Higher Education at Havering College

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Higher Education at Havering College

• John Morris
• Academic Registrar

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Havering College of F HE

• Mixed economy institution situated in the London
  Borough of Havering (M25 - J28)
• 4 sites including a partnership arrangement each
  3 miles apart
• 14,000 students
• 23 in age range 16-18
• 73 over 19
• 4 14-16
• Average student age 34.8 years

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• Mission to provide high-quality education and
  training
• Vision - is of a college provided by the
  community for the benefit of its communities
• The college draws students from Essex, Kent and
  the outer and inner London Boroughs

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HE Funding

• Direct HEFCE funded No franchises!
• FTEs
• 2002/3 586
• 2003/4 654
• 2004/5 805
• 2005/6 - 905

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HE Courses

• HNC/Ds - Edexcel
• Certificate in Education and PGCE
• Foundation Degrees in
• Engineering
• Early years and Childhood Education
• Medical and Legal Administration
• Health and Social Care

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• BA (Hons) Social Work
• BA (Hons) Behavioural Studies
• BA (Hons) Humanities
• BA (Hons) Graphic Design
• BA (Hons) Person Centred Counselling
• BA (Hons) Youth Community work
• BA (Hons) Learning Difficulties studies
• B.Eng distance learning
• BA (Hons) Education and Training

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HE validation/approval

• We have 2 possible models-
• The curriculum is developed by the
• college and then validated by an HEI.
• The college is approved by an HEI to deliver one
  or more of its courses.
• Off the Shelf delivery

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Our validating HEIs

• The Open University Validation Services (OUVS)
• University of Greenwich
• University of Portsmouth
• Anglia Ruskin University (APU)
• London South Bank University
• University of East London
• University of Sunderland (distance learning)

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The problems!
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• Quality Assurance Need an umbrella QA system
  that meets the requirements of validating HEIs
• Never free from scrutiny-
• HEI Annual reports
• HEI Course reviews and audits
• QAA subject reviews

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• HE ethos in a further education setting
• Staff conditions
• Research and scholarly activities
• Curriculum development creation of new courses
• Meeting targets
• Securing external examiners

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The tensions
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• The relationship with our validating HEIs
• Top-up fees?
• Future funding?
• The role of the LSC?

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Future developments
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Future developments

• Top up fees of 3000 we will continue to charge
  the standard fee in 2006
• Changes to HEFCE funding will it become
  formula based and more like LSC FE funding?
• HE students to have Personal Development Plans
  (PDP) like individual learning plans (ILPs)

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