magnet from key stage 3 into lifelong learning • Dream – pan London planning around niche markets referring to employees, employers, lifelong learning networks, sector skills councils, HE, FE

  12. THIRD PARTY PERSPECTIVE Pam Calabro

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