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Professional Development Programme Spring / Summer 2017 Professional Development Programme Spring / Summer 2017 About our programme Our Professional Development Programme is a suite of networks run or supported by AoC West Midlands. Network meetings provide a forum for professional exchange in an informal setting. All meetings are free to attend for all staff at AoC West Midlands member colleges. They are an opportunity to hear relevant updates from external partners and from AoC, support the exchange of good practice, and act as a springboard for collaborative development projects between colleges. Wherever possible, each network is chaired by a practitioner from a member college and all members are encouraged to suggest agenda items and speakers they would like to hear from. Meetings are held at member colleges across the region, taking place from 10am to 1pm unless otherwise stated, and usually concluding with a networking lunch. We currently run or support 16 different networks in the region each year for our members. The network programme is complemented by other ‘one-off’ events which we run in response to specific topical issues or as a key element in the delivery of funded projects. 4 Curriculum and Quality College HE | Learning and Development | LLDD | Maths and English | Quality, Excellence and Innovation | Nominees | Sports | NAMSS (Student Services) 8 Business Development Business Development Managers 9 Leadership and Governance Principals’ Forum | Clerks | Governance Development Programme 10 Resources College Finance Directors’ Group | HR Managers | IT Managers | MIS Managers 12 Spring / Summer 2017 Dates 3 Curriculum and Quality College HE The network supports staff with management responsibility for the provision of higher education in colleges, although anyone from a member college with an interest in higher education is welcome to attend. Each meeting features presentations from key stakeholders such as HEFCE, QAA, Pearson and other organisations. All meetings also feature a national policy update from AoC and opportunities for sharing experiences and good practice. The network is currently chaired by Dale Woolley, Higher Education Manager at South & City College Birmingham. Learning and This network is aimed at college staff with responsibilities for staff Development and professional development in their organisation. External speakers such as the Education and Training Foundation will update members on professional standards for teachers and trainers in education. Meetings also focus on the sharing of best practice and experiences, and topics such as performance management, succession planning, and effective models/methods for planning whole college CPD events. The network is currently chaired by Steve Sawbridge, Regional Director at AoC West Midlands. LLDD The aim of this network is to share best practice and provide discussion points on issues relating to provision for Learners with Learning Difficulties or Disabilities in colleges. The network is open to senior managers and expert practitioners and has a particular focus on sharing practical solutions to current challenges. Recent meetings have included presentations and discussion on policy changes arising from the high needs funding methodology, transitions to the new Education, Health, and Care Plans, and the new Ofsted Common Inspection Framework. Guest speakers have included Ofsted, the Education Funding Agency, and Jisc. The network has also heard from Natspec who AoCWM works closely with. Members also have the opportunity to look at LLDD provision and facilities at the hosting colleges. The network is currently chaired by Steve Sawbridge, Regional Director at AoC West Midlands. 4 Maths and English Following on from the successful delivery of our Maths and English project, ‘Supporting improvement in the teaching of GCSE English and maths’, we will continue to offer opportunities where practitioners of maths and English can support each other in implementing effective practice. We will be communicating details of events which we are running, throughout the year. Quality, Excellence This network supports all aspects of quality improvement in colleges as well as the implementation of new curriculum initiatives and and Innovation developments. The primary audience is vice principals and senior managers with responsibility for quality and improvement, although all interested staff are welcome to attend. Network meetings generally have a specific focus; we have looked in detail at the new Ofsted and Care Quality Commission Local SEND inspections, area reviews, and assessing learners’ progress. Meetings also include policy updates from AoC and input from Ofsted’s regional senior HMIs, as well as case studies from members who share ideas that are working well within their organisation. Network meetings and other collaborative activity are planned by a practitioner steering group facilitated by Sue Blake, Projects Consultant at AoC West Midlands. Inspection Nominees This is a new network for 2016/17. Its purpose is to enable college nominees to share experience and information in preparation for and following inspections at colleges in the region. The network will run in the afternoon on the same day as our established quality network meetings. It will also provide a further opportunity to discuss inspections with Ofsted’s regional leads and to draw on AoC’s national expertise and insight. “The AoC Quality Network is an excellent opportunity to network with other Quality professionals whilst at the same time gathering updates on key changes and important policy decisions.” Chris Pemberton, Shrewsbury Colleges Group 5 Sports The network supports staff involved in all aspects of sport-related activity in colleges and forms a key regional component of AoC Sport’s wider strategy – Fit for College, Fit for Work, Fit for Life. The network agenda reflects topical issues with the focus changing between each meeting. College staff with responsibilities for curriculum delivery as well as sports facilities and student participation are invited to attend. The meetings provide updates and sharing of innovative practice in the areas of study programmes, sport development and student employability. A key component of the network is to support collaborative development activity that is continued beyond the network meetings. The network is chaired by Rayna Crawford-Jones, Curriculum Manager for Sport at Walsall College, and supported by AoC Sport. An operational group, chaired by Trevor Humphreys, Institute for Sports Performance Manager at Stoke-on-Trent College, meets at the same time to plan inter-college competitions. NAMSS Regional This network is the regional meeting of NAMSS (National Association for Managers of Student Services) and is open to NAMSS members Network only. It focuses on all aspects of student support, with presentations (Student Services) and discussions on new initiatives and hot topics. The meetings provide a forum for sharing best practice, information and policy updating, networking, professional development, and input from guest speakers to inform members of matters relating to student support. Meetings have included topics such as Prevent, ILT strategies, area reviews, and the new Ofsted Common Inspection Framework. Network meetings and other collaborative events are co-ordinated by the West Midlands regional conveners for NAMSS; Nicola Perrett, Director of Student Services at Warwickshire College Group, Jane Linsell, Director of Student Services at South and City College Birmingham, and supported by the AoC West Midlands Regional office. 6 “Excellent opportunity to network and share best practice.” Claire Barton, North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College “The opportunity to share with other clerks is extremely valuable.” Parveen Ghulam, South & City College Birmingham “This is the second meeting I’ve attended and it’s been invaluably informative and useful - bringing me right up to speed with recent changes and developments in the sector.” Marla Nelson, Warwickshire College Group “Hugely useful - food for thought - really helps to keep an eye on future developments and pick up on regional themes / best practice.” Mark Maffey, Hereward College 7 Business Development Business Development The network supports college staff in a range of business development roles. It focuses on all aspects of provision for Managers employers or employment including apprenticeships, work with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), and enterprise activity. Past topics have included apprenticeship development and supporting colleges’ needs for growing provision, outcome agreements and skills funding. Members have heard from the Skills Funding Agency, as well as senior associates on behalf of AELP. An overview of business development from the host college, and updates from AoC skills policy staff feature at all meetings. We ran a special one-off event in May to assist staff responsible for all aspects of apprenticeship delivery to fully understand, plan for and implement the changes required to build strong links with employers and to deliver a high quality apprenticeship offer. In November we held a workshop to support applications to the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers (RoATP). We plan to run other similar events during spring and summer 2017 to further support colleges implement the apprenticeship reforms. The network is currently chaired by Steve Sawbridge, AoC West Midlands, Regional Director. “The event provided by AoC consists of industry / sector experts who are happy to share
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