HE IN FE CONFERENCE Welcome Remarks

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HE IN FE CONFERENCEWelcome Remarks

• Professor Graham Henderson
• Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive
• 02 July 2010

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80 years old TODAY!!!!Happy Birthday
Teesside!Older, bigger and more mature, but
much the same at heart!
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Historical context. where did HEBP start from

• Under-qualified/Under-skilled workforce
• Poorly defined progression routes for both
  vocational learners those in employment
• Low participation rates in HE
• Low demand for HLS from both learners and
  employers
• Low levels of understanding of the offer
• Little HE available in local communities

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and what about the future..Do you want the
good news or the bad news?
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Dont want to be gloomy on our birthday but....

• 450m plus a further 200m already being taken
  off HE in 2010/11 (although Teesside, and hence
  HEBP, are doing OK at the moment!)
• Much greater cuts still to come! - Up to 25 cuts
  in public sector funding by 2013 (could mean
  16m-20m p.a. for us)
• Funding streams that currently support some key
  activities increasingly at risk

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• and theres more..
• Demand for FT HE massively exceeding supply
  but no prospect of Govt increasing its spend on
  HE
• Hence, likely to be limited future growth in FT
  nos. (but were facing demographic decline in NE
  anyway)
• and. FT Student fee cap is likely to rise
  significantly (following Browne Review)
• Concerns expressed that excellent teaching is
  not universal.... looking to link funding
  directly, to quality

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• and more.
• Suggestion that WP is now an irrelevance
• All future growth to be restricted to STEM /or
  other priority areas (which are NOT particularly
  the areas where we are experiencing further
  growth!)
• Much of growth will be co-funded (i.e. requiring
  a significant employer contribution)
• But (hopefully) commitment will still be to
  accessible, flexible, vocational/professional HE
  to meet the needs of the post-recession economy

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So what does all of that mean for theHIGHER
EDUCATION BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP (HEBP)i.e. what
could possibly prove to be THE GOOD NEWS!!
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• Never been a more important time to stand
  together - must make our voice heard together
• Partnership could potentially be winwin
  situation
• Major opportunities for future HE growth in the
  colleges at relatively low risk
• University able to continue to expand, and
  deliver its mission, through partnership
• Able to capitalise on the benefits to all parties
  of enhanced progression routes to HE

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And so what makes HEBP so special?

• Mature, sustainable, open/transparent
  partnership built up over many years (Currently
  c.4000 enrolled students (gt 2100 fte) - increase
  of c.80 in 3 yrs)
• In it for the long haul
• Strong, demonstrable, commitment from the top
• Based on a Preferred partner model
• Obligations and benefits clearly articulated

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Continued..

• Geographical coherence/identity (spanning Tees
  Valley)
• Growth potential for all with mitigated
  risk!(further funded growth already in place)
• University investing in the Partnership
• 9.5m. Spent on HE Centres
• Ongoing investment in LT capital
• Ongoing commitment to joint staff development
• Committed to supporting growth aspirations

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Resulting growth in student nos. (2002-10)
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Continued..

• Operating within an agreed framework strategy
  (HE Strategies/MoAs/Ops manuals in place)
• Collaborative approach to curric. innovation
• Flexible, responsive and accessible portfolio of
  ladders/webs of progression from L3 to L7
• Mature mgmt/governance structures in place(HEBP
  Board involving all Heads of Institution)

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Continued..

• But. goes beyond just level 4 franchised
  delivery
• Raising aspirations (e.g. HEadstart prep for
  HE)
• IAG (e.g. Passport Plus)
• Summer University
• Progression pathways
• Employer engagement
• Increasingly joined up approach to employers
  and One Door business support gateway

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and. most of what Ive described is not in
place, or not so well embedded, elsewhere in the
country and, all in all, we think it works and
we are very proud of it! and committed to it! .
and we hope you are too!!!
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• Thank you !
• Any questions?
• graham.henderson_at_tees.ac.uk