ANNUAL REVIEW 2009 – 2010 Welcome to the 2009/10 Annual Review

The 2009/10 academic year was one in which the College continued to strengthen its portfolio and increase student recruitment. However, the year also presented challenges through the Strategic Options Review, a financial analysis exercise conducted by consultants, KPMG, jointly commissioned by the Higher Education Funding Council for and the College. This led to £1.2 million efficiency gains to move the College into a strong position in light of the forthcoming anticipated changes within higher education funding. Recognition and high praise came for the Writtle School of Design in 2010 when it ranked among the Guardian’s top ten of Art and Design Colleges across the country. The Guardian survey continues to remain a positive source of information for prospective students, making the ranking for the College’s most recent portfolio addition (WSD was established in 2006) a notable achievement for the College. One of the most significant developments of the year came when the College announced the restructure of its farming operation in partnership with large local farming company Farms. The move substantially increased student access to a greater area of arable land, and this was conducted alongside the expansion and enhancement of College livestock enterprises. In parallel with changes at the farm, the equine team unveiled a new indoor riding arena and a complementary equine therapy barn, housing an equine hydrotherapy spa. The new facilities have already proved an important investment for the College. In August the British Equine Federation held one of its national Equine Futurity events for young horses at Writtle, allowing the College the opportunity to showcase the new arena to external visitors. Among the highlights of the year on campus was the third annual Essex Schools Food and Farming Day orchestrated by the Essex Agricultural Society with support from Essex County Council and the College. Earlier on in the year the Essex Agricultural Society welcomed the celebrity TV presenter, Adam Henson as guest lecturer to an evening event hosted at Writtle College. Sharing tips of his commercial success, Mr Henson underlined the importance of the agricultural industries and said that it is “wonderful news that Writtle College is full and its agricultural courses are expanding”. Externally, the College attended many land-based sector shows and events with the most popular being an exciting collaboration at the Chelsea Flower Show. Working with the RABI (Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution) and Tiptree Jam, Writtle College secured a bronze medal for its first designed garden to be positioned in the outside area of the show. The garden was built as a dedication to John Joseph Mechi, an innovative Victorian farmer, and was a celebration of two special anniversaries for RABI and Tiptree Jam. In all of the College’s work, both on and off campus through education, research, training and consultancy, the Writtle team has once again made a valuable contribution to the land based and associated industries in the UK and worldwide.

Professor David Butcher – Principal of Writtle College Contents

Centres of Innovation ...... 4

Research Activity ...... 6

Schools’ and Colleges Liaison, Aimhigher and Widening Participation...... 8

International Activity...... 9

2009-2010: A Snapshot ...... 10

Financial Statement ...... 12

College Managers and Governors ...... 13

Institutional Data ...... 14

3 Writtle College Annual Review 2009/10 Centres of Innovation

The Centres of Innovation have been successful in their aim to drive and inspire innovation and creativity, encouraging entrepreneurial skills in the land based sector.

Centre for the Arts and Design in the Environment (CADE) CADE provides enrichment opportunities for the academic experience at Writtle College through the establishment of creative collaborations with arts and design communities. These partnership activities seek to fulfil the Centre’s objective of enhancing the environment both within the College campus and in the wider context of urban and rural landscapes. Projects have included collaborations between students, staff, visitors to the College and regional and international artists and designers, including Nabil Ali, Jim Buchanan, Gordon Flemons, David Leviatin and Tim Skinner. These collaborations have been funded by a variety of organisations including The Arts Council, Aimhigher, Creative Partnerships and Essex County Council. Artworks have been produced and environments transformed by the artists or designers and those they have worked with enriching the learning resources for future students. CADE has developed its proactive work by engaging in projects involving collaborative working with outside agencies. Recent projects have included outreach with a variety of communities including primary and secondary schools where skills sharing opportunities in new media design and environmental art have been provided. An annual event, ‘Pulse’, held for the region’s school teachers specialising in art and design provides a chance to share specialist expertise and develop a greater understanding of the scope of the College curriculum. Other projects have involved students and staff working with professionals in healthcare, landscape management and community centres to consider how their outdoor spaces might be of greater value in their activities. For further information visit www.cade.writtle.ac.uk

4 Writtle College Annual Review 2009/10 Centre for Environment and Rural Affairs (CERA) CERA was established in 2002 as a bridge across which the academic expertise of the College could be transferred into practice. The CERA team works closely with academics and students from the agriculture, food, business and conservation disciplines and has extensive experience in managing projects, facilitating networks, and organising events and training courses. CERA currently provides administration support to the Countryside Management Association, a national membership organisation, as well as to the Essex Agricultural Society, which organises a series of high profile lectures and activities. In 2007, CERA was awarded the contract for facilitating the ’s Year of Food and Farming initiative, and as a result, organised the first ‘Essex Schools Food and Farming Day’ which attracted 3000 Key Stage 2 pupils and their teachers from all over Essex to Writtle College. Due to its phenomenal success, the event was held again in 2010. CERA is committed to improving the understanding of the food chain and the role played by farming in our region. In addition to the current teaching and research activities conducted through the College, the centre is driving a number of initiatives to raise awareness of the countryside and environment and to promote careers in food and farming industries.

Centre for Equine and Animal Science (CEQAS) CEQAS is developing a research and consultancy portfolio to capitalise on the expertise of academic staff and enrich the learning environment of postgraduate and undergraduate students. The activities of CEQAS feed directly into the curriculum and have provided numerous opportunities for students to complete assignments, case studies and dissertations based on ongoing work. The Centre benefits of a farm, a yard, a stud and an animal unit onsite that are used for research projects. Current areas of research include: Animal Health and Nutrition – The centre has excellent facilities to carry out nutritional studies, including in vitro studies of gut microbial function in ruminant and equine species. Animal Behaviour and Welfare – Research from the centre includes recent publications in the health and welfare of horses, pigs, dairy cows and a number of zoo-based species. Animal Molecular Genetics – Research from the centre includes projects on the relationship between genetic diversity and welfare indicators on a range of livestock and zoo animal species. Industry and Enterprise Development – Research and consultancy for the equine industry has included areas of staff recruitment, management, training and development, equine market research, customer buying behaviour and market dynamics. Complementary therapies and Ethnoveterinary Medicine – The College has strong links in Nepal, East Africa and China, recording and utilising the untapped knowledge of the use of natural products to treat disease and enhance health. Equestrian Sports Performance – The centre has an excellent reputation and extensive links with the equine industry. It has on-going research interests and publications in competition analysis as well as rider fitness.

5 Writtle College Annual Review 2009/10 Research Activity

Research at Writtle College has a global reach and is continuing to expand. Much of the College’s research takes place in collaboration with national and international institutions on applied research and consultancy projects. The College aims to expose all undergraduate and postgraduate students to research and development. The overall objective of research at Writtle College is to provide students with the skills and quality of information required by the land-based industries, to compete in today’s technological business environment.

Plant Science and Production The Unit works on a weekly basis with the major British supermarket, Morrisons, in training and product A three year investigation of the physiology and production evaluation. In the course of this work the unit has of saline tolerant crops for growing in coastal farmlands submitted over 130 reports to Morrisons. Another part of subject to sea inundation is now near completion. The the work of the unit has been on the reduction of food work has involved both glasshouse based hydroponic and packaging waste and this has been referred to in the experiments and farm trials at a farm site on the Essex press releases of the same supermarket. coast. It is anticipated that the first output from these projects will be published in the coming year. Investigations have been ongoing on the storage and handling of cut flowers with support in particular from On the farm we have a trial with Syngenta looking at the Flamingo Flowers. The work at the College has focused effectiveness of various seed treatments in a crop of oil on improving the shelf life of various whole and fresh cut seed rape. A stock of cereal cyst nematodes is being fruit products as well as on reducing the environmental established in controlled conditions which will be used as impact of postharvest operations through lowering part of an international joint research project on this pest. carbon dioxide emissions and using packaging made The use of the environment controlled research glasshouse, from recycled materials. located at the Lordship Road Campus is supporting research Research and consultancy partners have included various work in hydroponics, environmental plant/crop physiology European Universities such as the Has Den Bosch, University and plant pathology, as well as providing the potential for a of Almeria and commercial organisations such as Landseer broad range of consultancy research and commercial trials. and Fresh Technologies. In 2009/2010 papers have been For a third year the new “Solstice” series of winter flowering given at conferences and seminars in Europe and Africa. sweet peas from local plant breeders Seedlynx is being trialled by students. This crop appears to have potential due Animal Science, Production and to its low energy requirement and relatively straightforward production. In the last year students have investigated the Management potential benefit of inoculating the roots of sweet pea The research output from the Centre of Equine and seedlings with nitrogen fixing bacteria. Initial results have Animal Science (CEQAS) regularly contributes to a variety indicated that vegetative grow increases, but that flower of peer reviewed journals as well as numerous academic production is not increased significantly when plants are conferences. Students are actively encouraged to engage inoculated. Horticulture and conservation staff have also with this process through the research projects they used the glasshouse for seed germination trials looking at undertake in conjunction with the centre. The centre has the production of plants of the Sickle-leaved Hare’s ear, a excellent relations with various research focused rare native plant found only in Essex. organisations; working and collaborating with major national and international establishments within both the Plant micropropagation has been an area of recent academic and industrial sector. Such links include the student interest. One MSc Horticulture student had his University of Melbourne in Australia. Within the UK work on the propagation of a Chinese medicinal herb established links include the Royal Veterinary College, the published. Three undergraduate students undertook University of Bristol, the University of Aberdeen, the practical dissertations looking at the micropropagation of University of Warwick and the University of Aberystwyth. potatoes and orchids from seeds. The centre has undertaken work with a variety of Postharvest Technology commercial organisations such as BOCM Pauls, Alltech, Volac, DSM, Dengie Horse Feeds, Baileys, Equisauge. Through commercial consultancy and research, Writtle College has established an excellent reputation for Additionally work has been conducted with bodies such Postharvest Technology, particularly in relation to cold as Natural England, the Institute of Zoology, Colchester storage, packaging and transportation. Recent research Zoo, the Aspinall Foundation, the East of England has focused on innovative packaging and on methods of Development Agency (EEDA), the Environment Agency, benchmarking fresh produce. Apples, strawberries, bananas, the Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, grapes, stone fruit, tomatoes, potatoes and cut flowers the British Equestrian Federation and The Brooke. are among the wide range of products studied to date.

6 Writtle College Annual Review 2009/10 Landscape Management conservation sector. Specifically, staff from Writtle have been working in partnership with colleagues from Research has included landscape assessment, Eberswalde University of Sustainable Development in bioengineering, garden design, restoration and Germany. Some of this work has extended to the conservation, and art in education and the landscape. Carpathian Biosphere Reserve in the Ukraine. Included in The College has collaborated with the University of the various research programmes are PhD students from Sheffield on the design, establishment, management and both Writtle College and Eberswalde University as well as assessment of species-rich amenity grassland. It has also a selection of MSc projects with a specific thematic focus worked with Natural England on the impact of management under the broad umbrella of programme research. regimes on grassland invertebrates. Current projects Recently, some of the findings from this joint research include the establishment of large areas of species rich have been published in a CBD technical series, German grasslands and the ongoing planting of seminatural government publications as well as scientific journals. shrublands using roses as the theme plant. Work has These published outputs have been complemented by recently started on the use of the native annual plant, several oral papers presented at high profile international Eyebight (Euphrasia officinalis) in the management of conferences including the COP10 congress on biodiversity grasslands. This involves collaboration with land in Japan, the IUFRO World Congress on Sustainable managers in Surrey, seed suppliers and outside agencies. Forestry in Korea and three successive Conservation Work continues on the digital archive of the development Biology conferences in Hungary, Prague and Canada. of the College grounds; so far over 2500 photographs, Closer to home, staff and students from both the maps and other images have been added together with undergraduate and postgraduate courses have been information from planning records, College reports and working with Natural England, Essex Wildlife Trust, Epping documents. Material has now been made available for Forest and the Biodiversity Action Group on teaching purposes. For further information about the aspects of landscape conservation and priority species digital archive please email [email protected] introduction programmes. Research activities within Business Management conservation underpin a significant part of curriculum delivery and the learning experience of students. Business Management is emerging as a major contributor to issues associated with the current economic downturn, Design both locally and globally. In this, Writtle College is well Design research explores interests and specialties placed to take advantage of research opportunities throughout the fields of art, architecture, landscape through its Management Education Centre. architecture, interior design, garden design, landscape Whilst maintaining traditional research areas such as supply urbanism and environmental design. Teaching and chain management, rural business development and neural outreach are at the core of research driven activities marketing as social development potential, the focus of within Writtle School of Design (WSD). Postgraduate recent research themes include strategy formulation and students may choose from either a written dissertation or performance measurement at a broader level. design research project. Both approaches organise theory, method and analysis into a design research process. Within this diverse environment of business management, Student and faculty research interests are coordinated staff led research and training projects include skills through the course, and the Writtle School of Design. The development for business professionals and social WSD Landscape Architecture Programme offers research entrepreneurs and supporting the implementation of the degrees through the PhD in Landscape Architecture. ISO 9000 and 9001 quality assurance frameworks. This has not only resulted in collaboration with international partners CADE (Centre for the Arts Design and Environment) in countries such as Hungary, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka introduces exemplary projects and provides collaborative and Ukraine, but also opportunities to present research environmental, art, design and science agendas. The design papers at conferences. Student led research activities are disciplines taught at Writtle and CADE are closely aligned and also supported by business management staff and include will partner in academic and project related programmes. value analysis at an operational unit level, the impact of Most essential to CADE will be projects and research centralisation of internal services in globalised operations, partnerships extending locally, nationally and internationally. consumer buying of bio-degradable packaging, service Design courses have each developed a design research quality in patient care and market positioning of a social agenda to advance their discipline and provide extensive product. Other student led research into strategic readiness research opportunities for design students. Specific and responsiveness to change is currently in progress. research subject areas include film, perspective and For further information email [email protected] architecture; place and identity relationships; food, culture and place; local identity in regional systems; Conservation Management community forests; stream and coastal ecology; mine Research activities in conservation fall into three main reclamation; protected landscapes; reclaiming brownfield programmes of study as follows: forest biodiversity and sites; sustainable energy installations; therapeutic and climate change; applying principles of non-equilibrium healing gardens and landscapes; urban design; thermodynamics and complex systems theory to landscape and garden design theory and history; biodiversity and sustainable development; and “econics” Japanese gardens in the UK; interior-exterior interface; and Ecosystem Management. Substantial progress in and urban-rural territory. This broad range of research is research activities within these three areas has been presented and shared by research students and staff in made in the last two years, much of it in collaboration the WSD Research Group, Design Forum, and in with overseas academic partners and NGOs within the partnership events with . 7 Writtle College Annual Review 2009/10 Schools and Colleges

Schools and Colleges Liaison Summer Schools This initiative is designed to inform students from schools Summer Schools promote Higher Education over a three and colleges about the range of Further & Higher Education day residential campus stay. 78 Students participated in courses available at Writtle College. The scheme also specific subject area activities, including Sport, Design informs students of the numerous progression routes to and Animal and Equine as well as engaging in social careers that are available in specialist industries. Throughout events. This gave students the opportunity to experience the academic year, we work closely with schools & colleges Higher Education as well as a taste of ‘student life’. across the region to offer events, taster days & practical activities all of which are designed to engage students in a Hearing Impaired Day range of subject areas including agriculture, animal, art & This event is a specific campus visit for hearing-impaired design, business, conservation & environment, equine, students. The initiative has proved to be very successful floristry, landscape/garden design, horticulture, interior and beneficial to both the students and teachers that design/architecture, sport & vet nursing. We also attend attend. During this year’s event students’ had the sessions in schools & colleges to speak directly with opportunity to visit different areas of the College meet students about Writtle College which provides students with staff and gain an understanding of the support that’s relevant information to enable them to make choices about available to them during their studies. the available Further and Higher education opportunities. Representatives from the College attended 44 careers Looked After Children evenings within schools and Further Education colleges. Writtle College working with Essex County Council, Over this academic year around 6,000 visitors were hosted Anglia Ruskin University and University of Essex, has by the College at special events, Higher Education Open introduced an initiative to raise aspirations of ‘looked Days and Further Education Information Evenings. after children’ in Essex. The aim of the initiative is to encourage them to consider Higher Education. In 09/10 Widening Participation this project continued to work with the same students that participated in the initial project during (08/09). Students had the opportunity to discuss their views on continuing education as well as getting guidance on The aim of the Widening Participation initiative is to matters affecting them. ensure that those students with the potential to benefit from Higher Education have the opportunity to do so, Aimhigher Associate Scheme through raising individual aspiration and awareness. The Associates Scheme is funded by Aimhigher Essex and In the academic year of 2009/10, 950 students from 37 Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) schools attended events that raised awareness of the and it aims to train undergraduate students as mentors to benefits of Higher Education, either through entry from A- work with schools around Essex. Writtle College has been levels or progression from vocational study. Many of the working with 30 Year Nine students and 20 Year Ten successful initiatives of previous years were continued, students from two schools in Braintree and Chelmsford. such as campus visits, talks to school assemblies and Mentoring sessions have addressed issues surrounding subject-specific talks. going to university. The Associates Scheme has been successful and will now be offered to more schools.

8 Writtle College Annual Review 2009/10 International Activity

Writtle College’s International reputation for teaching and learning continued to be enhanced throughout this period, with over 100 Overseas students registered onto programmes at Writtle College during 2009 – 10.

The International team in conjunction Overseas visits continued to be with academic staff continued to raise undertaken by International Officers the profile of Writtle College in to develop markets and establish overseas markets. This was through Institutional and entrepreneurial links attendance at exhibitions and events in Bangladesh, Brunei, Canada, aimed at supporting international China, India, Japan, Nigeria, Norway, recruitment and overseas business South Korea and the Ukraine. These opportunities. The team continued to visits included liaising with College engage with staff throughout the representatives, thus complementing Schools and service departments to meetings with Schools and Universities ensure Writtle continued to offer establishing links with Writtle. overseas students a warm and The largest groups of International welcoming environment upon arrival students at Writtle College during 09/10 and throughout their time of study, were from Norway, Zimbabwe, Japan ensuring the whole College was and South Korea. The Marketing team involved in its support of International hopes to add further to the cosmopolitan students. This helped to maintain the mix of International students Colleges International standing as currently on campus at Writtle well as supporting development in through diversifying its markets. key areas.

9 Writtle College Annual Review 2009/10 Alan Titchmarsh with graduates A Snapshot 2009 – 2010

September December Graduation: At the ceremony this year, celebrity gardener Prestigious mention for Writtle College’s Postharvest and College Patron, Alan Titchmarsh heralded graduating Unit: The Chief Executive of Morrisons, Marc Bolland, students as the “green shoots of recovery for the future”. announced the collaborative work with Writtle College in Alan particularly endorsed the specialist skills that a speech given at a prestigious event attended by graduating students would be taking into their selected Government ministers and industry professionals. Marc, employment fields and pointed to the growth of the the then CE of Morrisons, talked about the “great taste, horticultural and environmental industries which add so less waste” campaign, which saw the company work with much to the “well-being of society”. Writtle College to find out the benefits of packaging on, for instance, peppers. October Florists at Fashion Awards: Floristry students attended January the Comfort Prima High Street Fashion awards 2009 Farm restructure announced: The College’s farming having produced 100 fresh floral handbag table centre operation established a partnership with large local pieces for the event. Alongside the florists, horticulture farming company Essex Farms. The move gave students students designed and constructed a stunning access to a substantially increased area of arable land, contemporary inside-out garden for the fashion award and was in addition to the recently expanded and guests to enjoy. enhanced livestock enterprises. The restructure has been designed to work equally well for the College’s November commercial farming operation and to, most importantly, benefit the students. BWRC Conference: Writtle College acted host to 120 delegates attending the annual British Wildlife Rehabilitation Coalition (BWRC) Symposium. The annual February conference recorded the largest attendance numbers to Horticulture Students take part in Woodland Planting: date, and as hosts the conference only enhanced Around 50 students, studying on Further Education Writtle’s local and national reputation in British Wildlife horticulture courses braved icy conditions to plant 2,500 and related sciences. trees in just one morning. The planting was part of an ongoing project with a further 6,500 trees and shrubs still to plant this year and next. The project aims to create a new woodland and habitat area around the College reservoir. The tree and shrub woodland planting was made possible by a generous donation from the International Tree Foundation. 10 Writtle College Annual Review 2009/10 Prestigious mention for Writtle College’s Postharvest Unit Farm restructure

Cereals success for Writtle Students Presentation Day

March June Lambing Open Day: College doors once again opened Cereals success for Writtle Students: Cereals, one of to the public and this time visitors were invited to the the major arable industry national shows, was this year College farm for a Lambing Open Day. The day offered the setting for first place competition success by College visitors the chance to see and feed new born lambs, visit agricultural students. Six College teams from around the the herd of beef cattle and explore the farming estate. country were each given a crop of wheat on a plot of land A supporting farmers market was an added delight to to manage during the critical Spring period. the day. Teams and their plots were judged on their choice of treatment inputs and technical knowledge, their rationale April for their choices via written submission, and the gross New equine facilities open at College charity event: margin (predicted) for their resultant yield minus inputs. The annual undergraduate equine charity fundraising day was the event selected to host the official opening of the July new indoor riding arena. Lucinda McAlpine, international Radio Presenter awards students at Presentation Day: dressage rider and natural horsemanship trainer was The annual awards ceremony marks the success of invited to open the impressive new equine facilities, students completing full-time Further Education courses which included a complementary equine therapy barn, at the College. Presenting the awards this year was local housing an equine hydrotherapy spa. radio presenter and landscape gardener, Ken Crowther. Ken gave an uplifting speech, urging students to ‘follow May their dream’ and to work hard towards all ‘opportunities’ John Joseph Mechi Garden wins bronze medal at presented to them in their career. Chelsea: Strawberries and Champagne was the theme for the College garden at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show. August The garden, designed by the College, was an anniversary BEF Futurity Event: The British Equestrian Federation celebration for the sponsors RABI and Tiptree Jam. The hosted one of its 15 national evaluation events for high garden namesake John Joseph Mechi, a Victorian farming quality young sports horses and ponies in the new equine entrepreneur, was the inspiration behind a lot of the design. riding area at Writtle College. The well-established futurity series evaluates foals, yearlings, two year old and three year old sports horses and ponies for their future potential in the disciplines of Dressage, Show Jumping, Eventing and Endurance.

11 Writtle College Annual Review 2009/10 Financial Statement

Consolidated income and expenditure account for the year ended 31 July 2010 2009 2010 INCOME: CONTINUING OPERATIONS £000 £000 Funding Council Grants 12,767 9,280 Academic Fees and Support Grants 4,041 3,884 Research Grants and Contracts 4 4 Other operating income 5,463 3,608 Interest Receivable 37 2 TOTAL INCOME 22,312 16,778

EXPENDITURE: CONTINUING OPERATIONS Staff costs 14,858 11,729 Other operating expenses 7,256 4,699 Depreciation 1,147 1,032 Interest payable 628 735 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 23,889 18,195

(Deficit) on continuing operations after depreciation of assets at valuation and before tax (1,577) (1,417) Profit on disposal of fixed assets 26 60 Disposal of activities at Shuttleworth 895 (Deficit) on continuing operations after depreciation of assets at valuation and disposal of assets but before tax and elimination of provision to write off inter-company loan (1,551) (462) Taxation – – (Deficit) for the year retained with general reserves (1,551) (462) Includes charge to accounts in respect of FRS17 retirement benefits of £462k. Consolidated statement of historical cost surpluses and deficits for the year ended 31 July 2010 (Deficit) on continuing operations before tax (1,551) (462) Difference between a historical cost depreciation charge and the actual depreciation charge for the year calculated on the revalued amount and realised profits from sale of assets 202 202 Historical cost (deficit)/ surplus after tax (1,349) (260)

12 Writtle College Annual Review 2009/10 College Managers and Governors 01/09/09 to 31/08/10

Senior Management Team – 2009/10 Teaching Staff Professor David Butcher BA (Hons), CertEd, PhD Mr T Barrett (to 21 December 2009) Principal Mr T Cole (from 21 January 2010) Mr Robert (Bob) H Edes Mrs P Wallace (from 12 December 2009) Director of Finance and Operations Dr Jeremy Strong Student Governor Head of HE Division Miss E Stevens (to 30 June 2010) Mr Andy Sparks Mr V S V Yong (from 1 July 2010) Head of FE Division Co-opted member with experience in the Mrs Karen Edwards provision of education Director of Organisational Development Professor N South Board of Governors – 2009/10 Co-opted members Independent members Ms S Brazier Mr B Arney Mr J Collins Mr R Gochin Mr P Downer Chairman FE Committee Mr G Markham Mrs S Ireland Chairman Audit Committee Chairman of Personnel and Remuneration Committee Miss J Rabagliati (to 9 May 2010)

Ms J Izekor (from 16 July 2010) Mr R C Woolley Vice Chairman of Governors and Chairman Finance Mr S James and General Purposes Committee Mr D Law (to 6 July 2010) Co-opted member representing the support staff Dr D Mitchell of the College Mrs J Mildinhall Mr C Newenham The Principal of the College (ex-officio) Ms L-L Olsen Chair of Governors and of the Search and Professor David Butcher BA (Hons), Governance Committee CertEd, PhD Mrs R Padfield

Mr A Peck

Professor H Pritchard

Mr M Ritchie (to 6 July 2010)

Mrs J Smith (from 16 July 2010)

Mr P Van Damme (from 16 July 2010)

13 Writtle College Annual Review 2009/10 Institutional Data UCAS Applications by subject group for 2010 entry Subject Area apps Agriculture 112 9.0% Animal Schemes 258 20.7% Art and Design 19 1.5% Business Management 88 7.1% Conservation 49 3.9% Equine Schemes 361 29.0% Horticulture 97 7.8% Interior Design 74 5.9% Landscape and Garden Design 71 5.7% Professional Floristry 23 1.8% Sport Studies 85 6.8% Sustainable Food Management 9 0.7% UCAS Acceptances (1st Years) by subject group for 2010 entry Subject Area apps Agriculture 15 3.8% Animal Schemes 88 22.3% Art and Design 8 2.0% Business Management 26 6.6% Conservation 24 6.1% Equine Schemes 83 21.0% Horticulture 48 12.2% Interior Design 33 8.4% Landscape and Garden Design 28 7.1% Professional Floristry 13 3.3% Sport Studies 29 7.3% FE Acceptances by subject for 2010 entry Subject Area apps Agriculture 35 3.1% Animal Care 398 35.5% Art and Design 75 6.7% Business Management 5 0.4% Countryside Management 22 2.0% Equine 101 9.0% Floristry 231 20.6% Horticulture 200 17.9% Sport 53 4.7% Non-EU Students 2010 World Area number of students Africa 20 17.9% Asia 36 32.1% Europe 48 42.9% Middle East 3 2.7% North America 5 4.5% Employment Performance of Undergraduate students – 2009 Activity number of students Employed full-time 75 40.8% Employed part-time 27 14.7% Self-employed/Freelance 5 2.7% Voluntary work/other unpaid work 3 1.6% Permanently unable to work/retired 1 0.5% Temporarily sick or unable to work/looking after the home or family 1 0.5% Taking time out in order to travel 2 1.1% Due to start a job within the next month 1 0.5% Unemployed and looking for employment, further study or training 17 9.2% Not employed but NOT looking for employment, further study or training 30 16.3% Something else 14 7.6% Question not answered 8 4.3% 14 Writtle College Annual Review 2009/10

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