Annual Review Enfield College 2006 - 2007 enfield Enfield College Contents Foreword Page 2 Members of the Board of Governors Page 2 Introduction Page 3 Extract from Enfield College Equality and Diversity Policy Page 3 College profile Page 4 Review of the Year - Vocational and Professional Studies Page 5 Review of the Year - Foundation and Progression Studies Page 6 Financial Statements 2006/2007 Page 7 Enfield College at the Heart of the Community Page 9 Printed by Stephen Austin and Sons Limited Printed on paper comprising 75% post-consumer waste and 25% TCF pulp. 1 www.enfield.ac.uk Enfield College Foreword Peter White Members of the Board of Governors Chairman of the Board of Governors 2006/2007 2006/20072 was a successful year Enfield College was established as a corporate college in April forf Enfield College. The College 1993 by an Act of Parliament. It is governed by a Board of fulfilledf its mission of ‘helping Governors whose members during 2006/2007 were: peoplep build success into their lives’l by working effectively with Peter White, Chairman - Business member ouro wide range of stakeholders Steve Wright, Vice Chair - Business member tot ensure the success of our students.s Simon Alexander - Co-opted member TheTh College C ll achieved hi d a number of nationally recognised Philip Beales - Staff member to December 2006 quality kite marks including Matrix accreditation and full Keith Bevis - Business member Centre of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) status for its Early Years provision. Helen Bruce - Community member from September 2006 During the year, the Board of Governors undertook a strategic Jean Carter - Principal and Chief Executive options review which will ensure that Enfield College continues to serve the people and community of Enfield. Semra Dogan - Student member Kevin Harmsworth - Co-opted member I should like to thank the members of the Board of Governors and all the staff for their enthusiasm, commitment and hard Mandy Hayward - Staff member work, which have contributed to the College’s success within our local and regional community. Dee Johns - Staff member from July 2007 John Johnstone - Business member This Annual Review provides examples of the many activities and successful achievements of 2006/2007. William Marsterson - Co-opted member Janette McCulloch - Business member Esther McLaughlin - Business member Ellena Mould - Community member Helen Wilson - Local Authority member www.enfield.ac.uk 2 Enfield College Introduction Jean Carter Principal and Chief Executive Extract from Enfield College Equality and Diversity Policy DuringD 2006/2007 Enfield CollegeC demonstrated that it is at The Board of Governors is committed to ‘helping thet heart of the local community people build success into their lives’. To achieve this ofo Enfield. The College increased the Board recognises that equality of opportunity itsit student numbers and ensured must be promoted in all areas of College life and the thet success of students by diversity of all staff and students respected within a workingw in collaboration with welcoming and supportive environment. This includes a wide range of partners. The eliminating unfair discrimination and promoting CollegeC worked with other a positive attitude with respect to age, cultural educational organisations including the College of North East background, disability, ethnicity, gender, language levels, London on a Centre of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) for learning difficulty, marital status, nationality, race, Early Years education and a consortium for Train to Gain, and religion, sexual orientation and social background. The with Southgate and Capel Manor Colleges in the Edmonton Board recognises that the success of Enfield College as Green College Centre. an organisation must be assessed against benchmarks for equality and diversity derived from best practice Partnerships with schools extended opportunities for pupils within further education and elsewhere. to ‘Try a Job’ and participate in vocational training. By achieving bids for regeneration the College was able to work with the London Borough of Enfield to support local employers and voluntary and community groups. Enfield College worked with partners as wide ranging as Middlesex Football Association, Chicken Shed Theatre Company and the National Health Service to deliver the College’s mission of ‘helping people build success into their lives’. 3 www.enfield.ac.uk Enfield College College profile In 2006/2007 aggregate (all ages) success and achievement rates on all long courses (more than 24 weeks duration) improved over 2005/2006 rates. In 2006/2007 Enfield College recruited more than 6,500 students, 26% of which were full-time students (defined as 450+ guided learning hours studied in 2006/2007). The student population reflects the cultural and ethnic diversity of north London, with a significant proportion of students coming from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds (43%); this includes a considerable number of students from Turkish and Cypriot ethnic backgrounds, as well as from African heritage. Mode of attendance Gender profile 26% 37% Full-time Male Part-time Female 63% 74% Ethnic profile Age profile 50% 60% 25-59 White British 40% 50% 40% 30% 30% 20% 16-18 Black African White other 20% Black Caribbean Mixed Indian 10% Asian other Bangladeshi 10% 21-24 White Irish 19-20 Black other 13-15 Pakistani 60+ Chinese 0% 0% www.enfield.ac.uk 4 Enfield College Review of the Year Directorate of Vocational and Professional Studies The work of the Directorate has a strong focus with Jeff Rosenberg, Director of Curriculum employers and local community groups. It works closely with these groups helping Lone Parents back into work, and The Directorate of Vocational and Professional Studies was also with the Ponders End Community Trust to enhance established in the academic year 2006/2007 and comprised skills and job opportunities for people within the local area. the Divisions of: Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy, Business The Directorate is responsible for the successful delivery Administration and Information Technology, Creative Industries, of football coaching qualifications to over 900 learners in Business and Professional Studies, Sport, Travel and Tourism, Middlesex. The Enterprise Services Division is involved with Early Years and Social Care, and Enterprise Services. over 250 organisations supporting them in self assessing their work and so improving their businesses. Retention of students, their achievements and overall success rates have improved on a year by year basis. 2006/2007 was no exception. sExceptional success rates in Sport, Travel and Tourism up to Anissa Larouci passed her BTEC National 35% above national averages. Diploma in Media (Moving Image) course in sVery high achievements in Early Years, Health and Social June 2007, achieving a fantastic triple Merit grade. She has gone on to further her studies at Care, building on the success of the College’s Centre of Thames Valley University. Vocational Excellence (CoVE) in Early Years. s100% achievement of students on the BTEC First Diploma in Art and Design and A2 Media Studies. sSuccess rates in Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy up to 13% above national averages. Deniz Cam successfully completed his Introductory Diploma in Travel and Tourism sSignificant progression of students from Entry Level up to course in June 2007. He has now progressed Level 3 across all Divisions. SR XS XLI 2EXMSREP 'IVXM¼GEXI MR8VEZIP ERH Tourism at the College. Tracie Hanberger passed her CACHE Diploma in Child Care and Education course in June 2007 with Louise Georgiou completed her NVQ Level 2 Distinction grades. She is now working full-time at Hairdressing course in June 2007 and she is a local nursery. now working part-time for a local hair salon. 5 www.enfield.ac.uk Enfield College Review of the Year Directorate of Foundation and Progression Studies Bernadette McAnespie, Director of Curriculum The Directorate of Foundation and Progression Studies was established in the academic year 2006/2007 and comprised Michael Milan completed his A Level the Divisions of: ESOL, Basic Skills, SLDD, Science, Maths, programme in June 2007, achieving two B grades for Physics and Chemistry, and an A English and Humanities, and Lifelong Learning. grade in Mathematics. He has gone on to study Physics at Royal Holloway University. It was a busy and successful year: sESOL success rates improved by 14 percentage points. sTeacher training success rates were between 8 and 27 percentage points above the national average. (SRRE 1EVMI 3WQER GSQTPIXIH XLI ¼VWX sA2 Level pass rates in Media, Chemistry, Law, English, Business year of her BTEC National Diploma in Applied and Maths subjects were all between 90-100%. Science course in June 2007 with Distinction grades in all units. She has been predicted the sResults on all Vocational Science programmes were between same grades for the second year of her course 9 and 43 percentage points above national averages. as well. s94% of students on designated courses for people with learning difficulties achieved an externally accredited qualification. sOver 100 students with learning difficulties and/or disabilities were successfully supported on mainstream courses. Erhan Oksuz successfully completed his Entry The Directorate has also been part of a successful Level 2 ESOL course in June 2007. He has now London Development Agency bid to develop educational progressed on to an Information Technology opportunities in conjunction with the Bangladeshi Women’s course at the College. Centre.