MAKING A STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT OF WIDENING PARTICIPATION

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MAKING A STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT OF WIDENING
PARTICIPATION
Charlotte Cooper (Head of Planning) November 2009
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Introduction

• Formed in 2005 by the merger of Trinity College
  of Music and Laban
• Based in South East London (Greenwich/Deptford)
• National/International recruitment base
• c. 1000 students on HE programmes
  (68UG/21PG/11other)
• 2 DCFS-funded Centres for Advanced Training
• 2 public performance venues Blackheath Halls and
  Laban Theatre
• Extensive outreach and community engagement
• Partner in the Creative Way Lifelong Learning
  Network for Thames Gateway

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Approach to WP Strategic Assessment

• Consideration of context specialist focus and
  mission
• Commitment to advancement of our art forms and
  belief in their value to individuals and society
• Widening participation in dance and music not
  just in HE practitioners, participants and
  audiences
• Making our specialist expertise available to our
  sectors facilitation of participation, talent
  identification and development
• Known issues/barriers within UK performing arts
  industry and arts education at all levels

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Approach to WP Strategic Assessment

• Implications for strategy
• Open access progression opportunities
  advanced training professional practice
  research
• Emphasis on early years pre-primary through to
  secondary
• Importance of partnership
• Engagement with national arts/arts education
  policy and strategy
• Responsiveness to individual artistic personality
  and path
• Curricular content and delivery

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Approach to WP Strategic Assessment

• Assessment of progress
• Use of HESA indicators for benchmark group as
  well as tracking internal targets
• Identification of current gaps and future
  priorities postgraduate and CPD
• Breakdown of activity and spend
• Tabular presentation categorised by age group
  (early, primary, secondary), in reach/outreach,
  partnership etc.
• Where pro-rating generic spend, used derived
  from HEFCE methodology for calculating WP Access
  funding

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Process

• Steering group senior HE academic representation
  alongside youth/junior, community, planning
• Senior Management Team
• Equality, Diversity and Access Committee
• Academic Board

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Contact information

• Charlotte Cooper
• Head of Planning
• Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
• ccooper_at_trinitylaban.ac.uk