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Coleg GwentImprovement Journey
BackgroundFollows from a question at the last Board meetingMany new members, at a difficult time, with more to comeNeed to stay positive and optimistic
Every part of the college is covered by the CMT’s Divisionsbut there are also background developments which won’t be explicit in:
Culture - a switch in balance between support and challenge:• greater stretch and challenge• higher expectations• more overt performance management• but with better support at the same time
Structures and systems – flatter, less campus autonomy, greater central control
Values and Relationships - openness, honesty, rigour, involvement
Our external focus – contribution to and leadership in the sector – Colegau CymruFinance, Curriculum, Quality, and Resources, WfAs, ACL, Partnerships etc..
Governance – more strategic, challenging and skills-based
RECENT PROGRESS
CURRICULUM & QUALITY
Curriculum
Sector leading in the
introduction of LAPs
Delivered over £1.5m
efficiencies through the curriculum
Extended the curriculum to
offer L1 to HE in almost all
subject areasEstablished
central college timetabling to
support improved resource
utilisation
Achieved all LAP targets in 2013/14
Achieved 101% of CEU targets
in 2012/13
CurriculumIncreased full-time recruitment by over 13% despite a decline in 16-18 year olds of -4.2%
CurriculumIncreased HE income significantly
10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15
Fee £462,955 £573,300 £989,290 £1,609,888 £2,189,711
Credit £346,694 £350,627 £234,021 £211,710 £211,710
TOTAL £809,649 £923,927 £1,223,311 £1,821,598 £2,401,421
£0
£500,000
£1,000,000
£1,500,000
£2,000,000
£2,500,000
£3,000,000
Fee
Credit
TOTAL
Note: 2014/15 is projected income
Quality
Delivered an Estyn judgement
of Good with Excellent
features in 2012
Restructured to establish a
stronger focus on Quality and deliver further improvements
Implemented Olympic
Challenge, Learning
Mentors and Leading Learning
initiativeEstablished robust and
effective quality processes, including
benchmarking, observation, RII,
Monitoring Group
Top performing college in Wales
in terms of success rates and excellent feedback in
Estyn ARP visit
Accredited OCR ESW Centre Status for all
campuses (first in Wales)
Significantly improved LORSuccess Rate
2009/10Success Rate
2012/13
1: Health, Public Services and Care 81% 88%
2: Science and Mathematics 75% 82%
78% 81%
4: Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies 74% 77%
5: Construction, Planning and the Built Environment 75% 83%
6: Information and Communication Technology 81% 91%
7: Retail and Commercial Enterprise 83% 87%
7(a): Retailing and Customer Service 60% 87%
79% 84%
7(c): Hospitality and Catering 86% 93%
83% 88%
9: Arts, Media and Publishing 80% 87%
9(a): Performing Arts 82% 88%
9(b): Art and Design 79% 87%
81% 92%
11: Social Sciences 74% 79%
83% 87%
13: Education and Training 85% 88%
14: Preparation for Life and Work 81% 88%
14(a): Independent Living Skills 89% 94%
14(b): Adult Basic Education 75% 89%
14(c): Foundation for Work 82% 88%
14(d): English for Speakers of Other Languages 77% 87%
15: Business, Administration and Law 78% 86%X
Provisional categorisation scales:
85% or above
75 - 84%65 - 74%
Below 65% Adequate
Unsatisfactory
Excellent
Good
10: History, Philosophy and Theology
12: Languages, Literature and Culture
8: Leisure, Travel and Tourism
Sector Subject Area
3: Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care
7(b): Hair and Beauty
To be one of the top performing colleges in Wales
Excellent Good Adequate Unsatisfactory N/A
Coleg Gwent 18 6 0 0 0 Bridgend College 9 9 4 1 1
Cardiff and Vale College 12 8 1 3 0 Coleg Cambria 8 16 0 0 0
Coleg Ceredigion 8 8 2 2 4 Coleg Sir Gar 11 6 5 1 0
Coleg Y Cymoedd 4 16 3 1 0 Gower College 9 13 0 0 2
Grwp Llandrillo Menai 9 12 1 0 2 Grwp NPTC Group 13 10 0 1 0
Merthyr Tydfil College 7 8 4 2 3 Pembrokeshire College 11 8 3 0 2
St Davids Sixth Form College 5 5 3 0 11
Significant improvement in Curriculum SAR judgements
Despite raising the bar
Learner Services
Complete re-structure of
Learner Services and Skills
(centralised, introduced LSAs,
ASAs, etc) Significant improvements in learner support, with feedback of ‘excellent’ from
Estyn
Implemented eILP to improve
the learner experience and engage parents
Established central College Admissions to significantly improve the admissions
process
Invested in and significantly
improved Learner Services accommodation (eg receptions)
Developed excellence in
Enterprise through
Enterprise Champion
Awards
Established Safeguarding
Committee and improved
safeguarding and support across
the college Achieved the Careers Wales
Mark for Continuing
improvement at all campuses
Achieved the Quality Standard
for Basic Skills
Achieved the Buttle UK
Quality Mark (first college in
Wales)
Sector leading Learner Voice and the only
college of Colegau Cymru
award two years running
Shortlisted for ColegauCymru
Teaching & Learning Award
External/Other
Contributed to the development of the new Welsh
Bac in Wales
Developed effective quality
partnerships with South East Wales
colleges
Provided the lead on LAP
development to a number of colleges
Established excellence visits to other colleges
to improve leadership and management
Member of Academic Board
at Merthyr College
RECENT PROGRESS
EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Partnerships
Estyn April 2012 Inspection
Partnership working judged as
ExcellentTorfaen
Local Authority commitment to
delivering another whole area post 16
Tertiary network
Heads of the Valleys Education
Programme Successful
participation in major WG
improvement programmeLSKiP
Leading FEI role played in the
establishment of a South Wales
regional learning partnership
NEETs Reductions in all the Gwent LA
areas, with acknowledgement
from the LA’s & EAS that the College has played an active &
key role
Blaenau Gwent Implementation in 2012 of first new
all authority tertiary system in
Wales
Employer Engagement
Implemented complete
restructuring of WBL & training
teams to establish F.E Directorate Revitalised the
Gwent Construction Training forum
increased membership by 37%. Recognised by CSK.IIs
as exemplar and nominated for CITB
training award
ESiW: by some margin best
performing College in consortium. Invited
to deliver best practice event to
partners & lead ESiW II
Reputation among key employer bodies
fro high quality training e.g. CIEH awards for best
Centre, Trainer & Trainee in 2013
Learn Direct Consistently rated by
Ufi Cymru as the Leading Centre in Wales with more learners than any
other centre
Sustained International activity, resulting in
£100k income per year from 2011 and
achieved British Council awards for excellence in
three projects (UAE, Vietnam & Tunisia)
Upward trend in commercial
income from £996k (10/11) to a peak of £1.4m (12/13)
Commercial Income Trend
2010/11 2013/140.8
0.9
1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
0.91
1.40
Commercial Income Trend£m
Marketing & Communications
Introduced the use of analytics to measure
and assess the success of online advertising, web use, and impact
of social media. Online campaigns vfm tracked
& assessed. Open Days & Information events reviewed. On line
registration introduced and tracking of visitors
implemented via e-shots. Student
Ambassadors recruited and used at all events.
Complete revision of F/t, P/t and HE guides. Now delivered earlier in the annual cycle, with strong modern
graphics & images and with a 50% reduction
in print costs.Integrated graduate
and Foundation Degree work
placement students into the team on a
regular basis to being in specialist skills &
supplement resources
Successful department review & restructuring & appointment of a Head of
Marketing & Communications.
Relocation to City of Newport. In house
expertise in design, moving image & photography
added to team.
New web site designed &
launched in 2014. Significantly
improved functionality and
new modern, fresh content.
Adult & Community
Learning
Gwent ACL Partnership formed
in 2012and recognised by NIACE
WG as model regional partnership. Invited to present
good practice case studies for NIACE to the ACL network on
quality improvement and regional
planning.
First Partnership to develop a Digital
Development Strategy –
showcased at Euro Commission
Conference as Wales representative
Introduced tutor mentoring scheme across all five local
authorities
First ACL Partnership to use Learner
Forums to review curriculum offer
Developed & implemented an Agored L3 T&L
Observers qualification.
RECENT PROGRESS
RESOURCES & FINANCIAL PLANNING
Finance
Year on year operating surpluses despite significant
funding reductions
Upward trend in operating cash inflow and liquidity
Clean management letters and excellent internal control environment
Finance department validated as ‘Excellent’
through the SAR process for the last 4 years
Formal feedback from PwC shows Coleg Gwent to be their best FE client and in the upper quartile of all
education clients
Awards Outstanding Performance Award in the College for 2
consecutive years
Finalist in the TES FE Outstanding Finance
department 2012
DfES Income trend (real terms)-15%
2002
/200
3
2003
/200
4
2004
/200
5
2005
/200
6
2006
/200
7
2007
/200
8
2008
/200
9
2009
/201
0
2010
/201
1
2011
/201
2
2012
/201
3
2013
/201
4
0.000.200.400.600.801.001.201.401.601.80
0.65 0.64
0.89
1.211.33 1.35
1.5
1.34
1.58 1.571.68
1.51
Current Ratio
Human Resources & Organisation Development
(HR & OD)
Working closely with recognised Trade
Unions to minimise compulsory
redundancies during significant
management of change programmes
The ASPIRE management development
programme for Heads of School
Development of an innovative on-line CPD
portal – ‘Passport to Success’
Shortlisted for a number of prestigious
CPD awards
New HR & OD structure in place for
2014/2015
Estates &
Facilities
Awards 26 College awards In the
last 5 years.
Gold standard H&S Awards for the last 11 years.
TES awards finalist in 2011 and winner in 2012 Environmental
AchievementsGreen Gown Awards -
shortlisted Finalist for the last 5 years
Energy, Waste & Carbon reductions in excess of
targets for the last 5 years.
Public Sector Sustainability Awards 2014 – winner
Sector Leading PracticeChair/participate on
advisory panels at AoC, EAUC, FESH, Welsh
Government.
Chair ColegauCymru Estates & Health , Safety and
Environment promoting Best (College) Practice
Partnership WorkingThe Department actively engages in Partnerships working with each of
our 5 Local Authorities and Gwent Police
Efficiency & Innovation Over 80 Capital Projects
managed over last 5 years – all within budget.
All independent audits for the last 3 years, full
conformity
Quality Grades SAR Validation – Excellent for last 6 years Accredited ISO9001:2008 Accredited ISO14001:2004
Accredited BS OHSAS 18001:2007
(only College in Wales to hold all of the above)
Information & Communication
Technology (ICT)
Resilient and secure network infrastructure
with minimum down time and 98% Wi-Fi coverage
Development of a Single Point of Entry
management portal for reports & systems (The
One Stop Shop)
Track report in successfully delivering
complex reporting solutions – Automated
SAR; Absence reporting.
Track record in developing innovative
systems based solutions – ACE; Corporate Website;
Learner Portal
Department re-structure in 2013/14 bringing all
technical resources into one team, improved the
distribution of knowledge & skills and delivered
evidences improvements in service levels
Embracing a Continuous improvement culture
through constant process improvement – single
sign on; task lists; EMA auto-calc and texting; on-
line portals