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Engaging with FE Colleges
Clare Howard
Head of Sport Policy, Association of Colleges
@AoC_Sports
Views on FE sportOpportunity
Potential
Transition
Growth
Learning
ChangeDeveloping
Fun
Social
Exciting
Participation
Successful
Rewarding
Enjoyable Capacity
CSMs
Amateurish
Diverse
Challenging
Insular
Difficult
Restrictive
Juggling
Expensive
Competitive
Ad hoc
Frustrating
Disparity
Under-utilised
Confusing
Under-funded
Disjointed
Incoherent
Mixed
Inconsistent
Underachieving
Retention
Facts and Myths
Size of the sector: how many Colleges Type and size of Colleges Student demographics Diversity: compare 2 ‘Heads of Sport’ Working with one College, or department
within a College, will not be the same as working with another!
Mission and Context
Specialist / Land based
Low employment GFE
Rural
14-19
College based Community/Employer based
19+
Urban
High employment GFE
Sixth Form College
Organisational Context
Mission and Vision
Leadership and capacity
Size – learners and budget
Geographical position – city, rural, other providers
Environmental factors – buildings, legacy
Breadth and depth of provision
Quality and reputation
Types of learners – diversity or homogeneity
How it Used to be
Teaching activity Summer
Enrol Exams Enrol
September September
Mainly block funded
Predominantly college-based
Inspection every 10 years
Enrol
Assessment
Monitoring and reporting
Assessment
College self assessment
Enrol
Monitoring and reporting
College Self assessment
Enrol
Assessment
Assessment
Enrol
Now – Much More Dynamic
September
December
June
Risk based assessmentfor inspection
Monitoring and reporting
Monitoring and reporting
Monitoring and reporting
Silo funded
College, community and employer-based
AoC Sport Survey
Annual Sport Survey• Pivotal data to support the case for funding• Questions covering whole College Sport spectrum, not just participation • Much wider than old FESCo survey and new CSM reporting• Deadline late June
10
Some legal facts
2011 Education Act removed constraints on borrowing and provided other freedoms
Colleges are accountable for use of public funds through BIS (SFA) and DFE (EFA)
VAT paying, charitable Further education institution Public service duties (Equality, FOI, Procurement etc) Obligations as an employer (eg Public service Pensions) Company obligations (eg Audit, Health & Safety,
Children) Subject to OFSTED
Programme Cost
Weighting
Disadvantage Funding
Area Cost allowance
Total Programme
Funding
Funding Formula 2013/14
Student Numbers
National Funding Rate per student
Retention Factor
FE Acronyms
AoC ALS BCS BIS BTEC CSM ECFA EFA EMA FESCo GLH IAG IfL ILR LAD LSIS NAS NEET NIACE NVQ OIP QCA QCF SAR SFA SSC SLN STEM YPLA
AoC Sport
Provide Direction
(common purpose)
Improve Delivery and
Communication
Analyse ImpactChange and
Improve
National Strategy
• Advocacy papers for Colleges and community sport
• Annual operational plan• A diverse sector, working towards same aims
Individual College Plans
Cross-cutting sport and physical activity strategy
College Sport
Networks
Nati
onal
Lev
elN
ation
al L
evel
Regi
onal
Lev
elRe
gion
al L
evel
Strategic FE Sport Groups (reps from AoC Portfolio Group, BCS
Board, CSPs, College Heads of Sport)
Strategic FE Sport Groups (reps from AoC Portfolio Group, BCS
Board, CSPs, College Heads of Sport)
Association of Colleges Portfolio Group for
Sport / AoC national staff
Association of Colleges Portfolio Group for
Sport / AoC national staff
National Governing Bodies of
Sport:
Whole Sport Plans
National Governing Bodies of
Sport:
Whole Sport Plans
Sport England FE
team
Sport England FE
team
BCS Board / national staffBCS Board /
national staff
Skills ActiveSkills Active
Healthy FE / LSIS
Healthy FE / LSIS
CSPnCSPn
Operations (competition
and participation)
Operations (competition
and participation)
Head of Sport
networks
Head of Sport
networks
SD staff /
College Sport Maker posts
SD staff /
College Sport Maker posts
CSPs and
NGBs
CSPs and
NGBs
County Sport Partnership networks
Active Colleges Update
College Sport Makers
Round 1: 127 CSMsRound 2: 26 CSMsTOTAL 153 CSMs
Across 166 Colleges
Creating a lifelong sporting habit
FE Activation Fund: Application process• Round 2 opens in December
• Pre-application briefings in November
• Colleges and other organisations who
can impact on FE student participation
can apply
• Focus on delivery over the next six
months
• Start thinking about the need to apply
in September
• Must show evidence of student
consultation 18
Impact
• Progression• Employability• Cross curricular knowledge and skills• Culture and community• Self Esteem and personal developmentwww.aoccreateevents.co.uk/collegesportweek2013
FE: DOs and DON’Ts
• DO - Plan across all areas of the College sport strategy, and use the new networks!
• DO - Think recruitment, retention, achievement, progression
• DO - Adapt the sport to suit different physical environments
• DON’T - Overload with initiatives and programmes (keep it simple, plan early)
• DON’T – treat all Colleges the same
• DON’T - Duplicate monitoring expectations
