Transcript Highbury College A commanding position in Portsmouth

Highbury College
Business Support – a focus on student
success
Prepared for:
Date:
Outstanding Showcase
4 November 2011
Introductions
• Jonathan Cox, Executive Director of Finance &
Corporate Services
• Barbara Green, Head of Safety, Health &
Environment
• Mary Basson, Head of Human Resources
Support staff contribute fully to the
achievements of students and the
success of the college”
Ofsted
Workshop Programme
• SAR process and content for business
support groups
• Impact of business support self assessment
on student success, including ECM
• Quality improvement plans to enhance and
measure contribution to student success
• Performance review process for managers,
teachers and support staff
• Process used to support value for money
Strategic Planning
Model
The
Highbury
Student
H:Stella:Strat Planning 05-07 Updated 06.09.04
A Business Support SAR gives:
• A pen picture of a Business Support department
• An account of ‘how what it is does’ supports
students
• Information with evidence (facts and figures)
• Progress made with identification of areas for
improvement (QIP)
• Judgments on its strengths, weaknesses and
grades
• Contributions to key themes (ECM)
Key Themes
• Every Child Matters
Stay Safe
Be Healthy
Enjoy and Achieve
Achieve economic prosperity
 Make a positive contribution
• Equality and Diversity
• Health and Safety
Evidencing the Impact
• Evidence implying a contribution towards student
success
• Evidence actually recording a specific contribution
towards student success
Business Support SAR template
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Summary of key service and support provided
Impact of service/support on student success
Progress made previous year (QIP)
Key Strengths
Key Weaknesses
Areas for development next year
Key Risks
Equality & Diversity
Every Student Matters
Health & Safety
Capacity to Improve
SAR Validation
Each SAR is subject to a validation process led by
the Principal and Executive Director of Collegiate
College.
The validation process tests the relevance of the
information included as well as questioning the
evidence provided (particularly how and where this
can be linked to student success).
Performance Review Cycle
Targets set for all staff (maximum
of 3)
Performance Review Process
Management targets
reviewed and new targets
agreed for forthcoming
year
January
December
February
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November
College success
rates confirmed
October
March
Oct/Nov
All support and
lecturing staff to have
their final review
carried out
April
May/June
Midyear review to be
held with all staff
September
August
June
July
Individual observation
grades confirmed
May
Performance Review Process
• Aligned to key strategic objectives (included within
‘core competencies’)
• 3 targets for each member of staff with measures
for Good and Outstanding
• Lecturer incremental progression based on
meeting the minimum target threshold
• Performance Related Pay for Outstanding
achievement of targets (must link through with
student success)
Proving Value for Money & Effective use of
Resources
• Student Success as a relationship to the financial
performance of the College
• VFM Indicators
– Viable courses
– Delivered in cost effective manner (efficiency ratio, on-line
learning)
– Efficient use of teaching staff (curriculum planning, SCP,
Mix, Pay modernisation)
– Efficient use of resources (student feedback, strategic –
centrally controlled, benchmarking)
Proving Value for Money & Effective use of
Resources
• VFM Indicators
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New activities adequately planned
Funding agencies funding maximised
Commercial activities make a positive contribution
Effective procurement
Effective control over expenditure
Efficient allocation of capital
Efficient use of Accommodation
Culture of efficiency and cost effectiveness
A Culture of VFM, Efficiency and Cost
Effectiveness
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Monthly Business Results
PRP Key Targets
Strategy for Innovation and Enterprise
Success Meetings and SAR
Questions & Comments