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HE Staff Development. Solihull College. About Solihull College higher provision. HEFCE funded – mainly HNDs Franchise – Oxford Brookes University Warwick Coventry HE offer now in most vocational areas Growth in part time provision HNCs. Our students.
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HE Staff Development Solihull College
About Solihull College higher provision • HEFCE funded – mainly HNDs • Franchise – Oxford Brookes University • Warwick • Coventry • HE offer now in most vocational areas • Growth in part time provision HNCs
Our students • Over 50% have studied at Solihull College before • Majority are local – Solihull, North Solihull, bus routes • Location/quality/facilities • 94% overall satisfaction score on NSS • Teachers good at explaining 96%
Model • Individual • Team • College priorities • Cross College
Cross college • HE forum twice termly • This term had launch of Start-up Young Britain • ILT developments in Summer (Mahara and new Moodle) • September - RSC session on ILT developments and tools
Cross College • New for 2012/13 • HEA membership • Development of key HE staff to apply to become Fellows of the HEA • HEA dissemination session 21st Jan open to HE in FE in region
HE Conference • Held at Warwick University - Scarman House -in June • Key note speakers – eg Jenny Moon, Phil Race, Colin Beard etc • Emotional Intelligence in Teaching, Student Experience at Brookes, Higher Education Academy fellowship
HE Conference • Report back on Employer Engagement project from course leaders • Changes to the observation system – introduction of peer observation • Share peer observation
He cross college - themes • Employer engagement • Assessment and feedback • ILT developments • Reflection and scholarly activity • Employability and Enterprise • (linkedin)
Employability & Enterprise • Linkedin training for Course leaders • Pilot - CV and Linkedin workshop for BA Business and Management top up students • Startup Britain workshop for Enterprise Society
App Man… • Matthew Draycott • 2 workshops on building a mobile app with students • Keynote session on the development of Mobile technologies to 25 staff at lunchtime • www.appgo.co.uk
Which University • featured Solihull College as most improved in December issue • http://university.which.co.uk/advice/top-colleges-for-student-satisfaction