Developing an HE Ethos in an FE Environment

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Developing an HE Ethos in an FE Environment

• New Voices Furthering Higher Education
• October 27th 2004
• Rob Fiddy

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The Situation

• Over 1600 higher education students enrolled at
  City College during 2003/04

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HE Students by Post-code
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HE Students by Age
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HE in FE Student Profile

• A client group which is
• Mainly older adult
• Mainly part-time
• Overwhelmingly local
• On courses which are
• Mainly vocational
• Mainly sub-degree

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Compared to HE in HEI

• A client group which is
• Mainly younger adult
• Mainly full-time
• Overwhelmingly national or international
• On courses which are
• Mainly academic
• Mainly degree or post-graduate

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Right place, right time

• Provenance - to address new policy initiatives
• Experience we know what we are doing
• Infrastructure the Faculty for Higher Education

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National Policy
Regional Policy
Local Policy
The HE Faculty
Interpret
Make Operational
Strategically inform College Mission
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Local students and employers
Regional HE students and employers
International and national HE students
Staff
The HE Faculty
One-stop shop function
Proactive curriculum development
Generate and maintain HE ethos, guarantee quality
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HEFCE QAA FDF FENTO DfES AoC LSDA NUS
ACER LSC LSRN HEIs RDA HEI
Students Union
CCN Student Council
Staff
The HE Faculty
HEC
Academic Board Workshops, conferences
Support FDs in every curriculum Develop staff,
stimulate research
Identify areas of commonality opportunities
for collaborative delivery
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Strategy 1

• Put students at the centre of the decision-making
  process
• Provide a one-stop shop for HE needs

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Strategy 2

• Emphasise
• progression - entry level to at least FD in every
  discipline area
• internal communications HE Development Manager
  HE Co-ordinators
• parity of esteem with other HE students anywhere
  else in the system

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Strategy 3

• Promote
• ownership and confidence in HE in FE
• weighted modules delivery
• personal research agenda