Damian Brant Quality Manager damian.brant@burton-college.ac.uk.

Damian Brant

Quality Managerdamian.brant@burton-college.ac.uk

Framework

for Excellence

A pilot’s

view

Framework Dimensions & Key Performance Areas

Overall performance rating

Responsiveness dimension

Effectivenessdimension

Financedimension

Key performance areas:

• Responsiveness to learners• Responsiveness to employers

Key performance areas:

• Quality of outcomes • Quality of provision

Key performance areas:

• Financial health• Financial control• Use of resources

Framework for Excellence

Finance

Financial health

Financial control

Effectiveness

Quality of outcomes

Quality of provision

Responsiveness

Delivery against plan

Responsiveness to employersResponsiveness to learners

Overall rating

Measures data

Framework Dimensions & Key Performance Areas

Overall performance rating

Responsiveness dimension

Effectivenessdimension

Financedimension

Key performance areas:

• Responsiveness to learners• Responsiveness to employers

Key performance areas:

• Quality of outcomes • Quality of provision

Key performance areas:

• Financial health• Financial control• Use of resources

Questions Burton College considered

•Should we base SAR on FfE dimensions?

•Would this be a high risk approach as FfE may be another transient initiative?

•As at the start of the process little was published on FfE indicators how could we ensure we met the requirements?

Creative Studies

Business, Leisure & Care

Technology

Sixth Form & Continuing Ed.

13 Curriculum Areas10 cross-college Business Support Areas

Devolved autonomy for •Financial management/staffing/resources•Curriculum development•Quality improvement

FfE-EmbeddingThe self-assessment report (SAR) process

Developed single SAR process across college

“robust, rigorous, comprehensive and accurate”

Ofsted November 2007

SAR validation panels noted by

Ofsted as ‘good practice’

FfE-Embedding

• Responsiveness Employer surveys Learner surveys National and local priorities

• Effectiveness Quality of outcomes – Success rates Quality of provision - Overall Ofsted grade for effectiveness

• Financial Efficiency Have recruitment targets been achieved? Does the area operate from a secure financial base? Efficiency : e.g. class sizes/contribution rates

QDP Ltd. Employer Survey

Overall Score: 33

Learner Survey QDP

Induction

On-programme

Exit

Faculty health checks

Financial Review

•Income and expenditure against budget•Monitoring of financial control•Efficiency e.g. contribution rates, staffing, purchase of equipment

FfE PilotNational Distribution of Pilot Providers

Responsiveness Effectiveness Finance Overall Performance

Rating

Outstanding 25 30% 33 39% 17 20% 22 26%

Good 35 43% 26 31% 57 67% 45 53%

Satisfactory 22 27% 25 30% 11 13% 18 21%

Inadequate 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%

FfE Pilot

• Responsiveness

- Learner views and destinations - Good

- Employer satisfaction - Satisfactory

• Effectiveness

- Quality of outcomes - Satisfactory

- Quality of provision - Good

• Finance

- Health - Outstanding

- Control - Outstanding

- Resources - Good

Peer Review and Development

•Raise awareness of governors•Reorganisation of key performance indicators grouped around FfE measures with additional measures introduced•Clean client relationship management (CRM) system•Work with senior managers and the wider management team on overall performance ratings•Measurements of employer engagement

Further development to embed FfE