Proposed Merger Consultation Document February and March 2017

A VISION Outstanding learning on the north and south banks of the Tyne Bigger. Better. Stronger. Contents

2. Foreword 3. profile 4. South Tyneside borough profile 7. Tyne Metropolitan College profile 8. North Tyneside borough profile 11. The case for organisational change 12. A vision for outstanding learning 15. The benefits 18. Appendices 21. Have your say

1 PROPOSED MERGER CONSULTATION DOCUMENT FOREWORD The Governing Bodies of Tyne Metropolitan College and South Tyneside College have agreed to merge the two colleges. This is an exciting opportunity to have one Further Education college serving North Tyneside, South Tyneside and the surrounding areas. The benefits of a merger forstudents, employers, staff and the broader community, in both boroughs, are outlined in this publication.

In September 2016, the FE Commissioner began a • The curriculum on offer at FE colleges review of Further Education in Tyne and Wear as part • The property portfolio of FE colleges of Wave 4 of the Area Based Review Process. The following areas are being looked at: • The financial resources of FE colleges

In preparing for the Area Based Review The merged college will:

Process, Tyne Metropolitan College and • Significantly improve and expand the learning South Tyneside College came together to opportunities, experience and environment for review their options, particularly looking every student, enabling them to be first choice for employers and universities; at further developing the shared services model they had initiated in 2010. • Increase capacity to enable further investment into high-quality learning resources and expertise, As discussions developed, the two Boards agreed that demonstrating real value for public money whilst a more radical review of the colleges would deliver a creating an organisation of first choice; much stronger future for learners in North Tyneside and South Tyneside and beyond. Furthermore, the • Provide employers with an outstanding proposition Boards agreed that a merger would result in a stronger, operating a one stop shop for all workforce high-quality and financially resilient institution that could development, including apprenticeships; deliver skills for learners locally, regionally, nationally • Contribute to the redevelopment of North Tyneside and internationally. and South Tyneside and the A19 area, by offering In September 2016, both college Boards passed first-class, industry standard facilities to learners, a resolution to consider merger, appoint project employers and our communities; managers and move to due diligence. • Create the opportunity for further development of staff - our key asset - sharing best practice, and becoming an employer that attracts and retains the best talent.

This consultation document outlines the key benefits of merging.

Consultation on this proposal will run from 6th February, 2017, until 17th March, 2017. Feedback received during the consultation process will be reviewed by the Corporations of both colleges at meetings on 22nd March (Tyne Metropolitan College) and 29th March (South Tyneside College), and the outcome of Bill Midgley OBE - Chair Andrew Watts - Chair the consultation will be published by 12th May 2017. Tyne Metropolitan College South Tyneside College

PROPOSED MERGER CONSULTATION DOCUMENT 2 WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO

South Tyneside College Profile

South Tyneside College, which developed from the creation in 1861 of the original Marine School, is today recognised nationally as a high-quality, financially strong and employer-facing institution, with the modern day marine school one of the world’s top maritime colleges. Significant numbers of learners travel to the college from other UK regions (funded) and internationally (fee paying), due to the marine school’s reputation for delivering world-class maritime education.

The college, which has 10,946 full and part-time students, has a high degree of competitive advantage based on the following key factors:

• Good financial management resulting in annual • Very good employer relationships worldwide, surpluses, significant capital redevelopment and nationally and regionally; zero borrowing; • Significant specialisms supporting regional and • A modern, rationalised and revitalised campus with national priorities; world-class maritime and engineering facilities; • Active membership of key employer bodies • Good and improving quality and student outcomes including IAMI, SEMTA, EEF, Advanced – Ofsted rated Good (December 2015, new short Manufacturing Forum, Maritime Skills Alliance, inspection regime); and Merchant Navy Training Board;

• ‘Outstanding Halls of Residence’ – Ofsted, • Good staff morale and employee relations, good November 2015; staff survey results, good relationship with trade unions, low staff sickness and low staff • QAA HE Review (Feb 2014) – ‘Meets all turnover levels; expectations’; • Successful sponsorship of a multi academy trust • Well-established, highly experienced senior supporting school improvement in South Tyneside management with excellent business and (Ridgeway Primary Academy); professional expertise; • Successful introduction of 14-19 Career College • One of the highest percentage non-funding body North East, specialising in engineering, advanced incomes in the country (51% in 2014/15); manufacturing and computer science.

Substantial educational and employment challenges facing the North East presents the college with significant opportunities to contribute to the up-skilling of the general workforce and increase the level of qualifications held by the local population.

The joint venture of Sunderland and South Tyneside councils in the development of the International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP) will create up to 5,200 jobs in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) professions at varying qualification and skills levels, and South Tyneside Council has launched South Shields 365 development programme to bring business into a transformed town centre. The development of skills in media, business and administration, and sport and recreation, will be required to support these plans.

3 PROPOSED MERGER CONSULTATION DOCUMENT South Tyneside borough profile

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South Tyneside College operates successfully in one of ’s most socially deprived areas, attracting students from many and varied backgrounds.

Ethnic diversity

Of funded learners, 5% come from ethnic minorities, with the largest cohort - 71-27.3% of BME total – being Bangladeshi, and 29 – 11.2% of BME total, being Arab. Across the whole organisation, 25.5% of enrolments come from a minority ethnic background, with the largest groups being Indian (1,773 – 41.5% of BME total), African (1,059 – 24.8% of BME total), and Arab (525 – 12.3% of BME total).

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PROPOSED MERGER CONSULTATION DOCUMENT 4 Education and qualifications

Of the 16-18 year-old learners joining full-time Level 3 programmes, 57.2% had attained mathematics and English at C or above, 16.3% did not have a grade C or above in either subject, 72.1% had English at C or above, and 68.8% had mathematics at C or above.

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Statistics in 2015 showed that 8.3% of adults in South Tyneside have no qualifications. This is lower than the North East figure which is 10.4% and marginally lower than the UK figure of 8.6%.

Employment

The borough has 93,700 people of working age - 63% of residents – and around 72,000 of these are classed as economically active, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Around 66,000 people are in employment, with over 59,000 classed as employees and 5,700 self-employed. Around 6,700 people, or 9.3% of the population, are unemployed, higher than the regional average of 7.7% and the national rate of 5.1%.

ONS figures for the year to June 2016 show 10,700 people, or 16.2% of the working age population, work in professional occupations – below the 20% recorded nationally - and 9,300 people, or 14.1%, are associate professional and technical, the second largest grouping. Other significant occupational groups are skilled trades, administrative and secretarial, caring, leisure and other service occupations, as well as sales and customer service.

Earnings Health and well-being

In 2016, average weekly earnings for full-time workers The latest data (2011-2013) shows that the healthy life stood at around £469 - £514 for males, and £421 for expectancy for both males (60.9 years) and females females – against an average national wage of £541, (58.9 years) was below Provider Group Averages (63.3 or £581 for males, and £481 for women. years for males, 63.9 years for females).

£The average income£ in South Tyneside South Tyneside College is proactive in promoting health is below the national average. and well-being in the workplace and achieved the gold award for Better Health at Work for 2014-2015.

5 PROPOSED MERGER CONSULTATION DOCUMENT PROPOSED MERGER CONSULTATION DOCUMENT 6 Tyne Metropolitan College Profile

Tyne Metropolitan College (TyneMet) was established in March 2005, and has developed a reputation for high-quality education and training which meets the needs of regional employers. It is a leading STEM provider, with specialisms in engineering, sports science and mathematics and science A level delivery.

It predominantly serves the borough of North Tyneside and the wider hinterland including the Newcastle city region and . It operates from three principal sites: the Coast Road Campus in , which provides a vocational-based curriculum; the Queen Alexandra Campus in North Shields, which offers A level provision, Access to HE programmes and creative arts specialist facilities; and TMC Campus in Benton, Newcastle, which specialises in construction crafts.

TyneMet, which has 4,491 full and part-time students, has a significant reputation based on the following key factors:

• Longstanding and strong school/college • National Association of Colleges’ Sport College and partnerships for A level provision; Employer Relationship award for work with Active Northumberland (June 2016); • Ofsted rated ‘Good’ in all aspects (June 2016 inspection report); • Dedicated training facility specialising in the delivery of trades such as brickwork and plastering, wood • Quality Assurance Agency review of higher occupations and building services; education (March 2015) - ‘Meets all expectations’, with five areas of good practice identified; • The IGNITE Centre for Engineering & Innovation has increased the college’s engineering offer to • Well-established, highly-experienced senior include fabrication and welding training, which managers, have brought about significant continues to grow; improvements in quality and financial performance; • Very good partnership working with JobCentre Plus • STEM Assured© award achieved in June 2012 and to support young people who are not in education, revalidated in May 2016; employment or training (NEETs) and the long-term unemployed; • Investor in Innovations© status achieved in June 2015, recognising innovation in college practices, • Well-established High Needs Provision for learners teaching and learning, curriculum development and up to the age of 24; business support operations; • Achievement of Investor in People Silver • North East Sports Academy (NESA) with strong accreditation and the TUC Better Health at Work partnerships with sporting organisations and ‘continuing excellence’ standard. a major focus on academic excellence and competing, playing and participating in sport;

The college has invested in buildings and equipment, such as the IGNITE Stem and Innovation Centre, which has supported development of more engineering routes into industry and engagement with schools so that pupils understand the career opportunities available in engineering, digital and technological industries.

The college has significant partnerships with Siemens PLC, British Gypsum and Northern Power Grid, and its curriculum and work ethic also meets the evolving needs of employers, addresses regional skills gaps and enables more people to progress to university and to gain employment.

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North Tyneside borough profile

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North Tyneside is ranked as 138 out of 326[1] for the key borough level deprivation measure (average Lower Super Output Area score). The recruitment area of the college includes local authority wards that have some of the highest levels of deprivation in the country. The college’s immediate catchment area has a mixed profile. 7% of North Tyneside’s population (approximately 13,300 people) now live in areas within England’s 10% most deprived areas. By contrast, towards the coast are some of the more affluent Tyneside areas.

North Tyneside has a small BME population at 4.9%[2], of which 3.7% are from non-white origins, with a further 1.2% from white minority backgrounds. The largest group is the Asian and Asian British group and the largest minority faith is Islam. Most minority faith and BME groups are projected to grow in size over the next fifteen years.

An estimated 1% of the population of North Tyneside are Trans, an estimated 1.1 gay or lesbian and 0.5% bisexual [2].

47% of the population of North Tyneside are married, 0.2% are in a civil partnership, 32% are single, 10% divorced, 3% separated and 8% widowed [2]. 1] Indices of Deprivation 2016, see https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/english-indices-of-deprivation-2015

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PROPOSED MERGER CONSULTATION DOCUMENT 8 Education and qualifications

The proportion of school leavers attaining five or more GCSEs at A* to C including English and mathematics in North Tyneside is slightly above the national average.

Within the borough, the latest published estimate on 16-18 learners who are Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) is 6.2% which is the lowest of the four neighbouring local authorities - Northumberland at 6.7%, South Tyneside at 7.5%, and Newcastle at 11.8%. North Tyneside also compares favourably against both the North East average at 8.8% and the latest all England NEET rate at 8.1%.

The borough has a higher proportion of the working population qualified at NVQ Levels 1- 4 than the North East and the England average except for Level 4 where the borough is 1.1 percentage points behind the national rate. In the key attainment measure at Level 3, 53.7% of the resident population are qualified to Level 3 which is significantly higher than the North East average of 48.8% and slightly above the national average for England at 52.7%.

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Health and well-being

21% of the population of the borough have a declared disability[2], sensory loss or other long-term health condition. The disabled population is expected to grow slightly in line with an ageing population. Life expectancy for both men and women is lower than the England average - 11.5 years lower for men, and 9.1 years lower for women in the most deprived areas of North Tyneside than in the least deprived areas (based on the Slope Index of Inequality).

9 PROPOSED MERGER CONSULTATION DOCUMENT PROPOSED MERGER CONSULTATION DOCUMENT 10 THE CASE FOR ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE North Tyneside and South Tyneside, and the wider conurbation, is presented with a number of significant opportunities in the years ahead, but with these opportunities also come a number of challenges.

As a region, we must embrace the opportunities The Government’s expectations of the FE sector presented by a prospective devolution package for have also evolved. An emphasis on the delivery of the region, take on the challenge of filling our skills apprenticeships and higher level technical qualifications gap and growing our thriving sectors, and continue means that the sector must work much more closely to regenerate and redevelop those areas of our with local businesses and employer bodies to ensure region that can best attract new investment, it is fully responsive to changing needs and skills industry and jobs. We must also be mindful that there gaps. Colleges also need to increase their income are areas of our region which need support – where diversification and grow their commercial activity to high unemployment and low levels of skills and reduce reliance on Government funding. aspiration remain. Finally, it is widely acknowledged that both North The Further Education sector plays a vital role in North Tyneside and South Tyneside have insufficient Tyneside and South Tyneside and the wider region’s numbers of appropriately qualified residents with future prosperity, but with past and potential future the required core skills to meet the emerging needs cuts in funding, we must think more innovatively of our regional economy. to make our resources and influence go further.

THE CHALLENGES WE FACE These are challenging times for Further Education colleges. Continuous funding pressures, curriculum and funding reforms, and changing markets, require colleges to look afresh at their missions and how best they can serve their communities.

College responses need to be grounded in the needs throughout our considerations is whether it will of our communities and be designed to enable our enhance opportunities for our local, regional students to succeed in an increasingly competitive and international students. A new, stronger, more economic environment. Government policy now financially resilient college will allow specialisms clearly supports the development of larger to develop nationally, internationally and in each institutions that are both financially resilient and able borough and better facilitate the development of to adapt to address the country’s current and future higher levels skills provision, apprenticeships and skills needs. higher education opportunities. We will be better placed to engage with employers and ensure that We believe that a new model for North Tyneside students are ready for the job opportunities of the and South Tyneside and the surrounding areas, is future. Our proposed new model will also combine the best way to meet these challenges, be more the best of each college’s long heritage in supporting resilient, efficient and better able to provide a more the skills needs of our communities. coherent and high-quality offer. Our guiding principle

A new, stronger, more financially resilient college

11 PROPOSED MERGER CONSULTATION DOCUMENT A VISION FOR OUTSTANDING COLLEGE LEARNING ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH BANKS OF THE TYNE This is an exciting opportunity to have one Further Education college, operating from sites north and south of the river.

We are committed to sustaining and improving provision on both sides of the river, and believe joint facilities will strengthen and enhance our ability to serve North Tyneside, South Tyneside and the surrounding areas.

A new model would result in a stronger, high-quality and financially resilient institution that can deliver skills for learners locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.

A single college for the north and south river region and hinterland will:

• Be financially outstanding and highly resilient • Develop a single apprenticeship brand based through economies of scale, enhanced financial upon existing strong track records at TyneMet and expertise and outstanding business effectiveness South Tyneside College, building a strong and unique and efficiency. This financial strength will enable the offer for employers; new model to grow and develop a new curriculum for future generations; • Strengthen maritime programmes – extend the renowned range of maritime programmes to meet the • Develop curriculum innovation and specialisation, future workforce needs of this specialist industry; enhance capacity for investment to align provision to the devolution and sub-regional skills and • Strengthen the Queen Alexandra Sixth Form economic agenda; College – extend the specialist A Level opportunities to more students north and south of the river Tyne with • Draw on the existing strengths and employer a pre-university experience at a sixth form college; base of TyneMet and South Tyneside College (e.g. advanced manufacturing and engineering), which • Extend the capacity for development of its key will have greater impact on the larger new institution, asset (staff) by sharing best practice, improving career as working together will give greater impact on the opportunities and talent development and becoming region and will provide regional STEM leadership; an employer that attracts and retains the best talent;

• Build on the existing breadth of activity • Develop the Multi Academy Trust model to of TyneMet and South Tyneside College (e.g. support school academisation, providing a highly commercial activity, international work, Higher trusted, high-quality education based sponsor; Education, Job Centre Plus delivery, Career College • Significantly improve the learning opportunities, North East, North East Sports Academy) to grow experience and environment for every student, recruitment and support enrichment; enabling them to be first choice for employers and universities.

The new model will focus on the future needs of students, employers and the communities of North Tyneside and South Tyneside.

PROPOSED MERGER CONSULTATION DOCUMENT 12 A VISION FOR OUTSTANDING COLLEGE LEARNING ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH BANKS OF THE TYNE

Vision Core Values To be a world-class educational • We believe in being a strong community presence, embedding everything we do in the facility, focused on developing the local community. potential of the employees of the future, thereby ensuring the long-term • We believe every student should achieve their potential. prosperity of our region. • We value professionalism, commitment, and excellence in our staff. Mission Statement • We believe the needs of employers should shape our curriculum. To provide outstanding educational • We will make a significant positive impact on opportunities for the benefit of the the local, regional and national economy. students and the communities we serve. • We welcome and include everyone in our community and value individuality and diversity.

13 PROPOSED MERGER CONSULTATION DOCUMENT Key Principles

• To be in a more robust position to effect change, • To develop a three-year plan, with a focus on and working in alignment to the North East LEP’s growth opportunities and innovation in the priorities are key to this. curriculum to ensure continued development of education in the region, opening new routeways to • To be positioned to influence and further shape skills for our learners. the skills agenda in partnership with the North East Combined Authority (NECA), funding bodies • To develop a curriculum strategy that is well and employers. connected to the needs of our employers and our internationally recognised specialism in • To provide a strengthened, long-term, local maritime training. presence in North Tyneside and South Tyneside serving the skills and educational needs of our • To be financially outstanding, with a diverse local communities, supporting local economic income base and capital investment, creating development and enhancing community cohesion. opportunities to grow and develop new provision.

• To deliver provision that is outstanding and • Efficiency and financial resilience through innovative, meeting the future demands of the exceptional leadership and management. local and regional economy.

The proposed name for the new model is

TYNE COAST COLLEGE

PROPOSED MERGER CONSULTATION DOCUMENT 14 THE BENEFITS OF WORKING TOGETHER

The new model will:

• Support the region’s inward investment ambitions, • Provide an accessible and tailored Higher attracting investment and business from outside Education offer that meets local, regional and the region and bringing new people and new job national employer needs, as well as the needs of opportunities to Tyneside, the river region and the those in the local community; A19 corridor; • Provide flexible and tailored workforce skills training • Develop specialisms to meet the needs of the that meets the need to improve productivity, and to Tyneside region and A19 corridor. These specialisms foresee visionary developments to better equip will include pathways and access to high-level the region in skills for the future; technical and professional skills for students and employers; • Provide high-quality qualifications and asupportive environment for international students; • Provide high-quality and relevant education and training in suitably equipped buildings, taking full • Provide accessible and effective provision advantage of developments in public transport and for students and communities needing basic skills in infrastructure; English, maths, IT, employability and entrepreneurial skills; • Provide a breadth, depth and range of robust vocational qualifications and employability skills • Provide outstanding provision for 16-25 year olds across a wide range of employment sectors; with learning difficulties, enabling students to develop the skills, confidence and independence • Provide a full range of apprenticeship needed for life and progress in to work; frameworks, from entry to higher and degree levels, in line with Government ambitions and • Provide continued development of commercially regional industry needs; successful employer-facing and maritime delivery, both in the UK and internationally;

15 PROPOSED MERGER CONSULTATION DOCUMENT Strengthen and protect education in both boroughs

• Provide scale and focus to work closely with key • Provide continued pursuit of excellence for stakeholder organisations, to ensure that the college students, with talented and high performing, continues to evolve and make a significant experienced and motivated staff, excellent facilities contribution to local, sub-regional and regional and progressive education, training and support; economies and to drive growth and prosperity for communities and businesses; • Create a single FE college for the north and south riverside region, with an annual turnover c.£45m; • Provide a specialist A level centre north and south of the river Tyne; • Be financially outstanding and resilient through exceptional leadership and management, delivering • Offer enhanced opportunities for learners, efficiencies, economies of scale, curriculum growth employers, communities and staff and bring about and better staff utilisation to ensure a strong future; a number of operational benefits; • Be better able to adapt and respond to the • Pool expertise and best practice to deliver changing needs of the local area, offering a better outstanding education; service and skills solution to the people of North Tyneside and South Tyneside, and local businesses; • Deliver improvements to our combined estates through the strategic development of our • Have the skills and capacity for robust financial campuses, helping us to enhance and improve health and sustainability, make the best use of facilities on offer to learners; public funds, enabling increased investment in learning and training opportunities for local people, and provide the flexibility and capacity to respond to • Provide extended opportunities for staff to work changes in Government funding priorities and future with colleagues and share good practice, whilst demands on the sector. enhancing their career pathways by working in a larger college;

PROPOSED MERGER CONSULTATION DOCUMENT 16 BENEFITS FOR STUDENTS BENEFITS FOR STAFF

• Better facilities and resources through • More opportunities for professional improved estates, and increased levels of development and peer support. investment in equipment and learning tools by pooling existing resources. • Improved networking and sharing of best practice and resources. • Increased curriculum diversity and breadth of offer. • Enhanced career or specialism opportunities.

• Enhanced links to businesses through the • Enhanced opportunity to work with employers. creation of a more coherent and accessible • Opportunity to develop research portfolios. FE offer to employers.

• Greater opportunities for enrichment and support by building on existing college strengths in sport, student internships, Students’ Union activity, and learner leadership initiatives. BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYERS • Learning experiences and choices that deliver improved progression in levels of • A single point of contact, ensuring consistency study or employment. and responsiveness to training needs.

• Supporting schools through our • Work-ready students and graduates in one Multi Academy Trust. joint college.

• Strengthened pathways in to jobs across a • A broader range of apprenticeship and range of sectors and/or a fast track route in to training frameworks. Higher Education. • The ability to develop bespoke solutions for businesses, industries and sectors.

BENEFITS FOR STRATEGIC PARTNERS/STAKEHOLDERS BENEFITS FOR COMMUNITIES

• The creation of a significant skills partner • More high-quality learning opportunities for economic development and regeneration for people living in North Tyneside and across the river Tyne, the A19 corridor, the South Tyneside. economic sub-region, and the wider area. • Increased community resources for learning and • An innovative curriculum that is aligned to development through rationalised and improved strategic local, regional and national community based campuses. economic priorities. • Increased capacity to work with local organisations. • More capacity to leverage funding to support economic development priorities.

• Curriculum alignment to the priorities of the North East LEP by supporting its Strategic Economic Plan and the key SMART specialisation areas.

• The ability to work in close contact with the Combined Authority to meet the needs of the community and emerging economy.

17 PROPOSED MERGER CONSULTATION DOCUMENT APPENDIX 1

Proposed Timeline

Dec 2015 Preliminary Discussion: Both colleges discussed and agreed the basis for closer collaboration and the development of a federation model.

Jan 2016 – Planning: Mar 2016 Ongoing discussion on the model of closer collaboration.

Apr 2016 – Draft Proposals Agreed: Jun 2016 Both colleges discussed and agreed draft proposals for merger, creating one single FE proposition for North Tyneside and South Tyneside, this with the involvement of funding partners and strategic stakeholders.

Jul 2016 Steering Group: Formation of a merger steering group to oversee the proposed merger. Ongoing discussions held.

Sep 2016 – Assessments: Nov 2016 Corporations commissioned legal and financial due diligence work to fully assess both colleges’ assets, liabilities, estates, contracts etc.

Dec 2016 Meetings: College Corporations considered due diligence reports and agree to merge in principle, subject to the outcome of consultation. Corporations also confirmed the members of the Executive team designate for the proposed merged college.

6th Feb – Consultation: 17th Mar 2017 Statutory notice published and formal consultation period begins*.

Mar - May 2017 Outcomes published: Public Consultation feedback analysed and report on outcomes published.

1st Aug 2017 Merger: Merger of Tyne Metropolitan College and South Tyneside College into a single institution.

*We value your view on our proposal set out in this document. We will carefully consider the responses to the consultation exercise and take account of views expressed in any representations received.

We will publish a summary of the consultation and make the summary available to any person who requests it.

PROPOSED MERGER CONSULTATION DOCUMENT 18 APPENDIX 2

Indicative list of stakeholders to be consulted

Colleges Schools

• • 11-16 schools • Gateshead College • Schools with sixth form provision • Staff and Students • • College • At the two colleges • Local Enterprise Partnerships • • • North East Local Enterprise Partnership (NELEP) Education and Skills Organisations Employers

• Association of Colleges • Associated with the two colleges • Ofsted Employer Bodies • National Union of Students • Sixth Form Colleges’ Association • CBI • National Apprenticeship Service • North East Chamber of Commerce • Association of Employment and Learning Providers • Federation of Small Businesses • Career College Trust • Institute of Directors • Maritime Skills Alliance Universities • Merchant Navy Training Board • • Advanced Manufacturing Forum • Trade Unions • • • UNISON • • University and College Union • GMB Local Government • AMiE • North Tyneside Council Government Departments and Funding • South Tyneside Council Bodies • Newcastle City Council • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial • Sunderland City Council Strategy • Gateshead Council • (DfE) • Northumberland County Council • Education Funding Agency (EFA) • North East Combined Authority (NECA) • Higher Education Funding Council for England Members of Parliament for the • Skills Funding Agency (SFA) constituencies of: • Maritime and Coastguard Agency • Department for Transport • South Shields • Jarrow Emergency Services • North Tyneside • Tyne and Wear Fire Department • Tynemouth • Northumbria Police • Ambulance Service

19 PROPOSED MERGER CONSULTATION DOCUMENT APPENDIX 3

The proposed merger is a merger of two equal colleges. The two colleges have decided to follow the simplest and most cost effective merger process which means that one college corporation will need to dissolve and transfer its property, rights and liabilities to the other college corporation which will immediately change its name to that of the new college. Based on professional advice on minimising risk and cost, both colleges have agreed that the corporation of Tyne Metropolitan College will be the one to dissolve. The Statutory Notice is therefore included below:

INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED IN Dissolution of the Corporation of Tyne Metropolitan ACCORDANCE WITH THE FURTHER EDUCATION College is proposed in order that it may merge with (PUBLICATION OF PROPOSALS, ENGLAND) South Tyneside College. This will allow the combined REGULATIONS 2012 organisation to harness the equal strength of both institutions, their resources, expertise and quality, STATUTORY NOTICE FURTHER AND HIGHER and their equally strong reputations and standing EDUCATION ACT 1992 with employers, stakeholders and their communities. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Corporation Utilising these, it will be strongly placed to offer an of Tyne Metropolitan College, in accordance with increased range of outstanding educational and the Further Education Corporation (Publication of training opportunities to individuals and employers, Proposals) (England) Regulations 2012, S1 2012 No. and to do so in an efficient way that provides good 1157, of the proposal for the transfer of the property, value to paying students and clients, to funding rights and liabilities to the Corporation of South organisations and to tax payers. The proposed Tyneside College and the subsequent dissolution name of the merged college is Tyne Coast College. of the Further Education Corporation of Tyne The date proposed for the dissolution of the Metropolitan College. Corporation Tyne Metropolitan College is 1st Tyne Metropolitan College is a General Further August 2017. Education College which delivers vocational The Corporation of South Tyneside College is education and skills training from entry level through separately proposing to the Secretary of State a to degree level courses for school leavers, apprentices change of name for the Corporation. All students at and adults. The college enrols around 4,500 students Tyne Metropolitan College who have not completed each year at two sites across North Tyneside and their courses of study by the date of the proposed works with around 800 local businesses providing dissolution will continue with the merged college to employee training. complete their studies.

PROPOSED MERGER CONSULTATION DOCUMENT 20 HAVE YOUR SAY

Governors at both colleges would be very grateful if you could read our Consultation Document and respond to the questions below. Please send your completed form to the address below by noon on 17th March 2017. Rosamund Moore, Company Secretary Tyne Metropolitan College, Battle Hill Drive, Wallsend, NE28 9NL Alternatively, you may complete this form online at www.stc.ac.uk/pvc or www.tynemet.ac.uk (Editable PDF available for download) Or via survey monkey at www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/KYPYR3M

If you would like a reply, please supply your preferred contact details* Your name Preferred contact (email/postal address)

Please select the category which best describes you.

Learner College Staff School Local Government

Parent FE or 6th Form College Local Business Local Community

Employer HE Institution Government Body Other

Do you agree the proposed merger of our two colleges provides the best solution and will ensure the best future provision of Further Education for North and South Tyneside?

Yes No Unsure

If you answered YES What advantages do you see from the merger of our two colleges?

If you answered NO What disadvantages do you see of our proposed merger and what alternative arrangements would you suggest?

21 PROPOSED MERGER CONSULTATION DOCUMENT If you answered UNSURE Please tell us why

What are your views regarding the proposed vision, mission and values of the proposed merged college?

What are your thoughts regarding the name for the proposed college? The proposed name is TYNE COAST COLLEGE

Do you have any other suggestions for the name of the proposed college?

Please include any other comments you would like us to take into account

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PROPOSED MERGER CONSULTATION DOCUMENT 22 Call us on: 0191 427 3900 Call us on: 0191 229 5000 or Email: [email protected] or Email: [email protected] www.stc.ac.uk www.tynemet.ac.uk

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We value your view on our proposal set out in this document. We will carefully consider the responses to the consultation exercise and take account of views expressed in any representations received.

We will publish a summary of the consultation and make the summary available to any person who requests it.